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Reality Check: The Great Eastern’s ‘J15’ 0-6-0s

EVAN GREEN-HUGHES

Many good locomotive designs were born out of necessity rather than a desire to progress science, and few more so than the humble ‘J15’ 0-6-0s which served the East of England well for more than 70 years, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.

EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
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Hornby Worsdell ‘J15’ 0-6-0 for 'OO' gauge

MIKE WILD

The Great Eastern Railway’s locomotives have been a missing link in ready-to-run circles, but that is no longer the case. Hornby’s Worsdell ‘J15’ 0-6-0 filled a missing link in LNER locomotive fleets when it arrived in 2015. MIKE WILD inspects this useful goods engine.

MIKE WILD

VIDEO: THIS IS FLYING SCOTSMAN – PART ONE

MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON.

NEW SERIES! Join us for the first of a new four-part series featuring the National Collection’s legendary Gresley ‘A3’ 4-6-2 Flying Scotsman – a cinematic journey from Keighley to Oxenhope.

MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON.

‘OO’ Car Carriers for EFE Rail

MARK CHIVERS

Bachmann has revealed that its next all-new ‘OO’ gauge model for the EFE Rail range will be the distinctive Newton Chambers Car Carrier.

MARK CHIVERS

‘O’ gauge 24ton hopper for Dapol

MARK CHIVERS

Dapol is to produce a newly-tooled 24ton iron ore hopper wagon for ‘O’ gauge, with the project already at an advanced state.

MARK CHIVERS
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The Great Eastern Jazz Trains

EVAN GREEN-HUGHES

Intensive suburban passenger workings are a feature of many great stations, but perhaps one of the most efficient in steam days were the ‘Jazz Trains’ of the Great Eastern Railway’s London Liverpool Street terminus. These intensive steam workings established a frequency of service that many thought impossible to achieve, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes.

EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
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Hornby’s releases Dublo 'A4' 4-6-2 for 'OO' gauge

MIKE WILD

The Hornby Dublo brand is firmly back with the latest arrival modelling the streamlined Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2. MIKE WILD takes a closer look at 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.

MIKE WILD
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Scarlington - the North of England in 'N' gauge

KEITH SMITH

The distinctive atmosphere of North East England in the 1970s and 80s is the setting for the North of England Line Group’s ‘N’ gauge layout. KEITH SMITH explains how it was built and how it runs.

KEITH SMITH

Newton Chambers Car Carriers for ‘N’

MARK CHIVERS

Sonic Models has revealed plans to produce the distinctive Newton Chambers Car Carriers in ‘N’ gauge.

MARK CHIVERS

Ellis Clark launches 'OO' gauge 'Quad-Arts'

MARK CHIVERS

Ellis Clark Trains has revealed plans for a set of all-new ‘OO’ gauge Gresley Quad-Art carriages.

MARK CHIVERS