
Colour Light Signalling for Model Railways
Simon Paley(Author)
The Crowood Press Ltd
Published on 22. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-78500-625-8 (ISBN)
Description
Despite modern appearances, colour light signalling has been around since the 1920s and is just as full of subtle details and variations as 'traditional' semaphore signalling. The inclusion of a working signalling system within a model railway layout is technically challenging but adds realism and 'wow' factor. This new book contains a brief history of the development and deployment of colour light signalling in the UK; a basic explanation of how track design influences signalling design; an overview of the different types of point motor and, finally, descriptions of the different components that make up a signalling system and how these components are used and controlled. It is an extensive guide to developing and adding realistic colour light signalling to a model railway layout.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Halftones, black and white; Halftones, color; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
534 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78500-625-8 (9781785006258)
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Simon Paley
Colour Light Signalling for Model Railways
E-Book
11/2019
The Crowood Press Ltd
€22.49
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Person
Simon Paley is a licensed railway signalling designer and has been employed since September 2014 on the development of scheme designs for the UK's railways. He is also a life-long railway modeller, building three successful exhibition layouts and writing articles on signalling for the model railway press.