Our Model Garden Railway: A4 Glossy Paperback – October 11, 2025

Paperback A4This book describes the experiences of train specialist Rainer Kleinsteuber, who has sold, built, repaired, and modified model garden trains for many years.Bart van der Schrieck only started working on his garden train after retiring and was fortunate enough to meet Rainer when he retired. At Bart's suggestion, Rainer decided to write a book about his many years of experience with garden railways. A logical structure has been chosen. The first part of the book describes many tips for making a plan and implementing it, the necessary basic knowledge of electronics and automation, and digitization of the track. Bart has also described his beginner's experiences with the construction of his garden railway, also explaining the use of his 3D filament printer.He describes how he used this printer to create a lantern, light pole, footbridge, and even a G-scale moving snowplow.In the second part of the book, Rainer describes many possible improvements to locomotives, wagons, rails, points/turnouts, and circuits. He also covers buildings, viaducts, and tunnels, as well as building and improving locomotives, carriages, and buildings yourself. The book is written in such a way that even a beginner like Bart can easily follow it. This makes it a valuable book for anyone who is planning to build a garden railway or already has one and is interested in improving his rolling stock and applying Rainer's many innovative ideas. At the back of the book is a very comprehensive index with keywords and an UK-USA-Dutch glossary, making the book a reference work. Read more