RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Langdon Beck
Three Cumbrian/North Yorkshire branches could have been linked to create another trans-Pennine route, as Peter Osborne shows with this OO layout.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
A City Terminus in OO
Steve Flint demonstrates how an extensive facility, with goods yard, engine servicing and carriage sidings, can be fitted handsomely in a 20' x 9' area.

SCALE DRAWINGS
LBSC Atlantics
With the Bachmann 4-4-2s in OO on the horizon, the home-built class of six H2s and the close relatives the five Kitson H1s are described by W G Ascough.

EDITORS'S PICK
Customising R-T-R Locomotives in OO
Your FREE Shows You How booklet explores how to add extra realism to R-T-R locomotives, including renaming and renumbering, upgrading moulded details, adding crew figures, plus detail painting and weathering techniques.

204mm track feed wires ready soldered to rail joiners. Quick and easy to use, avoids the risk of damage to sleepers from soldering irons. Easily extended using PL-39 Terminal Blocks and PL-38 Red and Black wire. 4 pairs per pack.

The Pecoscene Static Grass range enables modellers to produce realistic fields, grassed areas, moorlands and embankments. The Static Grass Applicators PSG-1 and 2 electrostatically charge the grass filaments so that they stand vertically, regardless of the terrain. Mixing various lengths and colours of grasses can produce highly realistic textures and effects. Our Shows You How Booklet No 13 Detailing the Landscape and Youtube video clips show the effects that can be created.

The Smartswitch(TM) system can be used to operate turnouts, semaphore signals, level crossing gates and barriers and other moving features. This Servo can be used in conjunction with the PLS-120 Control Board. Watch the videos to see the potential uses and ease of installation of this system and see our Shows You How booklet No. 24 Operating Points and Signals.

Includes a lever, cord, screw eyes and return spring - everything you need to operate one turnout.

Available now!

Narrow gauge ready-to-run locomotives in 1:76 scale, 9mm gauge track. DC (analogue) core-less motor fitted within loco body giving smooth and reliable running. Loco and tender electrically connected – pick ups on front loco axles and two tender axles. Inner axle of loco fitted with traction tyres. Will comfortably negotiate 9inch/229mm radius curves. Fully decorated with fine lining and small details. Separate moulding supplied for handrails, and other details. Supplied fitted with standard PECO OO-9 coupling, Arnold N gauge couplings supplied separately.

Please note: DCC operation is possible with this model but it is not currently supplied as 'DCC-Ready' and will need to be carefully retro-fitted.

• Fine plastic moulding with thinner¬†wagon body walls for accuracy.
• Interior detail as well as a high-level of exterior detail
• Separately-fitted brake lever.
• Brake shoes¬†in line with the¬†wheels
• Ultra-fine printing detail
• Free-running metal-tyred wheels
• Standard (removable) TT:120 coupler compatible with other TT:120 rolling stock on the market

Laser cut wooden kit with plastic chimney pot detail and glazing sheet.

A craft knife, needle files, glue (impact adhesive or PVA work well. Superglue can also be used apart from the glazing) and paints are required.

Stone-built country station building with canopy on the platform side. Based on West Bay in Dorset, originally built by the Bridport Railway and later absorbed by the Great Western Railway.

Technical Specifications

Length 115mm

Width 47mm Canopy projects 17mm

Laser cut wooden kit with plastic chimney pot detail and glazing sheet.

A craft knife, needle files, glue (impact adhesive or PVA work well. Superglue can also be used apart from the glazing) and paints are required.

A signalbox suitable for a small country station, based on Highley on the Severn Valley Railway (with thanks to the SVR for allowing access to measure it).

Technical Specifications

Length 65mm (including steps)

Width 32mm

Concrete sleeper track has been in use on the railways of Britain since around 1940, usually combined with wooden sleeper turnouts and crossings, and this track is a faithful representation of this design.

If you wish to mix wheel standards on your 00/H0 layout, this is the trackage to choose. Code 100 rail allows flange depths up to 1.6mm which means that both vintage and current stock will run happily together. The wide range of turnouts and crossings in this series includes every type, and the geometry of this range has been cleverly designed to make it easy to build convenient, complex and aesthetically pleasing formations.

These sheets are invaluable for scratchbuilding, saving many hours of repetitive work creating the various surface patterns and textures. They are the same as those used in the Craftsman kits to make extension work easier. Each pack contains 4 sheets 130mm x 75mm of injection moulded styrene approximately 2mm thick, making them rigid enough to be self supporting.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Unteres Pre?ünitztalbahn
Steffen Spittler describes his authentic Sachsen HOe layout, depicting two stations on lower section of the Pre?üniztalbahn, the upper part of which is now a successful museum line.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Salsdorf
Norman Raven reveals how acquisitions of attractive stock eventually prompted an easily portable German TT layout.

