“ Click thumbnail to enlarge Railway The layout replicates the Preston - St. Annes - Blackpool - Fleetwood - Garstang  tracks of yesteryear. It includes the direct line to Blackpool South, the line to  Blackpool North and the direct line to Fleetwood. To make the circuit - a link  between Blackpool South and Blackpool North has been created along with the   installation of a bridge across the Wyre  between Fleetwood and Knott End.   The layout is designed to be initiated by  customers (large and small!) to the  Garden Plant Centre. The trains  (Passenger steam locomotive (with very  realistic sound) with two passenger  carriages and diesel freight with two  loaded wagons) automatically goes  round the four circuits, stopping at the  intermediate stations and then stands in  the loop in the West Coast Main Line at  'Broughton for Ribblesdale Nurseries'  awaiting the 'Go' command from  another customer. There are 6 stations with covered illuminated waiting rooms at Preston, Lytham,  Blackpool, Fleetwood, Garstang and Broughton. The location of intermediate  stations are marked with station signs.    Landscaping includes the Lancaster Canal, River Wyre, a large Greenhouse at  Broughton (Ribblesdale Nurseries!) and a Windmill at Lytham . The Farm comes  complete with cows, sheep, pigs, horse, tractor & fork-lift truck (and a Welsh  Dragon!).  Tower at Blackpool even has its red light on the top!.  As you would expect we have a ‘Blackpool’ Tram which runs along the front from  Squires Gate to Fleetwood - again controlled by the customer!  For the technically minded: G-Gauge is based on 45mm track (00 gauge is  16.5mm!) with a scale of about 20 to 1. A 6 ft. person is about 3 and a half inches  tall. The trains are digitally (LGB MTS) controlled whereas the tram is analogue.  Ribblesdale's G-Gauge Garden Railway  - runs all the year round, in all weathers (although we do sometimes have major problems with ‘leaves on the line’!)