How to clean model railways track?

There is of course the old tried and tested method, the track rubber which does the job, no railway modeller should be without one. But there are also other products out there which take the strain for cleaning large sections of track.

Dapol for instance have a complete track cleaning system consisting of a motorised track cleaning unit, various cleaning pads and cleaning fluid.

Woodland Scenics do the dust monkey, which is a clever bit of kit that attaches to the axle of your rolling stock. These can be used to dust your track as the name suggests or add two to the axles of your rolling stock the front one slightly moistened with cleaning fluid and the rear one dry, mopping up any excess cleaning fluid.

There is nothing worse than dirty track for a smooth-running layout so keep it clean and dust free.