Model Railway Wagons
Would it be good to have a model railway in my greenhouse?
I plan to construct it 'O' gauge and build an engine to run very slowly so it completes a circuit about every hour. The plant pots would run on the wagons. Then all the plants would get an even amount of light during the day.
Even with the best site for my greenhouse about half of it is in deep shade the rest in bright sun.
Greenhouses tend to be very humid, and model railroad equipment has a lot of very small electrical and electronic components. If you do this with standard O gauge equipment, you should be prepared to frequently replace equipment that has failed due to corrosion.
You would probably do better with model railroad equipment that is designed for outdoor use. This is typically larger than O scale, but this would also be an advantage for you if you intend to have this train pull cars loaded with potted plants.
New Bachmann class 70 / MPV / Nuke wagon (Hull Model Railway Show (November 2010) part one).
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 DAPOL 00 OO HO GAUGE MODEL RAILWAY BROWN BOX VENTILATED VAN WAGON UNPAINTED ANIB $11.83 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $11.83 Buy It Now |
 Hornby Wagon OO 00 Gauge Model Railway Rolling Stock Rail Red Arrows Truck Rail $4.74 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 18m |
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 Hornby Open Wagon OO 00 Gauge Model Railway Truck Rolling Stock Rail MSV B388469 $3.95 Time Remaining: 4d 21h 33m |
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 Vintage Airfix Plastic model kit Railway OO HO Esso Tank Wagon Type 2 Box RARE $19.80 Time Remaining: 29d 9h 56m Buy It Now for only: $19.80 Buy It Now |
 PIKO HO OO MODEL RAILWAY CSO Nd STAKE WAGON FLATBED TRANSPORTER 5 6416 186 $29.21 Time Remaining: 26d 1h 5m Buy It Now for only: $29.21 Buy It Now |
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 MYSTERY KIT BUILT MODEL RAILWAY OPEN COAL WAGON SR 32721 REX RATIO KS DUNDAS $7.88 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 39m |
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 HORNBY RAILWAYS ESSO TANK WAGON R008 BOXED 00 Gauge scale model $7.88 Time Remaining: 22h 24m |
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 N Gauge 4 x Dapol Dogfish Ballast Wagons Grey Model Railway Layout Item $31.58 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 21h 43m |
 1913 SCALE MODEL RAILWAYS 6 30 DOWN BRITISH AD TOY LOCOMOTIVES WAGONS $6.29 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 2m Buy It Now for only: $6.29 Buy It Now |
 Vintage Airfix Plastic model kit Railway OO HO Cattle Wagon Type 2 Box RARE $19.80 Time Remaining: 29d 9h 53m Buy It Now for only: $19.80 Buy It Now |
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