JimF51 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Going through some packed away books, I came across my copy of "Modelling The Steam Age Railway" by CJ Freezer. I did not read it at the time I acquired it several years ago, as I had sort of 'burnt out' with modelling, and lost some interest. I have now started reading it. It is not strictly about modelling the pre-grouping era, but it does cover quite a bit that is needed to know, I think. I'm now wondering if there are any other books out there, that have a focus on modelling the early rail period. Any suggestions? Jim F Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Try " Modelling the old time Railways" by Edward Beal. Best wishes Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeandnel Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Jim, It depends on what aspect of the early railways that you are intending to model. Try 'Period Railway Modelling' by Vivien Thompson. Of course, there are many books on the early railways,such as: 'Early Trains' by Brian Morgan The list is endless Best of luck Michael dJS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF51 Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Eric and Michael, thanks for those titles. Found both online, and have ordered them. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 A book I value is LNWR Portrayed By Jack Nelson. Of course it is of most value if you are actually modelling the LNWR, which I don't, but it has a lot of general interest too. The HMRS has produced some valuable stuff over the years, particularly regarding liveries, but much depends on the specific prototype you want to model. But you know, it's a very difficult question to answer in a few lines. For example, I could not live without the twelve volumes of Turton's Private Owner Wagons. They are not modelling books, as such, but for a pre-group model you certainly need lots of PO wagons. (Unless you follow the NER, anyway.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted May 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 27, 2014 A book I return to again and again, even though I am not modelling the Settle & Carlisle, is "Modelling historic railways" by David Jenkinson (Patrick Stephens, my edition by Book Club Associates in 1985. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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