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Revamped ‘N’ gauge Pullman for the Western
By MIKE WILD
… Blue Pullman was revised in 2019 to model the Western Region six-car sets. MIKE WILD inspects this new ‘N’ gauge … gauge in a revised format to model one of the two former Midland Region six-car units after they transferred the … introduced in 1960 with two six-cars sets running on the Midland Region from London to Manchester and three eight-car …
Heljan’s Class 58 for ‘O’ gauge
By MIKE WILD
… life their operational sphere increased to cover Southern Region turf as well, by which time they were seen on traffic … Hither Green Depot, Mainline blue Builder: BREL Doncaster Region: Midland/Southern Gauge: ’O’, 32mm Scale: 7mm:1ft Length: …
What GWR locomotives should be made next?
By TREVOR JONES
… but not built, until BR have also been covered. Each region will be covered, part by part, ending with industrial … Redpost Junction with a train for Cheltenham over the Midland and South Western Junction Railway (M&SWJR) in 1930. …
Dublingham – shunting with three-rail
By TONY HARRIS
… Dublingham is the result. Gauge: ‘OO’ | Period: 1960s | Region: Midland | Operating team: Tony Harris and friends I think the …
Hornby Track Lab stores van
By MARK CHIVERS
New from Hornby is this British Rail Research Division stores van, finished in the organisation’s distinctive red and light grey colour scheme.
Cockshute - a 1970s Traction Maintenance Depot
By ALLAN FREER
… for his suggestion. COCKSHUTE DEPOT Cockshute was a London Midland Region (LMR) first generation DMU shed. It also had a … 16.5mm Scale: 4mm: 1ft Size: 10ft 5in x 1ft 8in Region: Midland Period: 1970s Control: DCC, NCE Powercab … Cockshute …
New Dalby - Research Division
By ANDREW PORTER
… Gauge: ‘N’, 9mm Scale: 2mm: 1ft Size: 10ft x 2ft Region: Midland Period: 2020s Control: DCC, NCE Power Cab SEE …
2023 New Model Guide: 'O' gauge
By MIKE WILD
… 2024 will see Greenwood and Pring release its new Southern Region Bulleid corridor coaches and Ellis Clark Trains … ‘B4’ 0-4-0T Southern Dapol 2023 LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 Midland Ellis Clark Autumn/Winter 2023 LMS rebuilt ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0 Midland Masterpiece Models TBC LMS rebuilt ‘Royal Scot’ 4-6-0 …
The Charnwood Forest Branch – Part 1
By JOHN ELLIOTT
… an attempt at one time to join the line to Loughborough Midland. The two warring factions – the LNWR and Midland Railway - could not agree and the idea was shelved, a … Track: Peco Control: Analogue Period: BR London Midland Region, 1960 … The Charnwood Forest Branch – Part 1 …
Bakewell - the Peak District in 'OO' gauge
By ROB BROOKS
… listed station which still stands to this day … The Midland Railway's stunning route through the Peak District is … invention of the time reached the town. This was the Midland Railway’s famous route through the heart of the Peak … Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: 4mm: 1ft Size: 11ft x 9ft Region: Midland Period: 1960s Control: DCC, Digitrax … …
James Street
By STEVE WRIGHT
… in the period 1955-1965. Gauge: ‘N’ | Period: 1955-1965 | Region: Midland | Operating team: Steve Wright and friends James … is located somewhere in the Midlands while playing host to Midland and North Eastern workings. It consists of a large …
2023 New Model Guide: ‘OO’ Gauge
By MARK CHIVERS
… the BR Mk 1 suburban carriages and 21ton North Eastern Region hoppers are expected to appear during the summer, as … REGION MANUFACTURER EXPECTED L&MR 0-4-2 Lion/Thunderbolt Midland/Western Rapido Trains UK Summer 2023 Highland Railway … KR Models Late 2023 MR ‘Big Bertha’ 0-10-0 2290/58100 Midland KR Models Late 2024 LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 Midland …
2023 New Model Guide: ‘TT:120’
By MARK CHIVERS
… 7 – ‘TT:120’ GAUGE NEW MOTIVE POWER 2023-2024 Product Region Manufacturer Expected GWR ‘57XX’ 0-6-0PT … 4-6-0 Western Hornby TBC LMS ‘Princess Coronation’ 4-6-2 Midland Hornby Winter 2024/2025 LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 Midland Hornby TBC BR ‘Britannia’ 4-6-2 Various Hornby TBC BR …
Developing the diesel shunter
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… could not be charged for. Costs were such that the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) estimated that its fleet of … For this experiment the frames and wheels of a former Midland Railway ‘1F’ 0-6-0T dating from 1892 were married …
Hills of the North – the Spirit of Shap in ‘OO’
By GRAHAM NICHOLAS
… Show this October. Gauge: ‘OO’ | Period: 1930s-1960s | Region: Midland | Operating team: Graham Nicholas and friends …