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Bi-mode trains are all the rage now - but they are just the latest solution to a problem that has arisen before and which gave rise 50 years ago to a unique, but unpowered, multiple unit train known as the 4-TC, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES discovers.
Hornby Magazine August 2017
The latest issue of Hornby Magazine – HM122, August 2017 – is on sale now marking the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on British Railway’s Southern Region with special features and an exclusive Hornby competition.
The End of Southern Steam
Despite extensive electrification, British Railway’s Southern Region remained a Mecca for steam enthusiasts right into the late 1960s, with some crack express workings surviving until the very end in July 1967, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains.
Hornby Magazine July 2017
Headlining the latest issue of Hornby Magazine are first reviews of Dapol’s new ‘OO’ gauge Class 122 and DJ Models’ crowd-funded Class 71 alongside a host of new releases from Hornby, products from Unit Models and B-T Models and much more.
Hornby Magazine June 2017
This issue headlines with an exclusive first look at the artwork for Hornby’s new model of the Class 87 for ‘OO’. Plus we’ve got first and full reviews of Heljan’s new ‘O’ gauge Class 45 and the sound fitted Graham Farish ’N’ gauge ‘Castle’ 4-6-0 too, alongside new releases from Hornby which are coming to the shops in May and June.
Hornby Magazine May 2017
In the latest issue of Hornby Magazine we bring you the latest model railway news from Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol, Heljan and more alongside stunning feature layouts, detailed step by step guides and our 15 top tips for modelling bulk freight trains.
Hornby Magazine April 2017
The latest issue of Hornby Magazine features exclusive Hornby news, reviews and competitions including a new ‘Inside Hornby’ news column, a full review of Hornby’s soon to be released Twin Track Sound Class 20 and the chance to win a pair of these new digital models.
Hornby Magazine March 2017
In the latest issue of Hornby Magazine we focus on micro layouts with three superb examples of the genre together with track plans, our own 24hr challenge project, sound installation for Hornby’s Peckett ‘W4’ 0-4-0ST and much more.
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