Channel: Permanent Way
The Big Finescale Debate
Three of the ModelRailway.tv team get together to talk Finescale. Elliott Cowton is in the shed with Tony Witts and Chris Nevard.
How to Protect Your Hidden Sidings
How to stop your trains running into buffer stops or off the end of the track. Also a useful device to know when a train has reached the end of the hidden siding.
Motorising Signals and Crossings
Working signals always feature high up on modellers' wish lists. Tony Witts explains how to make your wishes come true.
Making a Module
Take one folding paste table and create part of a simple modular layout, ideal for beginners. Geoff Elliott guides us through the first steps.
Making a Track Tester
You've got your track set up, but how do you prove it's properly connected? Our electronics expert has the answer with his home-made tester.
Controlling the Railway
What controller do you need with your first layout? Nigel visits Gaugemaster and looks at the specs of three basic controllers with Nick Duxfield.
The Perfect Solder
Tony Witts demonstrates the procedure and techniques to add power to your track - his preferred method is soldering direct on to the rails.

