Track Plans

Your essential guide from the experts at Railway Modeller. Covers a wide variety of topics from initial planning through to those important finishing touches. With both practical advice and step by step guides, it is essential reading for those new to the hobby and an important reference book for more experienced modellers. 122 pages fully illustrated.

he Peco 'Shows You How' series of booklets give practical, clearly laid out information and instruction on a wide range of model railway topics. There are many considerations to take into account when planning a layout - siding, loop and headshunt lengths, clearances and many others. Most important is that your layout will enable you to operate your railway in the way that gives you pleasure, this booklet will help you ensure that you have considered all the relevant factors before starting to build.

A best seller for many years, Cyril Freezers's classic collection of model railway track plans. Over thirty plans are drawn and described, both covering steam era and modern image concepts and important design and location ideas. The plans have dimensions quoted for 00, a grid is superimposed to enable easy conversion to other scales. 36 pages.

It is nearly 50 years since the first printing of this book which is a collection of plans designed to have a maximum dimension of 8 feet in 00. It has been re printed and upgraded many times since then as this best selling publication provides not only an excellent selection of track plans, but also addresses issues around compact layouts such as convenient access, modular design and operating potential. A grid is superimposed to make conversion to other scales easy. 33 pages.

From the earliest days of N it has been the practice to take plans drawn for 00 and halve the dimensions to arrive at a suitable layout for N. Whereas up to a point this works, it does not take into account factors such as the space needed for operating areas nor the normal reach of the operator. This selection of 20 track plans designed with N gauge in mind takes these and many other issues into account to exploit the possibilities presented by this compact scale.

Peco Modellers Library PM-202 Compendium of Track Plans for Layouts to Suit All Locations

Modellers love track plans, so this new book written by the experts at Railway Modeller, will provide plenty of inspiration and ideas.

This 62 page perfect-bound book contains plans for all kinds of situations, including simple ovals and minimum-space plans to large continuous-runs and multi-level layouts. In total there are 50 plans, catering for N, OO and O scales. All plans are in full colour, with plenty of layout and prototype photos to inspire.