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By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 25th August 2024

… of inter-war designs. Amongst its drawbacks was its body on chassis construction (making it heavier than needed) … demonstration purposes, hauled by a specially-reliveried Class 47 , D1733, with the whole train first appearing in … fluorescent lighting was fitted throughout the set. First Class compartments had luxurious and adjustable individual …

By MIKE WILD 10th August 2023

… We are really looking forward to the Class 58 as a follow-up to the really popular Class 56 … In the second of our new series of manufacturer … Brake First Open and Brake Second Corridor have the same body but different interiors while Heljan is also producing …

By MARK CHIVERS 27th October 2023

Rapido Trains UK has unveiled plans to produce a series of all-new ‘OO’ gauge London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Diagram D88 covered vans.

By MIKE WILD 5th April 2024

… scene at Bushey is brought to life with a Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino and a Freightliner Class 66. At Model World LIVE this station will be one of …

By MIKE WILD 9th November 2023

… 1 speaker. … First released a year ago, Heljan’s new ‘OO’ Class 45 can be upgraded to feature a powerful Earth Mover … achieve the very best result. Heljan ’s all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 45 /0 touched down in October 2022 and we’ve had a … the speaker while the supporting pillars which accept the body fixing screws had to be removed at the No. 2 end of the …

By MARK CHIVERS 6th October 2023

… samples of its upgraded ‘OO’ gauge BR Southern Region Class 423 4-VEP Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) for …

By MARK CHIVERS 29th September 2023

… (DCC) decoder socket. Inside, the detailing includes first class seating with armrests, third class seating without and separately fitted luggage racks. …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th October 2023

Bachmann has released two new ‘OO9’ gauge models of the Ffestiniog Railway’s Mainline Hunslet 2-4-0STTs Linda (Cat No. 391-135/SF) and Blanche (391-136/SF), exclusively through the Ffestiniog Railway’s shop.

14th October 2023

… ‘O’ gauge 88DS will benefit from a die-cast chassis, body frame and footplate, centrally-mounted five-pole …

By MARK CHIVERS 22nd September 2023

… Dapol’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 59 Co-Co diesel is set to appear in Aggregate … colour scheme, together with the additional 30 Years and Class 59 plaques applied to the cabsides in 2016. The Class 59 Co-Co diesels were first introduced in 1986 by …

By MARK CHIVERS 27th September 2023

Dapol has received ‘first shots’ from the tooling for its all-new ‘OO’ gauge Powell and Duffryn JHA bogie aggregate hopper wagons for assessment by the company’s development team.

By Chris Clifford 16th May 2024

… purist. Above: Beemax has moulded the main cowl and other body parts in golden yellow, to aid painting. Above and … nature. There are three yellow styrene runners (plus a body shell in that colour), five in black (plus main … both matt and gloss carrier film appears. For example, the body markings are gloss, but the instrument panel is matt. …

By MIKE WILD 30th November 2023

… suite which upgrades the detailing and shaping of the body as well as introducing the manufacturer’s latest … nameplates are applied to the fully decorated Class 55s while inserts behind the windows have been added … value to match the looks of the mighty English Electric Class 55. (MW) TECHNICAL DETAILS Manufacturer: Heljan Cat No: …

25th March 2022

… (EP) samples of Bachmann’s all-new Graham Farish ‘N’ gauge Class 158 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) have arrived with the … company’s development team for evaluation. British Rail’s Class 158 DMUs were built in the late 1980s/early 1990s at … two and three-car units, with some 158s later converted to Class 159 units for use on Network SouthEast West of England …

By MARK CHIVERS 5th October 2023

Accurascale has revealed an additional exclusive model of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge LNER ‘J68’ 0-6-0T finished as ‘Buckjumper’ 7027 in LNER black.