In the April 2023 issue of AMRM there was a ‘Location to Model’ article on the New South Wales Government Railway (NSWGR) Oberon branch. This prompted me to look what models are currently available and have been produced recently that would be suitable for a compact layout based on the Yass Tramway. I was thinking about layouts that would make a nice prototypical model for someone starting out in the hobby. This article will detail some history of the Yass Tramway, its operation and a selection of photos of the trains and the structures. For someone who needs some guidance in the actual construction of a layout, then the PECO book, ‘Your Guide to Model Railways and Layout Construction,’ which is available from Hobby shops at $20.00 AUD, provides a complete guide to get you started.
Barry Norman in his book, ‘Building a Model Railway, Designing a layout’ states; “look at photographs and see what actually happened”.
