British Railway Modelling (BRM)

British Railway Modelling (BRM) magazine provides exceptional coverage of the UK model railway hobby. We cover all eras and scales, giving readers quality content with superb photography. Practical 'How to' articles by our team of modelling experts. Product news and in-depth reviews. The best inspirational model railway layouts. Historical resources and helpful information. Plus much, much more.

THE LONG DRAG • Admiration for those behind the making of the Midland Railway led this group to create this inspiring layout, which depicts the beginning of the end of this infamous section of the line.

COMMUNITY

ACROSS BORDERS • This Netherlands-based layout, inspired by the collieries of southern England, comes packed with detail and interactive features to entertain the crowds.

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Getting Practical with…

Build an O gauge track cleaning wagon • Keep your rails clean during a running session by converting a wagon with this kit from Ten Commandments.

Altering Hornby's 9F 92203 Black Prince

Build a Dapol Brake Van Kit

Building a working windmill

Build a Water Tank in N

Weathering a Dapol Hawthorn Leslie

PETROLEUM TERMINALS • Paul Shannon examines the rise and fall of specialised terminals that forwarded and received petroleum products, ranging from bitumen and heavy fuel oil to kerosene, jet fuel and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG).

SURVIVORS Diesels at Doncaster in the 1980s

NANTWICH • Photographs taken on the line between Crewe and Shrewsbury rarely appear in print, so perhaps it is time to rectify this. Richard Clayton photographed trains at his home station of Nantwich in the 1980s.

VERSATILE TYPE 1s

BOOKS BRIDGE • Set in the early Edwardian period, this compact scene based on the Kinver Edge Light Railway in the throes of electrification perfectly demonstrates what can be achieved in a small space.

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The POOs

THE LATEST HEADLINES

Peco TT:120 7-plank open wagons

Bachmann HSDT prototype power car

Accurascale Ruston & Hornsby 88DS

Accurascale Mk.2c coaches

Accurascale 16T mineral wagons

Accurascale 16T BSC scrap wagons

Hornby TT:120 Class 66

Hornby Coronation Observation Car

Hornby TT:120 HST Train Set

Darstaed K-Type Pullman cars

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