Saturday, January 3, 2026

Last running session in 2025

Last Saturday Heine invited to a Boxing Week running session in his garden. I've been working on some new 'winter loads' which I wanted to try out even if they were still WIP. I'll cover the loads them self in another blogpost when they're finally completed, but I wanted to capture some 'winterish' photos of them for that blogpost despite there was no snow yet. It had stopped raining and we had cold weather for some few days and it kind of looked a litte 'winterish'.

Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
 A lot of people attended to this 'Boxer Week' running session, both railway modellers and visitors:
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.

Heeresfeldbahn

Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Whooops....
Sabotage?? 
It was just a frozen turnout, just like in real life
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.

WDLR

I've written on this blog before that I've got fewest photos of my WDLR live steam locomotive under steam and videos while running than any other trains, due to it take so much attention running it. This day out both my sons were joining and driving a train each. This meant that I could finally capture some photos and videos of my WDLR while running:
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
A short brief...
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
...and the and then he was ready to run the live steam on his own.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Heine capturing me capturing the photo above
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.

Other trains in service

Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
This snow plow is scratch built by Arne
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
So is this snow rotary

Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
This is an actual train combination from Rätische bahn in Switzerland

Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
It looks like the 'Preisers' are enjoying them self
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Gauge 1 (1:32 scale) by Märklin
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
It looks like Heine's de-icing train is leaking as there were no ice around that tank car.

It's really 'backbreaking' to run trains in the garden...
- So a break to enjoy some coffee, mulled wine, cookies...
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
...and hotdogs was most welcome
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.
Garden railways in winter. Running G-scale trains in the winter. Boxing week running session. Heeresfeldbahn with loads for winter warfare.

This was the 22nd running-session in Heine's and Astrid's garden in 2025. I haven't been able to join them all, but there has also been other 10 running-sessions in other members gardens throughout the year. 

Thank you for inviting us over Astrid and Heine and for your warm hospitality.
My wife posted some photos and videos from this great day out on social media and received feedbacks like "Where is this Magic Place"?
-And a Magic Place it truly is!

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2 comments:

  1. Maudlin Jack TarJanuary 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM

    Fantastic winter scenes at Astrid and Heine's Magic Place - thanks for sharing them Roger, and Happy New Year!

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  2. RogerJanuary 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM

    Thank you Maudlon Jack Tar. Fantastic day out. Happy New Year!

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