Hand laid track and switches

When I started my Gauge 3 track I didn't know that you could buy track premade from Garden Railroad Specialists . I decided to hand laid my track, it looked great. And two years latter it started falling apart, after sevel trys I gave up and orderd sleepers from Garden Railroad Specialists. The 332 rail they use in the uk have a small base but it will work . I used 250 brass rail

It made not look as good but it works a lot better and I hope it last longer. I will still need to make the gauge 3 switches $300 apeice is a little rich  

Trains

This has been the most difficult part of the learning curve, building a steam engine. you can buy all the books you can read all the manuals but you're still gonna need some help. From a person with experience !

Great Books

Model engineering a foundation course by Peter Wright

So you want to build alive steam Locomotive by Joseph Foster Nelson

Anything by Kozo Hiraoka I've got The Pennsylvania AZ Switcher

Metalcasting by C. W. Ammen

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