Product Description

There has been a notable revival of interest in constructing and running outdoor model railways, with an extensive range of suitable equipment now available commercially. This includes G guage and live steam locomotives which, together with an increasing interest in narrow gauge railways, have transformed the garden railway scene. This work uses a practical manual format to provide step-by-step instructions on how to complete the various modelling and construction processes. Chapters include: gauges and scales for the garden; surveying and setting out; raised and ground-level construction; electricity in the garden; planning the layout; civil engineering; track laying and live steam operation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1354695 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

Not applicable to most of today's Garden Railroaders
As the first book I have purchased covering garden railroads, I have to say I'm very disappointed. Although it's a 2002 reprint of a book published in 1995, I found the information to be out of date, and really not that applicable to my chosen scale: G scale.

The book is written by and for Brits, and spends much of the pages discussing the history of British garden railroading from Z to N, HO and mostly O guages. All the "scales" discussed are in Metric, so we Yanks need to constantly convert (or have a conversion chart available).

There are no Web site addresses listed in the "For More Information" appendix, another indication of the age of this publication, and all of the snail mail addresses and phone numbers are in the U.K.

In addition, the pictures are all black and white, so it's not even very visually appealing.

All in all, I'd avoid this book unless you are: 1) from the U.K. and/or 2) interested in an historical discussion of British garden railroads from 1900-1995. Even then, there seem to be many other titles that would be more useful.

I've several other books on their way from Amazon, and hopefully these will be more helpful in getting me started in what appears to be a great hobby.

The Garden Railway Manual : A Step-By-Step Guide to Building
The book i have, the 1998 reprint, is very good in detail and text. I realy dit help me setting up my own gardenrailroad