West Coast Cement
West Coast Cement is part of the Hornby Magazine's layout roster. It models a freelance section of the West Coast Main Line north of Crewe in the privatisation era and features overhead electrification, a large cement works, busy main lines and a large 11 track storage yard at the rear. It has travelled to exhibitions across the country. Read our full collection of West Coast Cement and related features here.
Final preparations for Statfold Model Railway Exhibition 2024
Final preparations are under way for the annual Statfold Model Railway Exhibition which is due to take place on April 13/14 2024 at Statfold Country Park near Tamworth with the addition of a surprise exhibit from Key Model World/Hornby Magazine.
West Coast Cement goes East
At the Spalding Model Railway Exhibition, the Hornby Magazine team switched the identity of its popular modern day cement works layout to the East Coast Main Line. MIKE WILD explains why and how the change came about.
West Coast Cement: Under construction
The Hornby Magazine team selected the West Coast Main Line in the late 1990s as the subject it's popular 'OO' gauge modern traction layout. MIKE WILD explains how this 20ft x 10ft exhibition layout has been developed.
West Coast Cement's locomotive fleet
Turning the clock forward from our usual 1950s subjects has meant developing a new roster of locomotives and rolling stock for our project layout, West Coast Cement. Mike Wild reveals how this new ‘OO’ gauge fleet has been created to represent the 1995-2005 period.
Upgrading Hornby’s veteran Class 90
Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge model of the Class 90 AC electric has been around since the early 1990s and shows its age from the box. However, with a few simple upgrades MIKE WILD shows how he went about improving the appearance of uniquely liveried 90128 Vractverbinding in Belgian Railways blue and yellow.
Stamford Model Railway Exhibition
Following an act of vandalism and cancellation due to the pandemic, Market Deeping Model Railway Club’s Stamford Model Railway Exhibition returns for the first time in three years. HORNBY MAGAZINE previews the show’s resumption.
How to build a cement terminal
Industrial activities are a brilliant corner filler for a model railway. DAN EVASON picks up a Gaugemaster kit with European heritage and shows how it can be built for a British scene.
VIDEO: Hornby Magazine Show | March 2020
Join the Hornby Magazine team of Mike, Mark and Richard for a tour of West Coast Cement, a visit to the Basingstoke Model Railway Exhibition and more in the fourth of our Layout Update series.