This informative book provides a step-by-step account of the
construction, from scratch, of a model railway called Dovedale. The
model is operated like a real modern railway and was built entirely
by the author within a strict low budget, using, wherever possible,
recycled materials. Moreover, Dovedale is based on a specific
prototype that exists in Buxton in Derbyshire, where freight trains
run into an interchange siding, the locomotive runs round the train
and then departs to a different destination. Some model railways
are operated somewhat chaotically and are characterized by frequent
derailments and locomotives that stop arbitrarily. If you wish to
move away from this kind of layout and construct a model railway
that operates realistically and reflects more closely the way that
railways actually work in the second decade of the 21st century,
then this is the book for you. Whilst constantly emphasizing
realistic operation, the book covers layout planning and
construction, controllers, point motors, power supply, cables and
connectors, ways of operating traffic flows, signalling, track
droppers, control panels and wiring, control and interlocking,
lighting, sequence and block bells, the use of closed circuit
television, and much more.
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