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South Wales Railways around the Millennium

This picture volume from Amberley Books focuses on the rail network in South Wales, from the early/ mid-1990s into the early 2000s.

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Last Years of the Deltics 1977-1982

Firmly focused on the final few years of Class 55 operation on BR, this new picture album from Strathwood Publishing presents the class as they were being replaced by InterCity 125 High Speed Trains.

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Oliver Bulleid’s Locomotives

NEW from Pen and Sword is this hefty tome dedicated to Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid’s railway career and development of his locomotive designs through the years.

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LSWR Drummond Passenger & Mixed Traffic Locomotive Classes

This new title from Pen and Sword is dedicated to Dugald Drummond’s passenger and mixed traffic locomotive designs from his time as the London and South Western Railway’s Locomotive Engineer between 1895 and 1912.

Accurascale adds shortened HYAs

The collection of HYA coded bogie hoppers from Accurascale for ‘OO’ gauge is expanding with announcement of the shortened version. Around half of the 368 strong HYA fleet was reduced in length between 2016 and 2021 to make the vehicles better suited to the high density aggregate traffic they are now used for.

Colour for KOYLI

Locomotion Models (LM) has received decorated samples of its forthcoming 'OO' gauge Accurascale Class 55 Co-Co D9002/55002 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (Koyli) in BR two tone green for evaluation.

Rapido '15XX' and Hunslet 0-6-0ST for 'OO' shape up

Development of Rapido Trains UK's new 'OO' gauge BR Western Region '15XX' 0-6-0PT and Industrial Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST (HM164) has gathered pace in recent weeks with design work nearing  completion.

Limited edition DRS HYA hoppers

Rails of Sheffield has commissioned a limited edition pack of Accurascale's forthcoming 'OO' gauge HYA bogie hopper wagons in Direct Rail Services (DRS) livery.

Accurascale shows HYA and IIA samples

Accurascale has revealed the decorated pre-production samples of its new 'OO' gauge HYA and IIA bogie hopper wagons. Production is set to start in March with delivery in the second quarter of 2021.

'V4' new-build drawings scanned

The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) has begun scanning 366 original Doncaster Works drawings to enable construction of a brand-new Gresley 'V4' 2-6-2. Only two were built in 1941 and the A1SLT's project will be numbered 3403.