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By MIKE WILD 6th September 2023

… Ian Woodward’s Wardwood (HM189), Greg Marshall’s Southern Region modern era layout Gordon’s Lane (HM181) as well as a … ‘P4’ gauge, Scottish Region, 1880s Byway MPD, ‘OO’ gauge, Midland Region, 1950s Dublingham, ‘OO’ gauge, Midland Region, 1960s Five Elms MPD, ‘OO’ gauge, Southern …

By Steve Thompson 25th November 2023

… on sale January 11 2024. Gauge: ‘O’ | Period: 1985-1992 | Region: Midland | Operating team: Steve Thompson and family This …

By PETER BROWN 31st May 2024

… in ‘N’. Dennis Ogle was so outraged at me using a London Midland & Scottish Railway ‘Jinty’ 0-6-0T instead that he … Gauge: ‘N’, 9mm Scale: 2mm: 1ft Size: 4ft 10in x 1ft 6in Region: Eastern Period: 1950s Control: Analogue & DCC See …

By MIKE WILD 26th January 2024

… revives the final years of branch line steam on the Midland Region in ‘OO’ gauge, as featured in HM188. Model World …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 23rd October 2023

… diesel locomotives which entered service with the London Midland and the Southern regions from 1948. The Southern Region version used a very similar 1-Co-Co-1 wheel arrangement for weight distribution while the Midland Region version (which was designed for the London, …

By JOHN GAY 12th September 2023

… … This compact ‘OO’ gauge depot layout is set on the Midland Region in the late 1950s/early 1960s. Builder JOHN GAY … prototype but it is distinctly steam era, with a Midland Region 1960s theme. The first train ran on the day I …

By ANDREW PORTER 22nd September 2023

… is modelled in ‘N’ gauge. Gauge: ‘N’ | Period: 2010-2022 | Region: Midland | Operating team: Andrew Porter and friends …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 17th November 2023

… In the early 1930s the locomotive situation at the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) was dire. The company was struggling with the legacy of the former Midland Railway’s ‘small engine’ policy while attempting to …

By MARK DAVIES 17th August 2024

… the fantastic Revolution Trains ‘OO’ gauge former Southern Region General Manager’s inspection saloon, 975025 Caroline. … Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: 4mm: 1ft Size: 15ft x 3ft Region: Midland Period: Present day Control: DCC, ESU Ecos … Crewe …

By MARK CHIVERS 15th September 2023

… crests (32-488/SF), 40097 in BR blue (32-489/SF), Scottish Region 40063 in BR blue (32-490/SF), 40039 in weathered BR … the distinctive square-cornered headcode boxes on Scottish Region 40063 for the first time and the high-intensity … BR blue Builder: English Electric Vulcan Foundry Region: Midland / Eastern / Scottish Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: …

By MIKE WILD 3rd August 2024

… Train Show. The Making Tracks story continues... HM   Region: Midland Period: 2000s Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: 4mm: 1ft …

By MIKE WILD 11th August 2023

… his tenure as Chief Mechanical Engineer on the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). However, the North British … following initial trials in Scotland it also worked on the Midland, Southern and Eastern regions, ending its days under … during its final years of service on the London Midland Region prior to withdrawal in 1959. From the box, the …

By MIKE WILD 1st December 2023

… its layouts and in 2018 it was the turn of our Western Region terminus. MIKE WILD reveals why and how this large … served by the Western Region from the south and the London Midland Region from the north. Its location is suggested as … as well as the diesel electric interlopers from the London Midland Region. Next up were servicing facilities for steam …

By MIKE WILD 15th August 2024

… A1A-A1A diesel-electric Builder: Brush Works, Loughborough Region: Western, Midland and Eastern regions Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: …

By GEORGE SHERIDAN 16th December 2023

… a lot of the members had Great Western and BR Western Region rolling stock in ‘OO’ gauge running on analogue … acrylic paints to represent buildings in the BR Western Region colour scheme of brown and cream. Unfortunately, while … exception. Coaches usually comprise of ex-GWR and London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) types designed by …