"My hobby has been model railways for many years, since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy. Over th

Sections include: Selecting a suitable scale and gauge; Finding a home for the railway; Building the baseboard; Laying the track; Constructing the landscape; El

In railway modelling, getting the technical components correct is essential for a realistic-looking layout but, unfortunately, these often present the biggest c

This comprehensive collection of informative articles from Garden Railways magazine addresses the main topics of the hobby such as site considerations, developi

There's a nostalgia associated with model trains and railroading -- even if it's unspoken. Railroads take us back to an earlier era. A more basic time. When spe