Practical Garden Railways

Description

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 o.;Practical Garden Railways; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; EXPLODING MYTHS; SOME OF THE CHOICES; A FEELING FOR SIZE AND SPACE; CHAPTER 2 Planning; SECURITY; PETS; DIVERSE THOUGHTS ON SHEDS; PLANNING THE RAILWAY ITSELF; CHAPTER 3 Foundations; HIGHER AMBITIONS; TERRAFORMING; BRICKS; NOBODY KNOWS THE RUBBLE I'VE SEEN (OLD NEGRO SPIRITUAL); A COMPLEX EXAMPLE IN STONE AND CONCRETE; LEGS AND TOPS; BRACKETS; INTEGRATED FOUNDATIONS; CHAPTER 4 Track; THE MOST POPULAR TRACKS; RAIL TYPES; LAYING THE TRACK; A NATURAL FLUIDITY; YOU'VE GOT A POINT THERE; HUMPTY-BUMPTY.