Hello. I am new to this, having just been given a moped-engine-driven 6 wheel shunter and 100m of track. I would very much appreciate the chance to visit a fellow-member's railway to see how track is designed and laid and to get any other useful tips before I start to deal with my own sloping site. ...

Hi. I have bought a pile of second-hand track and much of it needs new sleepers. Does anyone know where I can buy a steel track gauge (I guess that is what it is called) to hold the rails in gauge while I put the new screws in, pleased? I saw one ages ago on EBay, but no longer there. Thank you.

Hi. I am new to this, and have been given by my family a 6 wheel loco, all wheels chain-powered by a Laura moped engine, with a 12v battery for starting the engine in the driving truck. I am about to start planning a track and want to have some idea of the maximum gradient I should allow on the stra...