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LNER ‘J26’ Heads up Oxford Rail 2020 range
Oxford Rail unveiled its new 2020 catalogue range at the London Toyfair in January.
Oxford Diecast Update
Ten new 1:76 scale vehicles lead the way for Oxford Diecast’s February to May 2020 announcements.
Pioneer Class 97 for Accurascale
Network Rail pioneer Class 97 97301 is the latest ‘OO’ gauge project to be unveiled by Accurascale and the first in a range of special edition Accurascale Exclusives which will only be available through the company’s website.
‘N’uclear KUA Materialises
Revolution Trains has received the first Engineering Prototype (EP) sample of its forthcoming ‘N’ gauge KUA nuclear flask quadbogie wagon for evaluation.
Cavalex halts progress on ‘OO’ Class 91
Cavalex has announced that it has stopped work on its planned ‘OO’ gauge Class 91 Bo-Bo electric.
'OO' Deltic delayed
ACCURASCALE’S new ‘OO’ gauge Class 55 ‘Deltic’ project has been delayed to enable further improvements to be made to the tooling of the company’s first ready-to-run locomotive.
News in brief
Following the closure of the Ian Allan book and model shop in Birmingham in September 2019, former staff member Mike Wren has opened Tornado Books and Hobbies in the City.
Weathering BR green diesels
TIM SHACKLETON discusses the whys and wherefores of how first-generation diesels got themselves into such a state - and how to replicate this in miniature.
Staff Projects: Topley Dale scenic overhaul
Over time scenic materials can fade and lose their impact . MIKE WILD explains what he did to bring a fresh finish to the ground cover around Topley Dale station in this step by step guide.
ILKESTON TOWN
Nottingham Model Railway Society set out to model a prototypical scene from the LMS era in ‘OO’ gauge. DAVEY JONES explains the story behind Ilkeston Town. Photography, Mike Bisset.