Railway Modeller

Still Britain's most popular model railway monthly magazine with over 800 issues published since it was launched. Always at the very heart of the hobby, and justly proud of its policy to cover all the scales and gauges and topics of interest to both ready-to-run enthusiasts and kit and scratchbuilders alike.

Railway Modeller

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Kingsweare • There’s no mistaking which famous prototype inspired this P4 layout – but the model is titled ‘Kingsweare’ instead of ‘Kingswear’ because there are a few differences from the real location. PAUL WOODWARD tells of how he acquired, reconstructed and completed the layout, with the help of other talented modellers.

Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST • To coincide with the release of this design of locomotive in OO gauge by Accurascale (see review on p988), we present 4mm scale drawings and historical notes from the late IAN BEATTIE archive.

Tower Hill Colliery • Not wishing to part with an N gauge layout that he had owned for many years, RICHARD BARDSLEY instead chose to embark on an extensive rebuilding project, resulting in a model that combines colliery operations and main line running – all in a space measuring just 5' x 2' 3¼".

80 years of the Gainsborough Model Railway • 80 years ago, a small group of enthusiasts gathered with a bold dream: to re-create the majesty of the East Coast Main Line in O gauge. As the Gainsborough Model Railway Society celebrates this landmark anniversary, its long-serving Vice-Chairman, RICHARD WOODS, takes us inside its Florence Terrace clubrooms to explore the history, the personalities, and the scratch-building craftsmanship that keep this miniature empire in operation.

Island journey • CHRIS FORD ’s latest layout build is based closely on the former Isle of Wight terminus of Ventnor West. Constructed in TT:120, the project has been designed to make extensive use of commercially available products, including many from the Peco range. This month, Chris makes a start by constructing the baseboards.

50 years of joy • Hornby Central has long been a labour of love for brothers MIKE & TIM DICKINSON, this OO gauge layout having been created, enjoyed and developed over the course of the past half century. In this third visit by RAILWAY MODELLER, Mike reflects on the story behind their remarkable model railway…

The 2am from Carlisle • IAN NUTTALL continues his account of how he re-created a prototypical eight-coach passenger working for his Settle & Carlisle empire in OO.

Penzance in 1:480 • An experiment in ‘linear motor T gauge’

Down Sidings • RICHARD COLEMAN based his OO gauge layout on the BR engineering scene of the 1990s.

On the trail of the Lyme Regis branch • Barrie Hedges, secretary of the For the Love of a Railway charity, reveals how Cannington Viaduct – a surviving structure on the route of the former 6¾-mile branch – recently brought together historians, railway enthusiasts and members of local communities.

Norborough Junction & Midland • MALCOLM BROWN has spent the last four decades creating this extensive OO gauge system in the attic of his bungalow home.

Replacing Hornby steam locomotive valve gear in OO • What might appear to a beginner to be a terminal failure may not be the end of a model’s active life – if you can find the spare parts. TOBY JENNINGS relates the saga of getting a Hornby Bulleid Pacific back into service.

South Laxey Mine • NICOLA MOSS tells how her son CALUM MOSS conceived and built this award-winning OO9 layout, with the help of his father DARRAN MOSS .

Readers’ Letters

LB&SCR K Class 2-6-0 • Rails Exclusive by Sonic Models in OO

Rapido Trains UK unveils LBSCR D1 0-4-2Ts in OO

New tooling BR Class 47s lead autumn TT:120...