This vintage book is a step-by-step guide to making a working electric railway for model trains, with a chapter on radio controlling model boats. This easy-to-digest and profusely illustrated guide contains complete directions for construction from scratch, and is ideal for anyone wishing to make their own model railway. Contents include: The Choice of Railway Gauge and Materials, The Source of Electricity Energy, Track Layouts, The Choice of a Control System, Remote Control, Automatic Control, Writing the Circuit, The Radio Control of Model Boats, The Transmitter, A Coherer Receiver, Valve...