Model Railways - The Latest News
Keep up to date with the latest model railway news as it happens with the Hornby Magazine team. We cover all major scales and gauges, manufacturers, product types and more. Check back regularly to see the latest stories and use the menu above to search the news for your preference of scale.
Ellis 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 CHIVERS
Exclusive Wild & Chivers coal wagon
The first of a new series of annual exclusive wagons featuring the names from the Key Publishing team on classic private owner wagons in ‘OO’ gauge. The first is Wild & Chivers.
Mike Wild.
Hornby Magazine Model Railway Award winners 2023
The winners of the 2023 Hornby Magazine Model Railway Awards have been revealed. See all the winners here, as voted for by Hornby Magazine readers.
MIKE WILD
Rails and Cavalex reveal ‘OO’ PXA and JXA steel wagons
Rails of Sheffield has commissioned two new exclusive ‘OO’ gauge wagons from Cavalex Models, with the announcement of newly-tooled PXA bogie steel coil carriers and JXA bogie scrap wagons.
MARK CHIVERS
Exclusive Cappagh JNA-T box wagons
Key Publishing has commissioned a series of eight ‘OO’ gauge JNA-T box wagons from Revolution Trains modelling the Royal Blue vehicles operated by Cappagh on aggregate trains.
MIKE WILD
Key Model World Shop joins Hornby ‘TT:120’ official stockist list
The Key Model World Shop has joined the list of official Hornby ‘TT:120’ stockists with the full range of locomotives, carriages, wagons, track and buildings available now.
MIKE WILD
Accurascale reveals 88DS as debut ‘O' gauge locomotive
Accurascale has revealed that its debut ‘O’ gauge locomotive will be a Ruston and Hornsby 88DS diesel mechanical shunter.
Bachmann reveals modern-day Mainline Hunslets
Bachmann has released two new ‘OO9’ gauge models of the Ffestiniog Railway’s Mainline Hunslet 2-4-0STTs Linda (Cat No. 391-135/SF) and Blanche (391-136/SF), exclusively through the Ffestiniog Railway’s shop.
MARK CHIVERS
Hornby 4-VEP gains colour
Hornby has received decorated samples of its upgraded ‘OO’ gauge BR Southern Region Class 423 4-VEP Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) for inspection.
MARK CHIVERS
Exclusive ‘Buckjumper’ for Accurascale
Accurascale has revealed an additional exclusive model of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge LNER ‘J68’ 0-6-0T finished as ‘Buckjumper’ 7027 in LNER black.
MARK CHIVERS
‘O’ gauge ‘Deltics’ due soon
Production of Heljan’s new batch of ‘O’ gauge Class 55 ‘Deltic’ Co-Co diesels is nearing completion, with the manufacturer sharing images of the forthcoming models in early October.
MARK CHIVERS
WIN! A Hornby ‘OO’ gauge BR Class 08 diesel shunter, worth £185.99.
Hornby Magazine is offering the chance to win one of Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge BR Class 08 diesel shunter worth £185. The closing date for entries is 5pm GMT on November 25 2023.
Exclusive laser-cut viaduct kits launch for ‘OO’ & ‘TT:120’
The latest additions to the Key Model World Shop are highly-detailed laser-cut viaduct kits for ‘OO’ and ‘TT:120’ scales.
Mike Wild.
Dapol ‘OO’ GWR Toplight coaches in production
Dapol has received decorated production samples of its forthcoming newly-tooled 'OO’ gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) Toplight Mainline City carriages.
MARK CHIVERS
Aspinall Class 27 0-6-0 next for OO Works
OO Works has revealed details of its next ‘OO’ gauge ready-to-run steam locomotive – a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) Aspinall Class 27 0-6-0.
MARK CHIVERS
Dapol GWR Autocoach develops
Dapol has received a fully working Engineering Prototype (EP) sample of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) Autocoach for evaluation.
MARK CHIVERS
3D-printed crew for new Rapido ‘15XX’ 0-6-0PT
Osborn’s Models has released a pair of ‘OO’ gauge 3D-printed locomotive crew figures suitable for Rapido Trains UK’s new BR Western Region (WR) Hawksworth ‘15XX’ 0-6-0PT.
MARK CHIVERS
New Metcalfe Industrial Installations
Metcalfe Models is adding a series of new ‘OO’ and ‘N’ gauge Industrial buildings and structures to its range of card construction kits.
MARK CHIVERS
'OO' Powell and Duffryn JHA ‘First Shots’
Dapol has received ‘first shots’ from the tooling for its all-new ‘OO’ gauge Powell and Duffryn JHA bogie aggregate hopper wagons for assessment by the company’s development team.
MARK CHIVERS
SR USA 0-6-0T in ‘O’
Minerva Model Railways has revealed it is to produce an all-new ‘O’ gauge model of the Southern Railway ‘S100’ USA 0-6-0T.
MARK CHIVERS
New ‘Warwells’ gain colour
Decorated samples of Hattons’ Originals’ third production run of ‘OO’ gauge 50ton ‘Warwell’ military flat wagons have arrived for evaluation.
MARK CHIVERS
Dapol ‘O’ gauge GWR ‘Toad’ in colour
Dapol has received decorated samples of its all-new ‘O’ gauge Great Western Railway (GWR) 20ton ‘Toad’ brake vans for scrutiny.
MARK CHIVERS
Famous Trains welcomes 60,000th visitor
Famous Trains, the permanent model railway attraction located in Markeaton Park, Derby, welcomed its 60,000th visitor in early September.
MARK CHIVERS
More Mendip Rail JNA-Ts
Kernow Model Rail Centre has confirmed that it has commissioned a further run of Revolution Trains’ ‘OO’ gauge JNA-T Ealnos bogie box wagons in Mendip Rail livery from the manufacturer.
MARK CHIVERS
59002 in AI 30th anniversary scheme
Dapol’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 59 Co-Co diesel is set to appear in Aggregate Industries livery with 30-year branding, as a Kernow Model Rail Centre exclusive.
MARK CHIVERS
Exclusive ‘OO’ 86/4 for KMRC
Kernow Model Rail Centre (KMRC) has commissioned an exclusive ‘OO’ gauge Class 86/4 AC electric from Heljan, finished as 86402 in BR blue (Cat No. 8649).
MARK CHIVERS
Supersized St Piran in ‘O’ gauge
Kernow Model Rail Centre’s (KMRC) range of exclusive South West-themed models is set to be bolstered with an ‘O’ gauge model of GWR’s Class 08 08645 St Piran in its distinctive Kernow flag livery.
MARK CHIVERS
Accurascale shows new Class 37 livery samples
Accurascale has revealed decoration samples for its second production run of 'OO' gauge Class 37s. Check out the latest images here.
MIKE WILD
Dapol ‘Light Pacific’ CAD complete
Dapol has completed design work on its forthcoming all-new ‘N’ gauge Bulleid air-smoothed ‘West Country’ and ‘Battle of Britain’ 4-6-2s.
MARK CHIVERS
Dapol ‘O’ gauge TTAs due soon
Production of Dapol’s all-new ‘O’ gauge TTA tank wagons is complete and the finished models are on their way.
MARK CHIVERS