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A surprise sighting of a special train always

VALE OF RHEIDOL PROJECT REACHES EP STAGE

The latest happenings from the world of model railways

MODEL RAIL VISITS… ST ANDREWS MODEL SHOW

George Dent writes: Organised by East Neuk Model

TYNE DOCK ‘9F’ A CANNY ADDITION

BACHMANN AUTUMN 2023 ANNOUNCEMENTS

NARROW GAUGE NEWS

009 GAUGE A pair of new wagon

NEW BODIES FOR ‘CEP’

00 GAUGE Bachmann has enhanced its ‘CEP’ electric

THOMPSONS, ‘TEDDY BEARS’ AND ‘158S’

N GAUGE The Farish range is further bolstered

Mk 1 ‘SUBS’ GET ANOTHER RUN

00 GAUGE Bachmann Branchline’s BR Mk 1 Suburban

MORE CHOICE AMONGST CLASS 37 AND CLASS 158

00 GAUGE The range of Class 37s

‘J94’ AND MORE FROM EFE RAIL

N/00 GAUGE An ‘N’ gauge version of

WIN A BACHMANN CLASS 40 – WORTH £229.95!

Thanks to Bachmann Branchline, we have a very

TINGS HOTTING UP FOR ANNUAL SHOW

N GAUGE The International N Gauge Show (TINGS)

WAGONS ROLL AGAIN FOR RESTORATION FUNDS

00 GAUGE Following the success of previous special

STEEL CARRIERS NEXT FROM REVOLUTION

N/00 GAUGE Revolution’s next wagon model project focuses

CLASS 175 AND 180 DMU UPDATE

N GAUGE Revolution Trains recently showed off samples

In Brief

WAGON YARD EXCLUSIVES N/00 GAUGE A Private Owner

SCHOOL MODELLING SESSIONS A SUCCESS

Dr Luke J Harris writes: Wilmington Grammar School

NEW SCENECRAFT EXCLUSIVES FOR KERNOW HAVE CORNISH FLAVOUR

00 GAUGE Kernow Model Rail Centre’s latest specially

R&H 48DS TO COME FROM HELJAN

O GAUGE Heljan announced two all-new 7mm scale

HELJAN TO GO ‘SKATEBOARDING’!

O GAUGE Introduced over 30 years ago, the

ACCURASCALE AIMS FOR £10K CHARITY BOOST

00 GAUGE Accurascale has announced a special edition

PLAYTRAINS STRUCTURE KITS

00 GAUGE The Playtrains range of trains allows

KING’S CROSS SUBURBAN HEADBOARDS

O GAUGE 00 GAUGE Pacific Models has produced

Modeller’s Bookshelf

George Dent presents four new books that will be useful for modellers.

ON THE WORKBENCH

What new items have appeared in George’s workshop this month?

MODERN PALISADE FENCING

N GAUGE New to the Ratio range

…and finally

Unusual scenes captured by the lens of Chris Nevard

News Real

Our full-size railways are constantly evolving, providing fresh

Staff Show & Tell Remembering the joys of ‘N’ gauge

One of Peter Marriott’s latest layouts has reminded him of the potential of 2mm scale.

Inside track with Ben Ando

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains

EXHIBITION DIARY – SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023

September 2 BRIDLINGTON, EAST YORKS. Bridlington Model Railway

Signalling the ‘Long’ way home

The humble signal box finally gets the recognition it deserves with Nigel Locke’s impressive creation on ‘Long Melford’.

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 hijacks the ‘Present Your Case’ idea to ask why manufacturers have avoided a unique English narrow gauge railway.

Long-distance running

Looking to buck the trend of shunting layouts, Phil Mason wanted an exhibition layout that gave his models plenty of room to stretch their legs.

Mine of inspiration

‘OO’ GAUGE LAYOUT KNOWLES HILL COLLIERY

Workbench

15 pages of projects, advice and top tips that show you how

HOW TO CREATE A REALISTIC YARD SURFACE

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

BUILD A MODERN RETAINING WALL

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

SCRATCHBUILD A BRIDGE PART TWO

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

SCRATCHBUILD A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN ‘O’ GAUGE

EXPERT MODELLERS SHOW YOU HOW

Dapol/Rails of Shef field SECR Maunsell ‘D1’ 4‐4‐0

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Dapol/Rails

Heljan Class 58

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Heljan

Rapido Trains UK L&M Lion (1930s version)

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL

Sonic Models LNER ‘J50’ 0 ‐ 6‐0T

◆ G U A GE ‘N’ ◆

Bachmann Class 40

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL

Revolution Trains SR Inspec tion saloon

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL

Dapol LMS, SR & GWR 12T vans

◆ GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODELS Dapol

Dapol ‘Western’ D1000 Western Enterprise (Limited Edition)

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL

Peco Ffestiniog Railway ‘Bug Box’ coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘009’ ◆ MODEL

Peco Streamline small radius curved Unifrog turnouts

◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL

Graham Farish Mk 1 coaches

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL Graham Farish

Graham Farish MXA ‘Lobster’

◆ GAUGE ‘N’ ◆ MODEL