Modelling

Team of railway modellers to building working layout in a weekend for charity

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Alex Bestwick

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12 September 2024

Over the weekend of September 21/22, Heritage Railway staff writer Owen Hayward will be leading a team of railway modellers […]
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Fears for the future of model railways as Warley National Model Railway Exhibition closes ‘for the forseeable future’

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Alex Bestwick

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15 January 2024

The cancellation of the long-running event, alongside the closure of a major modelling retailer, has been blamed on a lack of young people taking up the hobby.
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Accurascale reveal first look at decorated 16 tonner samples

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Alex Bestwick

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13 December 2023

Accurascale have revealed first looks at samples for their upcoming and highly anticipated 16 ton mineral wagon range.
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Model railway events coming up this Autumn

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Alex Bestwick

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29 September 2022

There are plenty of exciting events coming up in the model railway world this Autumn – here’s a few to put into your calendar.
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London Transport Museum launches new London Underground S stock models

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Alex Bestwick

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26 September 2022

London Transport Museum is launching a brand new 1:76 (OO) scale London Underground S stock model train produced exclusively for the Museum by Bachmann Europe.
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Unboxing ‘Flash’ the Local Express Train from Hornby

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Ben Stockdale

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23 March 2022

Today we’re unboxing a recent model train from Hornby called ‘Flash’ the local express train. It’s a remote-controlled battery train […]
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Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

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Shannon Butcher

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1 February 2022

My hobby has been model railways for many years since I was given a Tri-ang Princess Elizabeth train set for Christmas as an eight-year-old schoolboy.
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Amazing Black Friday sales on all your favourite Railway titles at Classic Magazines!

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Shannon Butcher

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29 November 2021

It’s the time of the year you can’t ignore even if you tried – the Black Friday Classic Magazines sale is upon us all and it’s here for the week!
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Hornby: A Model World steams onto Yesterday this October

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Shannon Butcher

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4 October 2021

UKTV’s new series, Hornby: A Model World, showcases on Yesterday this October, with the well-known manufacturer opening its doors to reveal the lengths their designers and engineers go to create perfectly scaled down locomotives.
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Modelling

Team of railway modellers to building working layout in a weekend for charity

Fears for the future of model railways as Warley National Model Railway Exhibition closes ‘for the forseeable future’

Accurascale reveal first look at decorated 16 tonner samples

Model railway events coming up this Autumn

London Transport Museum launches new London Underground S stock models

Unboxing ‘Flash’ the Local Express Train from Hornby

Book of the Week: Model Railways Explained Beyond the Beginning

Amazing Black Friday sales on all your favourite Railway titles at Classic Magazines!

Hornby: A Model World steams onto Yesterday this October

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