The author writes: “My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
“Over the years I have gained much modelling knowledge from practical experience and belonging to model railway clubs, quite apart from the wealth of knowledge gained from working on the ‘real thing’ from a young post-school teenager through to my retirement.
“My first published book, The Newcomer’s Guide to Model Railways has, I am told, proved to be very popular and has given many readers a great helping hand in their hobby. So it has been deemed necessary that I should produce a second book, which would enhance the first without covering the same ground too much.
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While in these pages I write about generic items and often reference the real thing, there are many regional variations, and these cannot be taken into account within the confines of this book.
“Therefore I would recommend that, before starting any regional or era-based project, you undertake a good deal of research to gain the correct facts. Internet searches, books and perhaps visits to preserved railways or to the national network will usually reveal plenty of detail.”
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