Track and Track Laying in Railway Modelling

Track and Track Laying in Railway Modelling
Author: Brian Taylor
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2022-01-24
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1785009966

Planning, designing and laying the track for a model railway layout can be challenging, especially if you have never done it before. This book provides a step-by-step guide to the techniques required and methods used in track design and layout. With content suitable for those who are new to the hobby through to the more experienced modeller, and some 200 images, it includes: an overview of the various forces that act on prototype railways and which determine the design of trackwork. The planning and designing of layouts, including the pros and cons of different domestic locations are covered along with baseboard construction for both portable and permanent layouts. There is a review of the track systems available and how to lay tracks, the tools and skills required, and problem solving. Wiring up both analogue (DC) and digital layouts (DCC), with diagrams are given and scales and gauges are discussed. Finally, there are hints and tips on ballasting and weathering track.

Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad

Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad
Author: Kent J. Johnson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2000
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890245712

Featuring more than 30 projects from the experts found in Model Railroader magazine, this book focuses on laying and weathering track and creating the realistic lineside details that are found alongside it.

Track Planning for Realistic Operation

Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Author: John H. Armstrong
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890242278

Covers freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading operations. The step-by-step design techniques and operation-oriented track plans also make it easy to create your own realistic model railroad.

Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders

Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890244371

Offers easy-to-follow techniques for installing sturdy trackwork, fitting the roadbed, laying track, and finishing with lineside details.

Electronics and Wiring for Model Railways

Electronics and Wiring for Model Railways
Author: Andrew Duckworth
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2019-08-26
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 178500624X

In railway modelling, getting the technical components correct is essential for a realistic-looking layout but, unfortunately, these often present the biggest challenges for the hobbyist. Using his own experience as a railway modeller and electronics engineer, Andrew Duckworth provides a guide suitable for all railway modellers, from beginners to the more experienced. With instructions on how and where to use specialist electronic circuits to enhance your layout, this book will help you to achieve a reasonably sophisticated layout. It provides: an overview of the geometry required for building successful model railways; clear explanations of electronics and electrical components; comparisons of direct control and digital command control (DCC); step-by-step instructions for wiring the track, signals, buildings and lighting; reviews of electrical systems, power supplies, wires and cable, control panels and switches and finally, it covers detection, testing and troubleshooting tips.

Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit

Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 695
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309258243

TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli. The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.

MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Author: Nigel Burkin
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1847974457

Layout building is perhaps the most exciting, rewarding and challenging aspect of creating a model railway. Making the right design decisions and choosing good construction techniques are vital to ensure success. This book takes you through basic baseboard construction, shelf layout themes and how to link multi-deck designs together, enabling you to make the most of a given space. With different concepts covered, from simple portable layouts to helix construction techniques, Nigel Burkin mixes the best of British layouts with those used routinely overseas and shows you how you too can achieve success and satisfaction in executing your layout design. Topics covered included: Designing for comfort; How to use space efficiently; Practical construction techniques from L-Girder to box frame baseboards; Sub track bed construction, track laying and wiring; Fine tuning the layout for smooth operations.

Railway Modelling Skills

Railway Modelling Skills
Author: Peter Marriott
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1847979564

Do you enjoy running model trains but want to improve your layout? Do you want to gain expertise over a wider range of railway modelling skills and acquire the confidence to tackle modelling tasks that you have previously shied away from? If so, this is the book for you. Brimming with advice and tips, this well-illustrated book covers a wide range of modelling skills, including designing a layout, choosing the right scale, building baseboards, selecting the right track, controlling the trains, building the landscape, making realistic grass and weeds, and adding figures. Particular attention is paid to more modern techniques such as DCC train control, laser cut and downloadable kits, and the use of hard foam in baseboard construction. Step-by-step explantions of many techniques are provided accompanied by over 400 instructional colour photographs. Information is provided about the tools and materials required and the extensive range of commercial railway modelling products that are now available.

Modelling Branch Lines

Modelling Branch Lines
Author: David Wright
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2015-08-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1785000209

This comprehensive book is aimed at all those railway modellers who wish to create a realistic model of a branch line. First of all it examines the origins, developments and future of branch lines in Britain and then provides useful insights into how to select a suitable branch line to model. It discusses in detail how to create scenic realism and an appropriate setting for the model, with reference to the landscape, the infrastructure, the lineside and the use of authentic colour. Detailed information about a selection of several real, and some fictitious, branch lines are presented in order to inspire the modeller and help him to select a suitable subject to faithfully recreate. Finally, track plans and superb drawings of the whole scene are shown which provides the modeller with a visual intepretation of what the completed model should look like. Superbly illustrated with 71 drawings and diagrams and 307 digital colour and black & white photographs.