Timber Trestles with the uprights of squared wood timbers instead of round pilings were built in a wide variety of situations by railroads everywhere. The design and materials permit much taller structures than are allowed with pilings while at the same time adapting to all other trestle requirements.

There is nothing that improves the scenic effect of a model railroad layout more than a trestle, either crossing some deep ravine or a wide canyon. The lacy effect of the cross-bracing seems to add to the romantic impact of the rugged scenery and make it more realistic. Trestles should be used wherever possible.

This Timber Trestle is a kit with a design so flexible that it can be fitted into any place on any layout where a trestle is needed. You can build LONG and low or short & TALL. You can even build two good sized trestles from this one kit! The average is a heavy duty Trestle 144 scale feet long (19-3/4"). For light duty over a shallow area it can be built as long as 216 scale feet which is almost 30 inches! It is also designed as the perfect companion for the Deck Timber Bridge (#761). The full size erection templates and complete instructions make this a straight forward assembly job for any model builder. Complete with three fire barrels and materials for their platforms. This kit was one of Tom Ayres' original kits obtained by Leo Campbell in 1960.

The photos above show two ways (centered and offset) the modeler can configuration this kit, in addition to those configurations discussed above.