looks like a good one to me - am thinking about narrow gauge my self and thinking about using semi fixed rakes too - they sound like a good investment

one question are these rolling stock kits plastic?

They are indded, but due to the small size, they are quite fiddly, and I would certainly advise reaming out the axleboxes a little to ensure smooth and free running (there isn't space for bearings in the tiny 'w' irons). The parkside range of 009 kits are very nice and quite simple to build and are very well detailed. Brass, resin and whitemetal kits are available from other sources too. R-t-r is not as common as standard gauge (although there is a fair amount of continental outline stock available), but if you don't mind kit/scratch building, it can be a very rewarding exercise!

Narrow gauge is certainly interesting (in my opinion at least) and unless you model an actual prototype, you have a lot more creative freedom than 'grown up' railways!

Cheers

J

Interesting. How well do they cope with being propelled over pointwork with that coupling system?

They seem to go alright, I've only had a brief test though so far. The chains hang beneath so they don't interfere with the small buffer in the middle of the cross beam.

J