London Midland Region
Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Stanier ‘Duchess’ progresses
Development of Hornby’s new tooling for the ‘TT:120’ scale London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Princess Coronation’ 4-6-2 is progressing well, with design work now complete.
MARK CHIVERS
James Street
James Street has been built by Steve Wright over the last 23 years, and shows what can be done with space and time in ‘N’ gauge. It is set in the period 1955-1965.
STEVE WRIGHT
Next Grafar 'Desiros' Develop
Bachmann has received decorated Engineering Prototype (EP) samples of the next batch of its ‘N’ gauge ‘Desiro’ four-car Electric Multiple Units (EMU) for evaluation.
MARK CHIVERS
ECT ‘Black Five’ decorated samples surface
Development of Ellis Clark Trains’ ‘O’ gauge Stanier ‘Black Five’ has taken a leap forward, with decorated samples arriving in the UK for examination and final revisions before production commences.
JONATHAN NEWTON
Astonbury Junction - a steam era junction layout in OO gauge
The sleepy railway byways of Buckinghamshire are the subject of Three Counties Model Railway Society’s atmospheric ‘OO’ gauge layout. WILLIAM THOMAS explains how it was built and operates.Photography, Trevor Jones
WILLIAM THOMAS
Peco’s ‘N’ gauge next generation seven-plank opens
New from Peco are these freshly-tooled ‘N’ gauge seven-plank open wagons.
MARK CHIVERS
West Coast Cement: Under construction
The Hornby Magazine team selected the West Coast Main Line in the late 1990s as the subject it's popular 'OO' gauge modern traction layout. MIKE WILD explains how this 20ft x 10ft exhibition layout has been developed.
MIKE WILD
Chinley - the Midland Mainline in 'OO' gauge
The Midland Main Line in the 1950s inspired HARRY FIELDING to recreate this famous location in ‘OO’ gauge. Read the full story here and watch our exclusive video tour.
Harry Fielding
Llanbourne Junction - North Wales in the 1980s
The North Wales Coast line in the 1980s is the setting for PETER MANTLE’S ‘OO’ gauge layout, which was started in the UK but finished ‘Down Under’ where it is now based.
PETER MANTLE
Reality Check: Stanier’s ‘Duchess’ class 'Pacifics
Although eclipsed in the public’s imagination by engines from rival railways the LMS ‘Duchesses’ were the most powerful passenger locomotives of their time and given other circumstances might have even held the world steam speed record, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.
EVAN GREEN-HUGHES