Wiring Your Toy Train Layout

Good book we make train and other thing but we can't get materials with it

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Great book. Explains things clearly. Highly recommended. Needed when expanding or building a larger layout.

Clear and easy to understand for us beginners.

This book was out of print for a long time and the used versions were going for more than $70 if you were lucky. I held out and finally it's back at a price commensurate with its value. Overall I was happy with this book because it provided me with the fundamental details on wiring that I sorely lacked. The O Gauge train business is severely lacking the necessary 21st century technology and progress getting there has been painfully slow. This book does a great job of providing the basics on wiring but stops short of explaining the mulit transormer connection. If you need to know what size wire to use for accessories and track work, which rail is the power and which is the ground, and how to block your rail sections in clear and easy to understand language, this book is for you. There are also some very good tips and tricks on making connections, soldering, etc.

Peter Riddle's Wiring for Your Toy Train Layout is an excellent source for the wiring novice and even those with a little layout working experience. The book touches all the principal track possibilities & gives examples of wiring for each. The book also touches upon the newer command control systems (by Lionel & MTH) but this discussion would not be reason to purchase this book.For me, a true beginner in building a permanent layout, I found it a little wanting in the particular track I chose- Ross Custom sectional track. For example I found it impractical to wire by soldering underneath the track, separating the rails distorted my track sections and soldering flat against the rail (as suggested by Mr Riddle) made it just as difficult when it came time to inserting it into the particular roadbed I'm using- Rossbed. But that's me, your mileage may vary as they say.However, in total, I would have to say that this book (along with Peter Riddle's Trackwork for Toy Trains) is a must for the neophyte embarking on his first journey in the world of 3 rail layouts.