How To Large Scale Layouts The Tuloumne County Narrow Gauge Garden Railroad

The Tuloumne County Narrow Gauge Garden Railroad

By Bob Brown | February 21, 2009

| Last updated on January 20, 2021

This 1:20.3-scale railroad is a break from traditional, indoor modeling

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The Tuolumne County Narrow Gauge Garden Railroad
The Tuolumne County Narrow Gauge Garden Railroad
Bob Brown

Railway at a glance

Name: Tuolumne County Narrow Gauge
Size of railroad: 30′ x 60′
Scale: 1:20.3
Gauge: 45 mm
Era: 1920-1930
Theme: A pleasant place to run trains in the garden
Age: Six years
Motive power: Small, live steam, geared and rod locomotives plus several battery-powered rail cars
Length of mainline: 200 feet
Type of track: LGB flex and
sectional with Sunset Valley Turnouts
Minimum radius: Four feet
Structures: Scratchbuilt and kit
Control system: Radio-controlled live steam and Air Wire R/C battery

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