Building and Operating a Realistic Model Railway
A Guide to Running a Layout Like an Actual Railway
$68.42
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2016
Summary
This informative book provides a step-by-step account of the construction, from scratch, of a model railway called Dovedale. The model is operated like a real modern railway and was built entirely by the author within a strict low budget, using, wherever possible, recycled materials.
Some model railways are operated somewhat chaotically and are characterised by frequent derailments and locomotives that stop arbitrarily. If you wish to move away from this kind of layout and construct a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785001697 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1785001698 |
| Author: | Allen Jackson |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 492g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 189mm x 246mm |
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Allen Jackson
Allen Jackson joined the RAF as an engineering apprentice. He subsequently worked on Cold War aircraft and later taught at an engineering apprentice training school. After leaving the RAF he worked with computerized systems for the fire and rescue services in the UK and Bahrain, and formed his own company in 2004. Allen has been fascinated by real and model railways since childhood and has an extensive garden railway called Brymbo East Junction that is run like a real railway. This is Allen’s fourth book for Crowood - his other three being the highly acclaimed A Contemporary Perspective on GWR Signalling - Semaphore Swansong (2015) and A Contemporary Perspective on LMS Railway Signalling - Semaphore Swansong Volumes 1 and 2 (2015).
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