The narrow gauge railways that many model now mostly exist as heritage railways and museum exhibits. Fortunately, information exists on most narrow gauge systems with books and other publications readily available through interlibrary loan and second-hand booksellers.

Narrow Gauge Rationale; What is the best gauge?
Modelling narrow gauge: some scale and gauge combinations.
Modelling Australian Narrow Gauge Rail/Tramways: Mark Kendrick's notes (adapted from his Geocities site) on using Ready-to-Run and simple kitbashing.
Selected narrow gauge book list.
Rail heritage image collection that includes many narrow gauge photos and drawings. Search by railway (eg Ida Bay), mill (eg Isis), loco type (eg 0-6-2), manufacturer (eg Baldwin) or other detail that might be part of an image caption.
Significant Publications
Light Railways: bimonthly publication of the Light Railway Research Society of Australia, Inc. Details on web site.
Narrow Gauge Downunder: quarterly publication showcasing the work of Australian modellers, regardless of prototype modelled, and Australian narrow gauge practice. Details on web site.
Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette: bimonthly publication with the best of narrow gauge modelling and American narrow gauge practice. Los Altos, CA: Benchmark Publications, Ltd. Contact gazette @ att.net.
CaneSIG, the sugar cane railway (tramline) modellers Special Interest Group.
Selected Resources
Krauss (610mm, 0-4-0T, 2437 of 1890) 4 ton loco, initially used in Tasmania mining, later used by Queensland Government Railways Engineering Branch 1913-20, sold for scrap 1940. [Outline drawing only]
Notes and presentations from Modelling the Railways of Queensland, Australian Narrow Gauge and NMRA Conventions, etc. (Lynn Zelmer's personal archives)
The Model Train Magazine Index: a Kalmbach sponsored index to some of the current North American modelling magazines.

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