North Eastern
Colour for NER 20ton coal hoppers
Final decorated samples of Accurascale’s all-new ‘OO’ gauge North Eastern Railway (NER) 20ton coal hopper wagons have arrived for scrutiny.
BEN CHURCHWhat Next? LNER
Continuing his survey of the ‘Big Four’ railways, Trevor Jones picks out some ‘missing links’ of the LNER and constituents that could be modelled in ‘OO’ gauge.
TREVOR JONESGreat Gathering anniversary collection – Part two
Last issue (HM200) we looked at the first half of the new Hornby Dublo Great Gathering tenth anniversary collection, and now the three remaining Gresley ‘A4s’ - 60007 (Cat No. R30266), 60008 (R30265) and 60009 (R30263) in BR condition are here.
BEN CHURCHEllis Clark Trains' Quad Art EPs
Ellis Clark Trains has received Engineering Prototype (EP) samples of its forthcoming newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge articulated Quad Art carriages for evaluation by the development team.
MARK CHIVERSScarlington - the North of England in 'N' gauge
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 SMITHAccurascale adds more North Eastern hoppers
Accurascale has announced details of a second batch of its all-new ‘OO’ gauge North Eastern Railway (NER) 20ton coal hoppers.
MARK CHIVERSNER Y7 in ‘OO’ Gauge from Rapido Trains UK
Rapido Trains UK has added the diminutive North Eastern Railway (NER) Wordsell ‘Y7’ 0-4-0T to its release schedule.
Eastern promise... UNFULFILLED
The recent introduction of a model of the 1903-built petrol-electric Autocar has aroused much interest in early forms of alternative traction – many of which were pioneered by railways in North Eastern England, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.
RAILS NER PETROL-ELECTRIC AUTOCAR
The pioneer of internal combustion passenger railway vehicles is the subject for Rails of Sheffield’s latest exclusive product. MIKE WILD inspects this enticing and fascinating new ‘OO’ gauge model.
KR Models Consett Hoppers for 'OO' gauge
The intensively used Consett iron ore hoppers are KR Models’ first piece of rolling stock and its second ever ready-to-run model to be released. MIKE WILD checks out a full rake.