Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways

Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways: "Welcome to the home of industrial narrow gauge railways. This web site has been built to record information regarding current industrial and commercial narrow gauge railways operating throughout Europe."

Holland Park

Holland Park
"Working cranes and intermodal action in 'OO' gauge."

The Bona Vista Railroad

The Bona Vista Railroad: "The Bona Vista Railroad is an HO-scale model railroad owned, operated, and built by me (Gerry Leone MMR). The railroad itself is a freelanced design that's operated prototypically, and set in the Upper Midwest of 1953.

Because I really enjoy seeing construction shots and behind-the-scenes shots of other model railroads, I've included a ton of those shots here. (Ok, a 'ton' isn't quite accurate. There are more than that.) "

Piet Brijs - Model railroad tour

Piet Brijs - Model railroad tour: "I started building my present railroad in 1983. As every model railroad it is nearly finished. The scale is HO, The system is Märklin (digital). During the years I made a lot of pictures (and I still do)."

Feldbahn mit 260 mm Spurweite

Feldbahn mit 260 mm Spurweite

I'm not quite sure if this is a very tiny railway or if you should consider it a large model railway in scale 1:2. In some ways, I think it's both at the same time.

Locomotive of the month

Locomotive of the month: "This series ran for 10 years, from May 2000 through April 2010 and incorporated nearly 120 locomotives.


In these pages we examined a different miniature steam locomotive in depth every month. Included are both commercial and non-commercial models. We covered engines that were scratchbuilt, kitbashed, odd, unusual, and rare. We hope you enjoy our selections.

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The LGB modular layout

Model railroading - the LGB modular layout: "This LGB railway layout is based on 17 modules which can be assembled and disassembled for the carrying. Size : 8.20 meters by 2 meters. The layout is located in Switzerland."

Un Réseau Furtif

UN RESEAU FURTIF

About building a model railway in an unusal space. Text in French.

Modellbahn Bad Driburg 2009

Lots and lots of trains running.

Model Railroading Improves Your Life

Woodpecker 2ft in 7/8n2 scale

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"The "WOODPECKER LUMBER Co" is a (fictitious) forestry development company, but similar to those which could have been found in the United States at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. These companies were served by narrow gauge railway lines. The steam trains ran on 2' tracks (~610mm)"

Do it Yourself in Z-scale

Do it Yourself in Z-scale: "Z-scale (1:220) model railroading has many rewards. The novelty of being the smallest mass-produced electric model railroad, the high quality of the available products, and the ability to squeeze a complex and varied layout into a very small space are among them.

However, those who work with Z don't necessarily have all the same luxuries as N or HO-scale modelers, such as a huge selection of spare parts and accessories in every local hobby shop, or the large number of manufacturers to drive down prices. So, those in the Z world must learn to do many things themselves, which can only increase the enjoyment and satisfaction of this hobby. These pages serve to provide assistance and information for the Z-scale modeler."

The Baker Coupler

The Baker Coupler: "What is a "Baker coupler"?
Rather than trying to describe and explain John's couplers, I have asked those most familiar with them, including several veteran members of the Gorre Operators to help here."

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

It's apparently not just 1:76 which is usable to model the British scene.

Trackplans - DS&W Homepage

Trackplans - DS&W Homepage: "Basically you'll find two groups of plans here. First are several small layouts for people with little space. The second category are mid-size plans I started to make when more room for layout building became available to me."

SIMPLY TRAINS, Model Rail layout pictures, Model Trains, Model Railroading, Toy Trains

SIMPLY TRAINS, Model Rail layout pictures, Model Trains, Model Railroading, Toy Trains: "Escape Route is a home layout in HO scale, constructed in a room of size 20ft by 8ft."

Nigorigo Tramway

Nigorigo Tramway: "Here are some snapshots of A1(594mm x 841mm) size Layout 'Nigorigo Tramway'."

Scalefour Digest 41.0 'The principles of model locomotive suspension'

Scalefour Digest 41.0 'The principles of model locomotive suspension': "This section of the Scalefour Digest describes the principles of suspension for small-scale model locomotives. Descriptions of constructional methods have been limited to those aspects necessary for the understanding of the principles involved."

The Yosemite Valley Railroad

THE YOSEMITE VALLEY RAILROAD: "FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY UNTIL 1945, it was possible to take a wonderful train ride from Merced in the San Joaquin Valley to El Portal, California to visit Yosemite National Park. Rather than endure dusty roads and undependable automobiles, vacationers could relax in Pullman accommodations or on the deck of a beautiful observation car and enjoy the scenery along the way.

Hello, my name is Jack Burgess. I have been researching this railroad for over 40 years. Not only do I collect information, photos, and paper 'artifacts' from this wonderful railroad, but I am also building a large HO scale layout based on the YVRR in my home in Newark, California in the San Francisco Bay Area."

Le monde du modélisme

Le monde du modélisme: "La passion du modélisme et de la voie étroite
On3 - On30 - Oe - Oe14"

Photos of very good model building.