Truro Signalbox in ‘N’ for Kernow
Kerrnow Model Rail Centre (KMRC) has commissioned an exclusive ‘N’ gauge model of Truro signalbox from Bachmann’s Scenecraft range.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Accurascale plans more Coil A wagons
Accurascale has announced the return of the BR Diagram 1/412 Coil A tarpaulin covered steel wagons in ‘OO’ gauge, featuring improvements and new identities.
JONATHAN NEWTON
New kits from LCUT Creative
LCUT Creative has added a selection of new 2mm and TT:120 scale models to its expanding range of laser-cut kits.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Scale Model Scenery manholes and drain covers
New from Scale Model Scenery is this pack of 4mm scale laser-cut and engraved manhole and drain covers.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Corgi Trackside Dennis F12 Pump Escape
Corgi’s popular 1:76 scale Dennis F12 Pump Escape fire engine returns in the manufacturer's trackside range, now finished in City of Coventry yellow.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Scammell low loaders
Corgi has added two new versions of its 1:76 scale Scammell low loader to the Trackside range of die-cast vehicles.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Steam Around Leeds in the 1960s
Leeds was a real hotspot for steam in the 1960s with its leading shed 55A Holbeck home to the last of the Stanier ’Jubilee' 4-6-0s. Yorkshire was one of the crucibles of the railway and steam lasted almost until the very end of BR service there.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Mail by Rail
The carriage of mail by rail first began shortly after the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened in 1830 and has continued in one form or another – along with the odd hiatus – through to a more streamlined form today.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Electrics for the Railway Modeller
In this fast-paced world, little stays the same for long, it seems. This certainly applies to the seemingly complex topic of model railway electrics, which is often the very aspect of the hobby that is the most daunting and off-putting for both experienced modellers and those new to the craft.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Exploring Britain’s Disused Railways
The Victorian ’railway mania’ resulted in the UK being covered near and far with main lines, secondary lines and branch lines. With the introduction of motorways and families being able to afford their own motor car, many of these railways were closed, lifted and lost forever.
JONATHAN NEWTON