1

Join the G Scale Society. Why? Because for a very little amount of money, you get the best free help, and you get to visit other peoples railways, also you will meet some of the greatest people you will ever meet, and hopefully make some cracking friends.

2

Join the G SCALE MAD web site / group. Its full of very useful advice on how to build and run a railway, (they are all mad on there ... about g scale!)

3

Buy a L.G.B. starter set if you are thing of starting in g scale, there is no better way of starting, the sets are incredible value for money.

4

Don’t be afraid to ask a question, the only silly question is an unasked one!

5

If it looks right - it is right!

6

When working out how many cables you will need for lighting, point motors etc.,  triple it! It’s easier to bury the wires now, rather than when you have just finished making the platforms and then decided that those gas lamps would look nice lit up.......

7

Don’t try to put gradients in (unless you happen to have a rack loco!!!) They WILL appear  in the next 12 months on their own.........

8

The most important rule...........
IT’S MY RAILWAY, I WILL RUN WHAT I WANT, WHEN I WANT, HOW I WANT, AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT..........

9

A cheap source of smoke fluid is to make your own.
Barbecue lighting fluid, mixed with garden lamp oil 50/50 mixed makes great smoke oil. I've been using it for years with no problems.

10

Look everywhere for stuff for your railway, toy shops are good, charity shops, eBay, anywhere really.