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By MIKE WILD 27th January 2023

… The American-built Electro-Motive Division Class 59 heavy-freight locomotives started a revolution in … were unlike anything else in the BR fleet and delivered 3,300hp straight out of the box and the ability to move … correct light clusters for this batch of locomotives. The body shape captures the rugged looks of the Class 59 well …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th February 2023

… of further planned exclusives for its all-new ‘OO’ gauge Class 31 and Class 50 diesel locomotives, as part of its Accurascale Exclusives range. New to the Class 31 fold are 31407 in Mainline Freight livery (Cat No. …

By TIM SHACKLETON 31st January 2023

… With Class 20s aplenty on his workbench, TIM SHACKLETON continues … artist’s oil to the areas most likely to be affected. 3. Then, with a flat brush well loaded with white spirit or … tape. 11. The outcome. I used an airbrush to build up body but there’s no reason why this kind of thing can’t be …

By TIM SHACKLETON 22nd January 2023

… I’ve also seen some excellent finescale upgrades of their Class 59 s, 60 s, 73 s and even the much-maligned ‘Western’.  … two driven axles. Running, at best, was barely adequate. 3 . Only two wheels on the motor bogie collect current – on … models, Lima locomotives come apart very easily. The body simply unclips from the chassis and the bogies then can …

By MIKE WILD 22nd December 2022

… Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge model of the Class 90 AC electric has been around since the early 1990s … schemes were applied to locomotives including a trio of Class 90 overhead electrics in association with a Freight … as you could hope for – undo the central screw, unclip the body, disconnect the wires from the pantograph and the …

By MIKE WILD 3rd January 2023

… to remove all the wires from the circuitboard. … The BRCW Class 26 and 27 Bo-Bo diesel-electrics are synonymous with … arrivals. THE BIRMINGHAM Railway Carriage and Wagon (BRCW) Class 26 and 27 Bo-Bo diesels were a product of the 1955 … locomotives. Highlights include smooth application of the body colours, excellent reproduction of the BR double arrow …

By MIKE WILD 24th February 2023

… expanding with an exclusive model of Coal Sector liveried Class 31 31276 Calder Hall Power Station with Accurascale for … limited-edition model of one of only two named Coal Sector Class 31s – 31276 Calder Hall Power Station – using the … 31 will feature a die-cast chassis and injection moulded body, a 21-pin DCC decoder socket, helical cut gears for …

By MARK CHIVERS 30th November 2022

… Engineering Prototype (EP) sample of its new ’OO’ gauge Class 89 Co-Co electric for assessment. Revealed earlier this year, the all-new ‘OO’ Class 89 project is a joint development between Accurascale … sample will enable Accurascale’s team to scrutinise the body moulding, bogies and small detail parts before …

By MIKE WILD 2nd January 2023

… scale. MIKE WILD reviews Heljan's detailed models of the Class 25/3 for 'O' gauge. GAUGE ‘O’ models are arriving in the Hornby … panels which was too heavy on our sample. Physically, the body of the 25/3 looks spot-on. The cab fronts have a correct …

By MARK CHIVERS 13th January 2023

… InterCity 125 , they were initially formed as either WR Class 253 seven-coach sets or ER Class 254 eight trailer sets … at the London end. In the early-1980s, more than 100 Mk 3 Trailer Guard Standard (TGS) vehicles were built offering … upgrades, 21-pin decoder sockets and improvements to the body tooling and couplings. In 2016, Oxford Rail announced it …

By MIKE WILD 26th December 2022

… in ‘OO’ gauge. MIKE WILD casts his eye over the Hornby Class 87 for 'OO' gauge in the detailed review. OVERHEAD … in push-pull format with Virgin Trains coupled to Mk 3 carriages and Driving Van Trailers (DVTs). The last was … design have been captured superbly by Hornby with the boxy body of the ‘87’ being finely finished with correct two-pane …

16th November 2022

… Model Rail Centre has commissioned two all-new ‘N’ gauge Class 59 diesels from Revolution Trains . Currently still in … by General Motors’ Electro Motive Diesel division, the Class 59s were the first privately-owned diesels to operate … detailed buffer beam at one end and removable central body section for easy access to the decoder socket and …

18th November 2022

… A Class 159 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) in South Western Railway … Visit Kernow Model Rail Centre for more information. … SWR Class 159 for Kernow …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 26th December 2022

… express locomotives on the West Coast Main Line were the Class 87s, but they have now fallen from grace though … reworked so that its traction motors were mounted on the body, and fitted with a flexible drive between the axles and … the coaching stock consisting of Mk 2s, except for the Mk 3 buffer car four vehicles in. John …

26th November 2022

… ‘O’ gauge range of British outline diesel locomotives; the Class 58 . This all-new model has been produced in response … modellers. British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL) built 50 Class 58s in 1983-1987 to a modular design aimed at the … for further use. Features of the new Heljan ‘O’ gauge Class 58 include a ‘plug-and-play’ DCC interface (ESU …