Practical Garden Railways

by Jones, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781861268334
• ISBN10: 1861268335
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-15
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

Summary

Have you always wanted to run your own railway? Does your indoor model railway leave you with a desire to fill your nostrils with the smell of steam and hot oil on a winter's morning? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes' then you probably need to build yourself a garden railway, and you certainly need to read this book! Peter Jones is one of the best-known names in the world of garden railways. In this highly illustrated book he guides you through the exciting world of model trains in your garden, from small-scale electric-powered locomotives to live-steam engines capable of carrying passengers, helping the reader to decide on what type of railway would be right, and passing on countless tips for the successful execution of the grand project.

Author Biography

Peter Jones is one of the best-known constructors and writers of the world of garden railways. Peter lives in West Wales.

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(14)
Planning	23	(10)
Foundations	33	(14)
Track	47	(12)
Railway Structures and Details	59	(16)
Locomotives	75	(20)
Rolling Stock	95	(12)
Buildings	107	(20)
Painting	127	(10)
Tools	137	(10)
Gardening	147	(14)
Operation	161	(8)
Options	169	(12)
Passenger-Carrying Railways	181	(14)
A Garden Railway Year	195	(11)
Gallery	206	(17)
Appendices
I Principal Manufacturers and Suppliers	216	(3)
II Groups and Associations	219	(1)
III Further Study	220	(1)
IV Garden Railway Photography	221	(1)
V Lollipops	222	(1)
Index	223