Marriott, P. Modelling European Railways

European railways are characterized by a huge and contrasting range of locomotives, liveries, rolling stock, stations and infrastructure. In addition, the network incorporates standard, narrow and broad gauges, private and nationalized railways, high-speed corridors, single-track branch lines and rack systems. If that was not appealing enough for the railway modeller, these fascinating railways are also located in dramatically diverse landscapes ranging from the industrial Ruhr to the majestic Alps. If you wish to explore the new and exciting railway modelling opportunities that Europe has to offer, if you need a helping hand about where to go, what to read and what to buy, then this is the book for you.

The volume shows how to research properly before starting the actual work, which European railways and wagons are available on the market, which different track gauges are operated, how to recreate different European landscapes, how the vegetation looks and can be recreated, how to detail and animate buildings etc. in a lifelike and true-to-life way, how European timber transport looks and is recreated and which European high-speed trains are available.