Modelling the East Coast Main Line in the British Railways Era follows the construction of an East Coast Main Line layout in 00 gauge based on the Little Bytham prototype Little Bytham nestled in rural Lincolnshire is the station nearest to where the fastest steam exploits in the country were achieved Nearby the Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour Papyrus broke the world speed record for a non-streamlined locomotive & Mallard set the current world speed record for a steam locomotive This practical guide escorts the reader through all aspects of constructing an East Coast Main Line layout & topics include baseboard construction track laying & ballasting; wiring & making signals; modelling scenery buildings locomotives carriages & wagons & how to plan an operation sequence