Steam locomotives

Liveried Lionheart L&B locomotives

Decorated samples of Lionheart Trains’ all-new 7mm scale Manning Wardle 2-6-2Ts have arrived for inspection by the development team.

Trains on Film

Hornby has cancelled plans for its forthcoming ‘OO’ gauge Trains on Film train packs.

Holly Bank Grove MPD - 'OO' steam in the North East

Holly Bank Grove is a busy running shed on the ECML ( East Coast Main Line) just south of York station.  It is modelled in 'OO' gauge by Ian Forsyth.

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BR Eastern Region Locomotive Survey

Ready-to-run is awash with a range of ‘OO’ gauge BR Eastern Region motive power with steam, diesel and electric traction. MIKE WILD surveys the choices.

VIDEO: The Severn Valley's Jubilee celebration

On June 2-4 the Severn Valley Railway officially launched Bulleid 'West Country' 4-6-2 34027 Taw Valley in its new lined purple livery with its Elizabeth II name. Hornby Magazine went behind the scenes to discover how the railway works, what went into the locomotives repaint and more. Join us for this exclusive hour long video today.

VIDEO: Building the Great Central Railway - Episode 4

Episode 4 of the Building the Great Central Railway video series is here. Join Mike and Richard as they delve into the details of Swithland Sidings, explain how it was built, its features, rolling stock and operation in this 40 minute video. Watch it today exclusively on KeyModelWorld.

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Hornby Magazine July 2022

Welcome to the latest issue of Hornby Magazine - HM181, July 2022. Highlights of this issue include a full guide to repainting a Hornby 'West Country' as the Severn Valley Railway's Elizabeth II, Russell Pigott's superb Cley-on-Sea 'OO' gauge home layout, the latest model reviews, step by step modelling guides and more. Read the full magazine in PDF format here and check out our latest video content in the Video Features section.

Hornby ‘9F’ gains colour

Hornby has received the first decorated samples of its all-new ‘OO’ gauge BR ‘9F’ 2-10-0 for evaluation.

Rapido’s ‘15XX’ 0-6-0PT breaks cover

Rapido Trains UK has received the first Engineering Prototype (EP) samples of its newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge BR Western Region ‘15XX’ 0-6-0PT for assessment.

Dapol ‘Manor’ production samples surface

Production samples of Dapol’s newly-tooled ‘OO’ gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘Manor’ 4-6-0 have been received for evaluation.