The 1980s and 1990s saw Traction Maintenance Depots continue to receive fuel deliveries and, to a lesser extent, other fluids by rail. However, as privatisation took hold, such traffic went into terminal decline as road
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It is again time to head to Burton upon Trent for the society’s all-diesel and electric show with the Great Central three-day exhibition following soon afterwards. EARLY summer is here and with it comes the
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Seeking to construct a new but easily manageable ‘OO’ gauge exhibition layout, Nick Gurney describes how he was inspired to create a modern day stabling point that draws heavily on the sidings found alongside York station.
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A limited edition Class 37/0 has been commissioned to help fund a new clubroom for the model railway group. IN a novel piece of fundraising, the Mickleover Model Railway Group has commissioned Bachmann to produce a
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New in Bachmann’s ‘N’ gauge range is a Regional Railways Class 37/4 and a trio of matching Mk.1 coaches. THE past couple of months have seen Bachmann refresh its Regional Railways range in 4mm with
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Six ‘N’ gauge Class 73s have been released by the retailer, including liveries not seen before on the Dapol model. COMMISSIONED back in the spring of 2014, Gaugemaster has now received its batch of six
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Another three ‘OO’ limited editions have been released by the Cornish retailer, including a notable Class 47/7. THE latest addition to Kernow Model Rail Centre’s ever increasing line-up of exclusive Bachmann limited editions is an
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The manufacturer has released another current day wagon design in 4mm, this being the MJA bogie box twins. IT has been some 13 months since Dapol released the HIA hopper in ‘OO’ gauge, the Freightliner
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Kernow has now received the first tooling samples of the long-awaited Southern locos. LATE March saw Kernow Model Rail Centre unexpectedly unveil the first pre-production samples of its ‘OO’ gauge Southern prototype diesels. First announced
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The Realtrack Models Class 156 is getting closer to release with the appearance of the first painted sample. ANNOUNCED at Warley last November, Realtrack Models’ new ‘OO’ gauge Class 156 DMU is making good progress
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