Mainline Railways was a British model railway brand that operated between 1976 and 1983, introduced by Palitoy, the...
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Mainline Railways was a British model railway brand that operated between 1976 and 1983, introduced by Palitoy, the...
A Wickham Trolley is a small railway maintenance vehicle once widely used across Britain's railways. Built by D...
The Blue Riband subbrand was a significant step in the evolution of Bachmann Branchline, the UK division of Bachmann...
Applying a camber to a tight curve of track on your model railway layout can help improve the realism and operation...
A well-designed model railway is more than just a collection of tracks and trains: it’s a miniature world that...
It is very tempting to use pins or nails to stick the track down but this may not be the best approach.
Pins are difficult to fix in place without distorting the sleepers and points. They are also near impossible to hide, meaning your layout does not look like the real thing.
Pins can also lift up over time and this can cause damage to your rolling stock: you definitely do not want a pin to end up in the motor of one of your engines!
Pins are useful to test a layout while you are not sure what design to follow.
However, once decided, remove the pins and glue the track down. If you do not like the idea of glue, you can use double sided tape.
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