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Adventurous Model Railway Plans (Hardcover)

by Alan Postlethwaite (Author)
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From his experience, knowledge and love of railways, the author of this book has prepared 30 model railway plans. All but one are imaginary, inspired by studying other people's layouts at exhibitions, in their homes and in magazines over the past five decades. The size of the layouts described and illustrated range from the transportable to the permanent club railway system, together with those for the attic and garden. The book is designed to inspire individuals and groups of enthusiasts to produce more advanced and appealing model railways, whether they are beginners or more experienced modellers.

About the Author
Alan Postlethwaite is a chartered engineer who took early retirement from the electricity industry to become a railway author. A lifelong lover of railways and model railways, he has designed layout plans for homes, clubrooms and gardens and has also had seven books on railways published. He lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Try before you buy, 6 Dec 2003
I strongly recommend borrowing this book from a library before purchasing. The author himself has subtitled this volume "30 ways to ruin your home". All but one of the layouts are totally impracticable for anyone of average means, skill and resources. The exception is the real-life American outline N-guage layout which the author constructed in his garage and is quite impressive.

We all have flights of fancy such as "what if I was to remove the partitions between the bedrooms and run my layout through all of them?" but that's as far as we take it. All the imaginary layouts seemed unnecessarilly overcrowded and I fail to see how they improve in any way over real life track plans which are readilly available in other books. Even if I could fit ten mainline London stations onto one layout I'm not sure I would want to and while a model railway can often compliment a garden that seldom applies when it entirely fills it.

I'd like to say something good about this work and that is it is an excellent example of how not to design a layout. The author is obviously highly skilled and talented and I hope he goes on to write another book which I do like.

KP

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Engineering Dreams, 16 May 2003
By P.A.M. de Vet (Sprang-Capelle Netherlands) - See all my reviews
Alan Postlethwaite's book 'Adventurous Model Railway Plans' appears especially aimed at enthusiasts who are fortunate enough to live in houses with ample space for a model railway layout, or those who have large gardens. However, as the author states, the reader can also enjoy operating the layouts in his mind. Mr Postlethwaite, an experienced engineer, claims he can even play chess in his mind, so his abilty to design an extremely complex layout while having tea or a bath should come as no surprise.
For lesser mortals (like this reviewer), this skill is not nearly as well developed, but that does mean the layout designs on offer are any less enjoyable or inspiring. Most plans are so ambitious that many a reader can indeed only dream about them, but a thoughtful designer will also look at large plans for inspiration, even if he or she can only build a modest-sized layout.
Mr Postlethwaite's designs take some getting used to if, like me, you are a admirerer of designers like Iain Rice, Barry Norman or Gordon Gravett. This book offers thirty layout designs, most of which are long-term projects for one builder or for clubs, taking an estimated ten or more years to complete. There are a number of garden railways, or combined indoor and outdoor layouts. The author states his preference for extensive operating possibilities, at the expense of scenic considerations. Thus many designs are amost all railway, and the landscape is only really present on the backscene. This sort of layout is bound to appeal to many enthusiasts - especially those with lots of money, space and time to spend on their hobby.
The plans are very clearly drawn, but many are so complex that many happy hours may be spent unravelling them. Good use is made of colour to indicate different routes and levels. The author claims that ancillary items like signal boxes are omitted for clarity, but I find these omissions unfortunate. The most important thing missing is, in my humble opinion, a grid of (for example) one-foot squares to get a better idea of the dimensions. Although the overall dimensions are mentioned in the text accompanying a plan, a grid would make things clearer.
As befits an engineer, each plan is described in a consistent and systematic way, the text covering the inspiration for the design as well as constructional and operational considerations. Black-and-white and colour photographs of both prototype and model railway scenes adorn the book, and are mostly quite appropriate.
I find this book interesting because it is so different from the books on layout design I already know. If anything, it will make me think about the designing process differently - and who knows, I may even become more ambitious in the process.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ideas for Layout Planning, 8 Jan 2009
This book is just great for stimulating the planning process. It is very clear to follow and I have already found several parts of it which I will use in my layout.
The various plans are very ambitious and would take ages to complete, but the book title is "adventurous" so they should not be taken literally.

The written commentary is helpful in places when explaining various components. eg running lines for long trains which have the fewer points the better.

As an old modeller starting again and with plenty of room I am delighted with this book.
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