This comprehensive book is aimed at all those railway modellers who wish to create a realistic model of a branch line. It contains a vast array of useful information, excellent reference photographs, practical tips, explanations of modelling techniques and a host of exciting modelling ideas. Examines the origins, developments and future of branch lines in BritainProvides useful insights into how to select a suitable branch line to model. Discusses how to create scenic realism and an appropriate setting for the model, with reference to the landscape, the infrastructure, the lineside and the use of authentic colour. Presents information about a selection of real, and some fictitious, branch lines in order to inspire the modeller and help him select a suitable subject to lovingly recreate. Contains track plans and superb drawings of the whole scene which provide a visual intepretation of what the completed model should look like. Presents a number of case-study projects