Model Railroads : the complete guide to designing, building and operating a model railroad / Cyril Freezer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freezer, Cyril John.

Contributor:

Darbyshire, Lydia, editor.

Howes, Ian, photographer.

Quintet Publishing Limited (London, England), originating body.

Courage Books (Firm), publisher.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Models.

Railroads.

Models and modelmaking.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

96 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 30 cm

Distribution:

Philadelphia, PA : Imprint of Running Press,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : [Published by] Courage Books, 1991.

Contents:

Introduction

The Choice Before You

Where Will It Go?

Designing the Layout

Locomotives and Rolling-stock

Building the Baseboard

Laying the Track

Wiring and Control

Modelling the Landscape

Civil Engineering in Miniature

Modelled Architecture

Narrow Gauge

The Next Steps

Appendix: Scales, Gauges and Standards.

Notes:

"This book was designed and produced by Quintet Publishing Limited, 6 Blundell Street, London N7 9BH".--Title page verso.

"Creative Director: Terry Jeavons. Designer: Annie Moss. Project Editor: Damian Thompson. Edtior: Lydia Darbyshire. Illustrator: Danny McBride. Photographer: Ian Howes.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.

Running Press copies are "1" printing.

ISBN:

1561380652

9781561380657

OCLC:

24865493