PLUS
BOOK and VIDEO REVIEWS
NEWS
EXHIBITION DIARY

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Birkenstock
Janhein Ruigrok was inspired by some classic photos from East Germany to model the upper terminus of a steeply-graded line in HO, but had to modify his plans.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Kaley Yard
Trevor Smith introduces his current home HO layout, set somewhere in the California desert, being developed on two levels connected by a helix.

SCALE DRAWINGS
Tramstraat 1930
G?©rard Hendriks introduces the research for his project to model in HOm part of the former local tramway in the Eindhoven area of The Netherlands.

PLUS
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BOOK and VIDEO REVIEWS
NEWS
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Bertsdorf
The well-known junction on the Zittau network: Mark Dale decided to model in HOe a station with the potential for interesting operation.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Angustein
Angus Wallace relates how he came to construct an extensive Epoch II HO layout, an imaginary location on the German/Austrian border.

EDITORS'S PICK
Trambaantje
Marc de Bruin chose to model a rural tramway in HO as a practical project which could be completed with reasonable resources in a sensible time.

PLUS
PRODUCT REVIEWS
BOOK and VIDEO REVIEWS
NEWS
EXHIBITION DIARY
CM CUP COMPETITION

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Oeversijde
Evan Daes describes his new Belgian HO layout, serving an industrial area alongside a major canal, set some time between the 1980s and the present.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Gusswerk
On the electrified narrow gauge Mariazellerbahn - a small HOe exhibition layout built by Paul Sutherland, a self-confessed 'less than average' modeller.

EDITORS'S PICK
Wurzbach Station Building
Peter Smith relates how he scratchbuilt a structure for a proposed German O gauge layout.

PLUS
PRODUCT REVIEWS
BOOK and VIDEO REVIEWS
NEWS
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These turnouts emulate the modern style of concrete sleepered trackwork which features Pandrol (TM) style rail fixings. Concrete sleepered turnouts had previously been impractical due to the concrete being broken by the impact caused as wheels passed through the frog area. This has been resolved by redesigning the frog so that the flange supports the wheel across the gap in the running rail.

Peco Streamline Code 75 track meets the standards of enthusiasts who prefer to run trains on scale height rail. Today most manufacturers' wheels are suitable for use on Code 75 track but some vintage models may have flanges which are too deep to clear the rail fixings. Code 75 can be easily combined with code 100 track by using the SL-113 Transition Track.

The wide range of turnouts and crossings in this series includes every type, and the geometry of this range has been cleverly designed to make it easy to build convenient, complex and aesthetically pleasing formations using combinations of small, medium and large radius turnouts and crossings. Layout plans suggestions can be found in our publications ‘Track Plans for Layouts to Suit all Locations’ (Ref PM-202), ‘60 Plans for Small Railways’ (Ref no PB-3), and ‘Track Plans for Various Locations’ (Ref no PB-66).

For more details on Electrofrog turnouts, see our Wiring the Layout publications Nos 4 and 21.

Carries the cable between Relay boxes (SS85 and 88) and Control Centres. Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model.

6 assorted cases

A more modern trackside detail, concrete trunking (SS87) would carry the cabling along the lineside between boxes. Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model.

The Pecoscene Static Grass range enables modellers to produce realistic fields, grassed areas, moorlands and embankments. The Static Grass Applicators PSG-1, 2 and 3 electrostatically charge the grass filaments so that they stand vertically, regardless of the terrain. The PSG-1 applicator is designed for creating medium to large areas, such as lawns, fields, moorlands etc. Mixing various lengths and colours of grasses can produce highly realistic textures and effects. Our Shows You How Booklet No 13 Detailing the Landscape and Youtube video clips show the effects that can be created.

The definitive BR standard mineral wagon produced in vast quantities during the 1950s, and used well in to the 1980s, carrying coal, scrap metal and many different minerals. Parts included for Instanter couplings and double brake gear. Transfers for early, late and post-TOPS BR. These finely moulded plastic wagon kits come complete with pin point axle wheels and bearings, 3 link couplings and transfers. This kit is supplied with pre-coloured moulded parts although painting can improve the appearance. Additional parts to enable the vehicle to be modelled incorporating modifications made to the prototypes during their working life are included where appropriate.

This pack includes:

• 6 x ST-1 Standard Straights
• 3 x ST-11 Double Straights
• 5 x ST-3 1st Radius Standard Curves
• 6 x ST-12 1st Radius Double Curves
• 1 x ST-5 Right Hand Turnout
• 1 x ST-6 Left Hand Turnout
• 2 x ST-8 Buffer Stops
• 2 x ST-9 Power Connecting Clips
• 1 x IN-1 N Setrack Planbook

This pack can be used in conjunction with the ST-301 N Setrack 2nd Radius Starter Track set to create a double track layout.

