Welcome

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you

Present your case

If there’s a prototype that you think needs to be offered ready-to-run, here’s the place to voice your opinion…

Backscene

Chris Leigh offers meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue elsewhere, but which seemed terribly important at the time…

‘HEATON LODGE JUNCTION’ STARS AT THE ROYAL BATH & WEST SHOWGROUND

George Dent repor ts from the mammoth ‘O’ gauge layout ’s first show outside Yorkshire

NEW MODEL PREVIEW: ACCURASCALE’S ‘DELTIC’ ARRIVES

00 GAUGE We were lucky enough to receive

HORNBY REVEALS ‘ROYAL’ PURPLE BULLEID SPECIAL

In collaboration with the Severn Valley Railway, Hornby

RAPIDO ANNOUNCE SECR BRAKE VAN – WITH EXCLUSIVE VERSIONS FOR RAILS OF SHEFFIELD

Rapido Trains UK will be adding a key

CLASS 37 DECO SAMPLE APPEARS ON THE RADAR

00 GAUGE Accurascale’s Class 37 project has taken

LION/THUNDERBOLT PROGRESS

00 GAUGE Rapido has also been showing off

OAA OPEN TO COME FROM RAPIDO

A key wagon type of the later age

PONY CARTS AND PORTAKABINS

Scale Model Scenery’s new ‘OO’ releases include a

Modeller’s Bookshelf

A quartet of inspirational rail-related books that has inspired Model Rail’s editor this month…

ON THE WORKBENCH

George Dent looks at the new products to land on his workbench this month

COMMUTERS, STATION STAFF AND DELINQUENTS FROM MODELU

Figure specialist Modelu’s latest additions include bundle packs

DCC BUS LINE FILTERS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING CIRCUITS

These small circuit boards offer a simple form

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard…

Staff Show & Tell special

MR300 – behind the cover

Show & Tell

The place to share your projects with the Model Rail community

Inside track with Ben Ando

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail.

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“Model Rail magazine’s ethos is to encourage modellers

Grand Central

Stickler for detail and self-confessed ‘train nut’ Steve Povey spent a long time planning this stunning layout, and overcoming technical challenges

An inventive ADVANCE

London Transport’s innovative 1938 Tube Stock proved remarkably long-lasting. The first cars entered service on June 30 1938, with the final survivors of those exiled to the Isle of Wight withdrawn on January 3 2021. David Jukes recounts the stock’s history from experimental prototypes to the present day

MODEL COMMUTERS ON A BUDGET

Chris Leigh finds an inexpensive way to add passengers to EFE Rail’s underground train

UPGRADE A ‘GREYHOUND’

George Dent adds some extra detail to the footplate of his Hornby ‘T9’ after changing its number to celebrate Model Rail’s 300th issue

WEATHER A BRAKE VAN

Don’t think you can achieve great weathering results without an airbrush or special gear? Chris Nevard reveals how just a few simple ingredients can be used to cook up something very special

PARKSIDE BR 13T HOPPER WAGON KIT

George Dent trials the first new Parkside wagon kit since the range was acquired by Peco

BUILD TITFIELD STATION

Chris Leigh begins a new modelling project reflecting a topical subject and ready for a forthcoming set of models

USE WAGON BODIES AS UNUSUAL BUFFERSTOPS

This is where our team of experienced modellers

IMPROVE PCA TANKS

Q The depressed centre PCA cement tanks, produced

KNOW YOUR… LIVERIES

PART 6: BR Midland Region – the early years

DAVE LOWERY’S TOP TIPS

CREATING LAB 6 BR’s Research Department converted a

MODEL SIMPLE LOW‐RELIEF BUILDINGS

Q I’m looking to build up a backscene,

Small… but perfectly formed

Taking advantage of having lots of spare time, Chris Sykes indulged his love of BR blue diesels – and a desire to create a narrow-focus, ultra‐detailed and compac t china clay works

Then, now and BEYOND

Paul A. Lunn takes a look at how layout planning and design has changed through the years… and ponders what the future may hold

Heljan Class 56

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL 5601 BR Class 56 diesel electric Co-Co, ‘Large logo’ blue ◆ PRICE £699.00 ◆ AVAILABILITY Heljan stockists Web www.heljan.co.uk

Kato/Peco FR ‘Small England’ 0‐4 ‐0STT

◆ GAUGE ‘009’ ◆ MODEL 51-251A Ffestiniog Railway ‘Small England’ 0-4-0STT Princess ◆ PRICE £150.00 ◆ AVAILABILITY Peco stockists Web www.hattons.co.uk

Accurascale HYA/IIA hopper wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL •

Accurascale cut‐ down HYA hopper wagons

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale

Bachmann ‘Vanwide’

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Bachmann

Scaling the Peaks in 1947

We scale the heights of the Peak District to visit Sam Jones and his post-war Derbyshire layout