Hi all,
vistited a local charity shop yesterday and found the following in the second-hand book section.

Buckingham Great Central - 25 years of railway modelling - by Peter Denny. published 1972
How to go Railway Modelling by Norman Simmons - 5th Editon. published October 1983
Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer 1825-1985 (Fully Revised edition) by C.J. Wignall. published 1985.

Paid the princely sum of £1 for the three of them. I had read about the Buckingham Great Central in the Railway Modeller recently, that it had been carefully taken apart and a new home had been especially built for the layout. After reading this book, I can now see why, what a fantastic layout, it appears almost everything was scratchbuilt. A totally absorbing read.

The Norman Simmons book is also a really good read and is a mine of information.

Finally, the maps and gazatteer, shows all the now defunct lines and the current lines (as of 1985) with a list of when the stations closed, who built and operated them etc.

I imagine most of you will be familiar with these books but for a newbie like me they are a breath of fresh air and I think I am fortunate to have come across them at such a bargain price.

I am now reading Peter Denny's book for a second, more thorough read, as I find it absolutely fascinating. I appreciate it is not N Gauge, but it is a mine of information.

Regards
Ian

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Lucky devil!

Quote from: oscar on May 02, 2013, 09:25:55 PM
Lucky devil!

I am in indeed, Norman Simmons mentions on page 92, quote "Various command and control sytems such as Hornby Zero 1, H & M 5000 and ECM Selectrol allow up to four locomotives to be controlled at any one time without the need of isolating sections" unquote. Is this an early form of DCC? It certainly looks like it.
Bet they were incompatable as well.
Ian

Thats a real bargain - the first Buckingham book is really hard to get ! Great books too.

Crikey Ian you are a lucky bloke, I turn opportunity shops upside down looking for railway books and never find a thing, good luck to you and enjoy.