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It depends upon what you want to do with a 'train set',
If it is to amuse the children then N and OO are too fragile. O is more of an enthusiasts gauge as is most G1. G scale is getting more robust and runs well outdoors but for near indestructibility LGB is the thing to go for. I put my 15 stone on the track this morning while pulling out some grass growing between the rails admittedly it is laying on a concrete 'bridge' but the Toy Train ran well for the first time in about a month so no outdoors corrosion. It all depends on what you want to do and how much space there is to play in. My latest efforts revolve around 2 foot narrow gauge on 45 mm track which to all intents and purposes is 1/12 full size or the equivalent of a small 5 inch gauge passenger hauling loco but it runs round a 600 mm radius curve.
I do not envy you your making a decision but for me having been through all the little gauges (and the others up to 7 1/4) the LGB was the best size to restart the garden railway with.
John.(G)
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