Railway Modeller

Still Britain's most popular model railway monthly magazine with over 800 issues published since it was launched. Always at the very heart of the hobby, and justly proud of its policy to cover all the scales and gauges and topics of interest to both ready-to-run enthusiasts and kit and scratchbuilders alike.

Railway Modeller

Welcome • In search of the ‘X factor’

Lydbrook Dean • With this portable exhibition layout, ALEXANDER WARREN has captured the rustic atmosphere of the freight-only branch lines of the Forest of Dean in the later British Railways steam era.

Modelling Class 121 & 122 ‘bubble cars’ • WILL THOMPSON showcases his collection of first generation single-car units in EM, created by enhancing, detailing, and in some cases repainting, proprietary models from Bachmann and Dapol.

Preservation pioneer – the story of a Welsh steam survivor • 75 years ago, the Talyllyn Railway in mid Wales led the global preservation movement. To mark this anniversary, SIMON ARTYMIUK charts the history of this remarkable prototype, which has been inspiring narrow gauge modellers for generations.

Weobley • DARREN RAY took inspiration from a classic 1970s C J Freezer track plan to create this demountable L-shaped layout in OO, which utilises a fiddle yard design attributed to Peter Denny.

Culthwaite • A desire for an N gauge exhibition layout with frequent train movements, and a lifelong love of the Settle & Carlisle line, led PHILIP MASON to build this model combining aspects of two locations on the famous route – Culgaith and Armathwaite.

Whittingly Hospital

A card cathedral in N • MICHAEL SCOTT utilised his years of railway modelling experience to create a mammoth replica of Bradford Cathedral in 1:148 scale. The completed structure, which could form the basis of an impressive scenic centrepiece on a large N gauge layout, will be on public display inside Bradford Cathedral for two months from 13 July.

Brent – change for Kingsbridge • This article could be titled ‘Through the Shipping Container Door’, for that is what JASON SCHOFIELD has used to house his OO gauge Great Western Railway layout – in Cyprus!

Building a Collett ‘9700’ 0-6-0PT in O • JOHN COCKCROFT describes how he used a conversion kit produced by Minerva Model Railways to construct one of the small fleet of Great Western pannier tanks that were equipped with condensing apparatus.

Strathearn Parkway • DR ROGER I CARTWRIGHT explains how a visit to a model exhibition near his home in Scotland inspired him to build this compact OO gauge exhibition layout. See it at the Perth show on 27 & 28 June.

Tunnel vision • With the arrival of the new Manning Wardle L Class 0-6-0ST from Rapido Trains UK (see review on p564), CALLUM WILLCOX set about creating a Middleton Railway-inspired scene in 4mm scale – this forming the backdrop for this month’s cover photo.

Comment • Observations and opinions on railway modelling

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Manning Wardle L Class • FROM RAILWAY MODELLER BY OUR EDITORIAL STAFF AND CONTRIBUTING MODELLERS

Book Reviews

SER O Class in OO from Rapido Trains UK

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