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Rail Centres: Eastleigh
Situated between Winchester and Southampton on the former LSWR mainline in Hampshire, Eastleigh was amongst the last places to see steam operation on the Southern Region. MARK CHIVERS looks back at this railway hotspot and highlights a selection of passenger and freight formations from the final decade of Southern steam.
PCA weathering
Having looked at Presflos and Cemflos, TIM SHACKLETON turns to Blue Circle’s present-day fleet of PCAs, now operated by Freightliner in partnership with Lafarge.
Hornby goes Steampunk
With the recent popularity of TV programmes such as the Great Model Railway Challenge encouraging new ideas into the hobby, Hornby is venturing into the science fiction world of Steampunk.
2020 goods wagons
With no new wagon tooling this year, highlights include reliveries to more than 60 individual wagons including a series of wagon packs.
LMS 'Coronation Scot' coaches
MORE THAN 80 NEW carriages have been added to Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge roster for 2020 including a set of all-new London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) ‘Coronation Scot’ stock, a new BR Mk 1 catering vehicle, APT coaches and a tranche of re-liveries on existing tooling including BR Mk 1s, Mk 2D/2Fs and Mk 3s.
Hornby goes full tilt with APT
SPEED IS THE FOCUS for Hornby’s diesel and electric plans in 2020 with all-new ‘OO’ gauge models of British Rail’s Advanced Passenger Train and BR Class 91 Bo-Bo electric locomotives planned.
Hornby Plans ‘HUSH HUSH’ for 2020
The Gresley ‘W1’ 4-6-4 is one of the highlights of Hornby impressive plans for its centenary year. Mark Chivers reveals all.
Staff Projects: Detail matters
With the long winter evenings upon us, MARK CHIVERS has been adding fresh details to his Southern Region Class 33 and 73 fleet including new numbers and etched nameplates.
VIDEO: Hornby Magazine Show | January 2020
Join Richard and Mike for the first of the new Hornby Magazine Layout Update video series with a tour of the workshop and a round up of the latest arrivals.