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• A Beginner's Guide to Model Steam Locomotives: An Entertaining and Informative Manual to Steer You Through the Pleasures and Pitfalls of Building and Running A Model Loco [top]
  First published in 1986 in Great Britain by Patrick Stephens
  Reprinted in 1994 in Great Britain by TEE Publishing, paperback, 224pp, ISBN 1857610369

About the Book: Tim Coles covers the whole construction of a model steam locomotive in a logical sequence giving the beginner and experienced model engineer alike an idea of what is involved an how to go about it. Even if the buyer is not proposing to build a model, the book makes interesting reading. All the photographs and drawings in the book are by the author unless otherwise credited. The book gives a bit of history about model locomotives and how they work with a very interesting drawing of a 'Pacific' type locomotive to show the major components such as the crossheads and coupling rods. Also includes other highly valuable drawings such as the side and end sections of a typical slide valve model cylinder block and steam chest.

Chapters:
Foreword; Acknowledgements
1. Start Here
2. What is Around?
3. Beg, Build or Buy
4. What you need
5. The mechanical bit. Part 1: The Rolling Chassis
6. The mechanical bit. Part 2: The Real Works
7. The mechanical bit. Part 3: More Works
8. The hot bit
9. The top bits
10. On to the Rails
Appendix; Index

1994, TEE Publishing, pbk

1986, Patrick Stephens, pbk