You are currently viewing the Australia version of the site.
Would you like to switch to your local site?
3 MIN READ TIME
KNOW YOUR STUFF

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

Paul Chancellor examines the post-1960s evolution of the ever-popular Metro-Cammell Class 101 DMUs.
Unlock this article and much more with
You can enjoy:
Enjoy this edition in full
Instant access to 600+ titles
Thousands of back issues
No contract or commitment
Try for $1.48
SUBSCRIBE NOW
30 day trial, then just $14.99 / month. Cancel anytime. New subscribers only.


Learn more
Pocketmags Plus
Pocketmags Plus

This article is from...


View Issues
Model Rail
December 2021
VIEW IN STORE

Other Articles in this Issue


Regulars
Welcome
Get in touch For all editorial enquiries, you
Know your stuff
This is where our team of experienced modellers
HOW TO ADD REMOVABLE SNOW FALL TO YOUR LAYOUT
Q I’d like to add snow to my
DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS
SISAL AND TISSUE As modellers, we’re always trying
METALLIC MAGIC
Q Can you recommend a good range of
A shelf made for shunting
ON SALE DEC 23
Present your case
If there’s a locomotive that you think needs to be offered ready-to-run, here’s the place to voice your opinion…
Behind the Backscene
After travelling the world with a Formula 1 team, Paula Thompson is now seeking to attract more women and children to our hobby
Opening the box
BACHMANN REVEALS FFESTINIOG DOUBLE FAIRLIE
009 GAUGE Ina surprise announcement, as part of
GMPTE LIVERY FOR FARISH ‘150 ’
The Class 150/1 is due to appear in
MORE ACCURASCALE CLASS 92 DECORATED SAMPLES
00 GAUGE Accurascale has received a second batch
RETURN OF THE ‘90’
Back by popular demand, Bachmann’s impressive Class 90
In Brief
BART THE ENGINE – ONLY
SPIFFING ‘SPRINTERS’
Mirroring the Farish Class 150/1 in early 1990s
FARISH ‘03/04’ UPGRADED FOR DCC
Sure to be popular with ‘N’ gauge enthusiasts
LMS IVATT ‘2M T’ IN POST-WAR BLACK
Bachmann’s improved Ivatt 2-6-2T will be available in
TTA TO COME FROM DAPOL
Dapol’s range of 7mm scale wagons will soon
LIONHEART L&Bs
Lionheart Trains has revealed livery artwork for the
CLASS 11 ARTWORK APPROVED
The Model Rail team are excited to announce
In Brief
MILK CHURNS & PORTER The latest addition to
DAPOL TAKES STOCK OF 2022
Dapol has also been reviewing decorated samples of
ROLLING STOCK UPDATE
Over the next few months a trio of
REVOLUTION TRAINS CLASS 59 UPDATE
The Revolution team recently displayed test mouldings of
In Brief
HORNBY TV WAGON: A CORRECTION In last month’s
OBITUARY: CHRIS MARCHANT – ‘CJM’ – 1953-2021
Ben Ando writesÉ Chris Marchant, the hugely influential
KERNOW’S IN THE ARMY NOW
As we closed for press, Heljan’s latest batch
SERVICE CRADLES AND STORAGE CASSETTES FROM DCCCONCEPTS
DCCconcepts has launched a range of locomotive servicing
WIN! A HORN BY ‘MERCHANT NAVY’
Worth over £190! He described it as ‘gorgeous’
SPECIAL SHOW OFFERS HAVE ARRIVED!
Since Warley National Model Railway exhibition is cancelled for another year, we have chosen to run special show offers across lots of our models, so you can still grab yourself a bargain!
BRUTES AND ACCESS PLATFORMS
Scale Model Scenery has produced laser-cut kits for
Modeller’s Bookshelf
A look at the final years of British Rail’s freight operations and a photographic record of the Class 158/9 DMU family are joined by an album of inspirational ‘trifles’!
CALENDAR PICKS FOR 2022
The Bahamas Locomotive Society has released a 2022
ON THE WORKBENCH
George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month
WEATHERING STATION FROM NOCH
Containing seven jars of dry weathering pigments, Noch’s
BESPOKE SIGNAGE EXPANDS
News Extra sponsored by ANY GAUGE Pacific Models
EXHIBITION DIARY – DECEMBER 2021–APRIL 2022
(ALL SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ON COVID-19) 2021
… and finally
Unusual scenes ca ptured by the lens of Chris Nevard…
A CLASS MODEL...
In stock now, the IRM CI…/Irish Rail A
Will the Oldenburg set sail?
Chris Leigh has been ruminating on one of his (many) unfinished projects…
Plucking up the courage
George Dent has finally grasped the nettle and started laying the track on ‘Lisburn Lane’
Show & Tell
The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community
According to Chris...
…Chris is making a ‘to do’ list but it’s likely to be a long one
In This Issue
Subscribe to MODEL RAIL for just £3.90 a month!*
THE MERRY GO ROUND ñ POWERING BRITAIN
accurascale ww w.accurascale.co.uk Introducing our brand-new range of
Inspiration
A hamlet in the middle
Built as a scenic sec tion to go with his other Isle of Wight layouts, Mark Pretious acquired ‘Merstone’ as a nearly-bare baseboard and reaped the benefits of keeping it small
MOVING ON from the train set
Our master of composition Paul A Lunn describes a few layout dilemmas he helped to solve
Small details, big ambitions
After half a centur y of club membership, Dave Smith was elbowed into building his first home layout to satisfy his need for noise
Workbench
Workbench
18 pages of projects, advice and top tips that show you how
HOW TO BUILD AN ORNATE STATION ROOF
Building etched brass kits has long been regarded as a ‘dark art’, but Dave Langton shows you how he went about this impressive model of Bath Green Park
INSPIRATION STATION: BATH GREEN PARK
Richard Foster outlines the history of Bath’s erstwhile terminus, which was the inspiration for Dave Langton’s model project
HOW TO CREATE PERFECT WATER
Peter Marriott looks for ways to produce water features free of air bubbles
HOW TO BUILD A SCENE IN A JAR
You’ve heard of building ships in glass bottles, now Graham Goodchild does it with a railway diorama
HOW TO BUILD A PHOTO DIORAMA
Want to enjoy your model locomotives, but don’t have time or space to build a layout at home? Fear not, as Peter Marriott offers the perfect solution
Reviews
Locomotion/Rails LNWR ‘Precedent’
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL LNWR
Rails of Sheffield GWR Gas turbine No. 18000
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL 18000 ◆
OO Works Adams LSWR ‘Jubilee’
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL LSWR
Bachmann Ffestiniog Railway double Fairlie
◆ GAUGE ‘OO9’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann
Irish Railway Models Metro-Vick A Class
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Irish
Chat
X
Pocketmags Support