Should I pin or glue track on my layout?

It is very tempting to use pins or nails to stick the track down but this may not be the best approach.

Pins are difficult to fix in place without distorting the sleepers and points. They are also near impossible to hide, meaning your layout does not look like the real thing.

Pins can also lift up over time and this can cause damage to your rolling stock: you definitely do not want a pin to end up in the motor of one of your engines!

Pins are useful to test a layout while you are not sure what design to follow.

However, once decided, remove the pins and glue the track down. If you do not like the idea of glue, you can use double sided tape.