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Just to confirm some changes; Glenngarry the funicular railway layout has had to withdraw due to illness and is now replaced by: Campbell’s Quarry (16mm scale R/C) (c) Phil Parker (c) Phil Parker Also, on the traders front, unfortunately, C&L models will not be able to attend either.

Camel Quay (OO, 4mm=1ft, 16.5mm gauge) (c) Ray Wilton Camel Quay is a typical North Cornwall ex-LSWR station on the River Camel that could have been on the Rock-Delabole Railway had it been built. The station, with its station building, goods shed, and signal box, bears a resemblance to...

Camden Shed 1B (O gauge, 7mm=1ft) Camden MPD! For railway enthusiasts, the very name invokes nostalgic memories of this fascinating place. What boy (or even father) could resist peering out of the window of a passing train to see what was ‘on shed’ that day. Although not particularly large...

I reassembled New Ulm recently as a good friend was travelling quite some distance for a visit. He also likes ‘big steam’ so here is a short record of the event; Proto 2000 C&O “Berkshire” 2-8-4, however on the C&O they were known as "Kanawha" types. These were a wonderful class of 90 steam...

Thanks, mate! I need to make the ballasting a lot less 'mainline' this time around, to represent a nebenbahn (branch line). Cheers, John.

Whoops here too! Not to worry, next time, eh!?! Cheers, John.

Here are two of my all-time favourite locos; Weinert T9.3 Weinert T13 Both pictured rather incongruously on my American layout, in lieu of Leberecht being very unphotogenic. I must admit - these are both ready to run items, not built by me but by the factory! I dearly wish I could claim...

If you're going to Hamburg then I must recommend a trip to Harburg, just a short ride to the south of the city by U-bahn or S-bahn or even mainline train from the Hauptbahnhof. You'll need as long as you possibly can spend there for the best train spotting experience I know of with one train...

Hi All, Now that summer is finally over, I hope to start making some progress with this, along with other projects to come. I have done very little with this layout since my last post but a couple of important things have happened. I have managed to clear all the junk from on top of the layout...

Thanks, TBird! That's an interesting attraction, worth a look. Cheers, John.

Bridgwater S&DJR (O gauge, 7mm=1ft) CC Tony Wright The line from Bridgwater to Edington was opened on 21 July 1890, being built by an independent company, the Bridgwater Railway Co. It had been ‘independent’ in name only having been promoted and operated as an extension to the S&DJR system...

International Rail in Manchester! With just 8 weeks until THE Christmas Model Railway Show opens, the Manchester Model Railway Society is delighted to announce that it has been chosen by the Italian company JellyModels for the launch of its product range in the UK. Despite its name, the company...

Banbury (N scale, 2mm=1ft, 9mm gauge) CC Ian Lampkin Banbury station lies on a busy cross-country route between Birmingham and Didcot, where it joins the Great Western Mainline. The Chiltern Railways mainline towards London Marylebone diverges a few miles South at Aynho Junction. There is a...

Annascaul (OOn3, 4mm=1ft, 12mm gauge) Photo (c) Paul Titmuss Annascaul (Abhainn an Scail) is a station on the 3ft gauge Tralee & Dingle Light Railway, County Kerry, which opened in 1891 to passengers and goods traffic. Spring 1939 saw the end of passenger trains and the daily goods...

Hi All, Advance tickets are now on sale here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-christmas-model-railway-show-manchester-2017-tickets-37941420811?aff=ehomecard Please see website for details of traders: http://www.mmrs.co.uk/traders2017/ And layouts booked...

Thanks, mate! I must say, the layout performed absolutely flawlessly, the only minor niggles were the use of some non-Kadee fitted vehicles (changed!) and some vehicles needed more weight. A couple of photos showing preparations and at the show. Although my grain silos are much smaller than...

Well, that was that! All the planning and preparations not to mention, hard work is all over now. I enjoyed it and I think most of the others did too. It’s too early to say how well we did but at times it was rather quieter than we would have preferred. At other times there certainly was a good...

It seemed like a good day yesterday, not packed out but a steady stream of visitors all day. I was rather busy with my layout but that’s what I thought. Let’s hope for another decent day today.

Welcome to my little slice of America! I’ve modelled the Chicago & North-Western railroad way on and off since the early 1990’s. When I say “modelled”, I guess I should really say collected stuff for this line! Although when one builds rolling stock, does detailing, renumbering, weathering as...

The two 'new' layouts are; St. Miran Junction by Kevan Jones. 00 scale set west of Glasgow in the diesel era. 12' x 8'. St. Michael's Road by Romily Methodist Railway Modellers. 12' x 6' 00 gauge representing a small steam shed on outskirts of a popular town. It has its own small allocation but...