Author: John Emerson Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 1785002554 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 340
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1 gauge (scale 7mm to the foot) is the 'senior scale' and it has existed for almost as long as the hobby of railway modelling itself. With the advent of high-quality ready-to-run 0 gauge locomotives and rolling stock, it is enjoying a huge surge in popul
Author: Chris Ford Publisher: Crowood ISBN: 184797936X Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 391
Book Description
This invaluable book is essential reading for all those who wish to build a small, narrow gauge model railway layout to a high standard. Comprehensive in its coverage, the book begins with a useful summary of the history and development of narrow gauge railways in the British Isles, and this is followed by a detailed, but easily digestible, consideration of the complex and wide choice of scales available to the modeller. In subsequent chapters, the author covers all aspects of construction, including materials and tools, skills and techniques, layout design, laying the track, scenic modelling, painting, soldering and wiring, as well as the construction of narrow gauge stock and appropriate buildings. The author provides clear, step-by-step instructions and photographs to show the reader how to build a straightforward narrow gauge model of a fictitious late 19th to early 20th century light railway in 4mm scale on 9mm track. He also suggests how the methods he has used can be adapted to other scales and briefly explains, by way of example, how they can be transferred directly to 7mm scale. Fully illustrated with 223 colour photographs and also included are several working sketches.
Author: Terry Booker Publisher: The Crowood Press ISBN: 178500297X Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 597
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It is hard to imagine a model railway layout without a signal box somewhere along the line. They were, after all, the most numerous of the steam-era buildings, and some were almost as old as the railways themselves, dating back to the mid-1800s. With the increased availability of signal box kits and ready-to-site versions, this book provides an invaluable and timely guide to just which box is right for your layout. More than twenty model signal boxes are featured in actual layout locations in the book along with forty kits and projects from Alphagraphix and Bilteezi to the latest in downloads and laser-cut kits, specially constructed with detailed and illustrated step-by-step instructions. Tips, hints and useful advice on tools and adhesives is offered along with how to scratch-build your own signal boxes using different methods and materials. Superbly illustrated with 425 colour and black & white photographs.
Author: Tom Ferris Publisher: Gill ISBN: 9780717146482 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 238
Book Description
The first passenger railway in Ireland, the Dublin & Kingstown, opened for business in 1834. From modest beginnings, the railway network expanded over the next 70 years into almost every part of the country. At its greatest extent, the national network consisted of just under 3,500 route miles of track. This era of expansion was followed by an equally long period of decline which was sparked by the partition of the country, the inexorable rise of the internal combustion engine and the economic problems of the interwar years. It was only towards the end of the twentieth century that the fortunes of the railways at last began to recover. Irish Railways, written by one of the leading historians of Ireland's railways, provides many insights into the social and economic effects of the railways. This is a story rich in human interest, a tale of triumph and tragedy, superb achievement and monumental incompetence, which will appeal to all who have even a passing interest in this most romantic of human inventions.
Author: Michael McMahon Publisher: ISBN: 9781780730752 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This photographic memoir spans 3 decades from 1975. Michael's early shots were limited to stations and line-side. Later, footplate passes lead to 80,000 miles of travel, an achievement unique in the annals of Irish Railway enthusiasm. The 230 images are a tribute to railwaymen and a railway of a bygone age, and enthusiasts who helped along the way.
Author: Barry Carse Publisher: ISBN: 9781898392156 Category : Diesel locomotives Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
The history of the Metro-Vick diesel family spanned the period 1955 to 1995. This book includes the history of the 20 BR pilot scheme Co-Bos (class 28), as well as the 94 Irish units. Beginning with a survey of all three classes of Metro-Vicks, it concludes with a 24-page colour section illustrating the livery variations over their 40-year life span. Detailed tables of building and withdrawal dates, dimensional tables and a survey of preserved examples are included.
Author: Nigel Digby Publisher: ISBN: 9780711034938 Category : Railroads Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This new addition to the Aspects of Modelling series looks deeper into the scenery of railways and outlines Lineside buildings. This latest volume uncovers step by step instructions on the construction of some of the lineside buildings which feature in railway environment through to the 1970s and should therefore be included in railway models. Some of the buildings covered include: minor buildings, weigh bridges, plate-layer huts, cattle docks. Lavishly illustrated with diagrams and photographs of models and the prototype, this book will convince any railway modeller of the necessity of incorporating lineside buildings to their models. A must-have for all keen railway modellers, regardless of scale or era."--Publisher description.
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