HM206 - August 2024
Making Tracks 4 heads for Chester Cathedral this summer
This August Making Tracks with Pete Waterman and the Railnuts return to Chester Cathedral for the fourth summer event displaying Making Tracks 4 – Up to the Junction. It will feature part of the Guinness World Record Largest Portable Model Railway modelling Watford Junction.
Class 08 08632 joins the GBRf Gala Weekend locomotive line-up
The pool of locomotives attending the GB Railfreight Gala Weekend at the Nene Valley Railway (NVR) on 7-8 September 2024 has been bolstered with the addition of Peterborough Yard based Class 08 No 08632.
Hornby Magazine layouts prepare for GBRf Gala Weekend
A trio of Hornby Magazine layouts is being prepared for exhibition at the GBRf Gala Weekend which takes place at the Nene Valley Railway on September 7/8 2024.
Cavalex adds first-built Class 60
Cavalex Models is to produce first-built Class 60 60001 Steadfast in as-delivered condition with custom tooling developed for its all-new ‘OO’ gauge model.
Accurascale ‘O’ gauge Ruston production underway
Accurascale has confirmed that the forthcoming Ruston 88DS in ‘O’ gauge is now in production.
Cavalex reveals Adaptive Magnetic Detail
A new system from Cavalex Models promises to make fitment of buffer beam detail easier.
Hornby reveals mid-year announcements
Hornby is to release a Grand Central liveried High Speed Train (HST) in the RailRoad Plus range as well as a new version of LNER ‘W1’ 4-6-4 10000 with a factory-fitted steam generator and digital sound. The models were revealed in a series of new mid-year ‘OO’ gauge model announcements in June.
KESR Peckett heads home
Rapido Trains UK and its General Manager Andy Hardy have purchased Peckett 0-4-0T 1631
Cavalex Class 56 batch two confirmed
Cavalex Models has confirmed the second run of its popular ‘OO’ gauge Class 56 Co-Co diesel.
Bachmann reveals all-new Class 08 diesel shunter
Bachmann Europe revealed that it is producing a brand-new model of the Class 08 and 09 0-6-0 diesel shunters for 'OO' gauge at the annual Diesel and Electric Modellers United (DEMU) Showcase event on June 15.