Warley National Model Railway Exhibition
The Warley National Model Railway Exhibition is the biggest event in the British model railway calendar. It is held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham each November and each year sees a catalogue of new releases from the big names in model railways including Hornby, Heljan, Bachmann, Accurascale, Cavalex Models, Revolution Trains, KR Models and more. Keep up to date with the latest Warley National Model Railway Exhibition news and product announcements right here.
Hornby Live Steam 20th anniversary marked
The 'OO' gauge Live Steam Club commemorated the 20th anniversary of Hornby’s 'OO' gauge live steam range at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition in late November.
BEN CHURCH
Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2023 in pictures
The Warley National Model Railway Exhibition saw model manufacturers showcase their latest product samples across ‘OO’, ‘N’ and ‘O’ gauges amongst others. We highlight the latest releases on show in this pictorial round up.
MIKE WILD
‘OO’ WD 2-10-0 for KR Models
KR Models’ next ‘OO’ gauge project will be the War Department (WD) ‘Austerity’ 2-10-0.
MARK CHIVERS
Heljan plans 'O' gauge Class 24
Heljan has revealed plans to produce an all-new ‘O’ gauge BR Class 24 Bob-Bo diesel.
MARK CHIVERS
Dapol reveals Class 323 EMU plans
Dapol has announced plans to produce a newly-tooled BR Class 323 25kV AC three-car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) for ‘OO’ gauge.
MARK CHIVERS
Exclusive Porterbrook Class 47 revealed
Key Publishing has commissioned an exclusive limited edition modelling Porterbrook purple and white Class 47/8 47817 in ‘OO’ gauge. It is available to pre-order now.
MIKE WILD
Scorpion and Scimitar upscale to ‘O’
PJM Models has upscaled its popular 3D printed Scorpion and Scimitar 3D printed CVR(T)s for ‘O’ gauge modellers and they are available now exclusively from the Key Model World Shop.
Mike Wild.
Clark Railworks reveals Dame Vera Lynn colour renders
The first livery renders for Clark Railworks new 'WD' 2-10-0 for 'OO' gauge have been revealed for 3672 Dame Vera Lynn in as preserved green. Check out the renders here.
MIKE WILD
‘OO’ GWR ‘57XX’ 0-6-0PT next for Accurascale
Accurascale has revealed it is working on a selection of all-new Great Western Railway (GWR) ‘57XX’ 0-6-0PTs for ‘OO’ gauge. Watch its launch video and read our full story detailing this new announcement here.
MARK CHIVERS
All-new ‘N’ gauge Class 66 for Revolution Trains
Revolution Trains’ next newly-tooled ‘N’ gauge locomotive will be a Class 66 Co-Co diesel. Read the full story here and watch our exclusive interview with Ben Ando and Mike Hale from Revolution Trains.
MARK CHIVERS