Steam locomotives
FIRST REVIEW: TMC reveals its LNER ‘G5’
The compact design of the North Eastern Railway ‘G5’ 0-4-4T is the subject of TMC’s first exclusive locomotive commission from Bachmann. MIKE WILD takes a detailed look at this exciting new release for ‘OO' gauge which is due to land this summer.
A4’s in Preservation
It is now 57 years since the last of Sir Nigel Gresley’s famous ‘A4s’ were taken out of service yet six survive, with one still active on the main line. EVAN GREEN-HUGHES looks at the preservation years of what will always be remembered as the ‘Streaks’.
Hornby’s ‘TT:120’ Gresley ‘A4’ and rolling stock
In our first review of Hornby’s new ‘TT:120’ collection, MIKE WILD inspects the Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2, BR Mk 1 coaches and Pullman carriages which are available now for this new scale.
'O' gauge 'J94' develops
Several decorated samples of Dapol’s newly-tooled ‘O’ gauge Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST have arrived with the company’s development team for evaluation.
Bakewell - the Peak District in 'OO' gauge
The Midland Railway's stunning route through the Peak District is the subject of ROB BROOKS’ ‘OO’ gauge layout, which keeps this much missed railway alive in model form.
WIN! Hornby Magazine’s £1000 model giveaway!
Hornby Magazine is offering the chance to win a bumper selection of Hornby ‘OO’ gauge steam locomotives worth more than £1000. The closing date for entries is 5pm GMT on July 25 2023.
The Great Eastern Jazz Trains
Intensive suburban passenger workings are a feature of many great stations, but perhaps one of the most efficient in steam days were the ‘Jazz Trains’ of the Great Eastern Railway’s London Liverpool Street terminus. These intensive steam workings established a frequency of service that many thought impossible to achieve, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes.
Seend - a lost Wiltshire station in 'OO'
Modelling real locations is difficult but rewarding. STEVE JONES decided to rekindle a long closed station in Wiltshire in ‘OO’ and set in the 1960s.
The Billinton LBSCR ‘E4’ 0-6-2T
Throughout the history of the railway many locomotive classes have made an invaluable contribution to providing services, yet have remained largely out of the limelight. One such design was the Brighton built ‘E4’ 0-6-2T, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES relates.
Bachmann’s Billinton ‘E4’ 0-6-2T for 'OO' gauge
The Billinton ‘E4’ 0-6-2Ts were introduced in the Victorian era yet their outward appearance is much more modern at first glance. MIKE WILD takes a closer look this Bachmann’s ‘OO’ ready-to-run model.