OO gauge
'OO' gauge is the main model railway scale in the UK running 4mm:1ft scale models on 16.5mm gauge ('OO') track. It is the first choice for British model railway scenes and out of all the main scales and gauges is the best supported with ready-to-run locomotives and rolling stock as well as an extensive range of accessories, figures, vehicles and control equipment. Makers of ready-to-run 'OO' gauge models including Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol, Heljan, Accurascale, Cavalex Models, Oxford Rail, Revolution Trains, Realtrack Models, Sutton's Locomotive Works, OO Works and more. Read our full collection of 'OO' gauge related news, features and reviews here.
Hawkswood Junction - Nottinghamshire in the 1980s in 'OO'
Nottinghamshire during the 1980s is the setting for railwayman STEVE BRAMMER’S ‘OO’ gauge home-based layout, capturing the scene of the times delightfully.
STEVE BRAMMER
Hills of the North – Spirit of Shap joins GETS 2023 line up
Graham Nicholas’ superb model of the West Coast Main Line climb to Shap is one of the latest layouts to be revealed for the 2023 Great Electric Train Show.
MIKE WILD
Accurascale Class 50 EPs break cover
Accurascale has revealed progress on its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 50 Co-Co-diesel project.
MARK CHIVERS
Kinlochewe
This ‘OO’ gauge layout models a might-have-been station in Scotland in the BR blue diesel era.
NICK SKELTON
St Paddy
St Paddy models Cornish freight and passenger operations in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
BRIAN TAMPLIN
W. Grocock exclusive for B&H
B&H Models of Lincoln has commissioned an exclusive ‘OO’ gauge model of Rapido Trains UK’s forthcoming all-new RCH 1907 five-plank open wagon in Gainsborough wagon agent, W. Grocock livery.
MARK CHIVERS
Rapido RCH 1907 wagons develop
Rapido Trains Uk has received first Engineering Prototype (EP) samples of its forthcoming newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge Railway Clearing House (RCH) 1907 open wagons for assessment by the project’s development team.
MARK CHIVERS
Stockton & Darlington Chaldrons for Locomotion
Locomotion Models has commissioned several exclusive 'OO’ gauge Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) Chaldron coal hoppers from Accurascale, depicting the waggons used in the early years of the world’s first public railway.
MARK CHIVERS
Dig for Victory
If your 1940s layout has houses and gardens in it, the odds are it will have an Anderson shelter amongst the fruit and veg. DAN EVASON unearths a range of techniques to create this fascinating scene.
DAN EVASON
Laser-cut Locomotive Storage
WW Scenics has developed a new laser-cut locomotive storage box for ‘OO’ gauge.
MARK CHIVERS