PECO Setrack N Gauge Code 80 - Unit trackage System
The high quality rigid unit trackage system suitable for all popular brands of N gauge model trains.
Being fully compatible with both Code 80 and Code 55 PECO Streamline, it need never be discarded as your layout develops.
The solid nickel silver rails are integrally moulded into the sleeper bases for maximum realism and strength. Turnouts are fitted with an over-centre spring for immediate use, no extra levers necessary.

Pack contains 1460mm of Fencing. Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model.

This building provides a ticket office, waiting room and parcels facilities. Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model. Footprint: 116mm x 60mm

Street traders use theese type of stalls to sell a whole range of produce from fruit and vegeatables through to clothing and household goods. 2 carts in each pack. Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model. Footprint: 41mm x 21mm each.

For use between sections of Code 100 and Code 75 track, so for example could be used to incorporate a Code 75 Asymmetric 3- way Turnout (SL-E199) into a Code 100 layout, or to connect a Code 100 Streamline or Setrack 'fiddle yard' to a Code 75 scenic section.

Normally conductive; although the electrical connections between the 2 rail types can be cut to provide an electrical break. Supplied in a pack of 4.

Bullhead track has been in use on the railways since the earliest times, and is still very much in evidence today. This flexible track provides a highly detailed and faithful 00 scale replication of this long standing feature of Britain's railways.

Our SL-114 Bullhead Rail Joiners include bolt detail and therefore complement the fine detail of this track range.

The Pecoscene Static Grass range enables modellers to produce realistic fields, grassed areas, moorlands and embankments. The Static Grass Applicators PSG-1 and 2 electrostatically charge the grass filaments so that they stand vertically, regardless of the terrain. Mixing various lengths and colours of grasses can produce highly realistic textures and effects. Our Shows You How Booklet No 13 Detailing the Landscape and Youtube video clips show the effects that can be created.

Kit and Scratch builder's accessory. Pack contains sufficient parts for 4 Buffers

Plastic kit of an attractive single track shed with pre coloured roof, walls and doors. Multiple kits can be easily used together to create a larger loco facility.

Can be used with Ratio 254 Stone Piers to create an impressive viaduct as seen on many railways around the world. Detailed plastic moulding supplied 2 in a pack.

A kit of pre coloured and clear parts that can be built in a number of different ways and can be stood on a platform or on ground level.

These finely detailed ready to run coaches and wagons are accurately modelled on the rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, both as an independent railway and after its' absorption into the Southern railway in 1922. They are also available painted but unlettered for those modellers who wish to tailor them for use on other lines.

Pack of 2 which can also be used as cold frames. Approximately 32mm long and 22mm wide each. Glue and paints required to complete model.

Supplied with pre-coloured parts although painting and/or weathering can add realism; glue is required to complete this model. This pack contains:
‚Ģ 1600mm of fencing
‚Ģ Includes road and rail gates.

The Ffestiniog Railway, located in North Wales, is the world’s oldest surviving independent railway company, founded in 1832. Originally built to transport slate from the quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the port at Porthmadog, it was engineered with a unique narrow gauge of just 1 ft 11½ in (597 mm), ideal for winding through the rugged Snowdonia landscape. Innovative features included gravity-powered slate trains running downhill and horses hauling the wagons back uphill.

In the 1860s, steam locomotives were introduced, making the Ffestiniog the first narrow-gauge railway in the world to successfully use them. After declining slate demand led to closure in 1946, dedicated volunteers began restoring the line in the 1950s. Today, it runs as a popular heritage railway, linking Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog once again, and is celebrated for its pioneering engineering, scenic beauty, and remarkable preservation story.

These latest PECO train packs celebrate that legacy with attention to authenticity and a passion for detail.

The Ffestiniog Railway, located in North Wales, is the world’s oldest surviving independent railway company, founded in 1832. Originally built to transport slate from the quarries of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the port at Porthmadog, it was engineered with a unique narrow gauge of just 1 ft 11½ in (597 mm), ideal for winding through the rugged Snowdonia landscape. Innovative features included gravity-powered slate trains running downhill and horses hauling the wagons back uphill.

In the 1860s, steam locomotives were introduced, making the Ffestiniog the first narrow-gauge railway in the world to successfully use them. After declining slate demand led to closure in 1946, dedicated volunteers began restoring the line in the 1950s. Today, it runs as a popular heritage railway, linking Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog once again, and is celebrated for its pioneering engineering, scenic beauty, and remarkable preservation story.

These latest PECO train packs celebrate that legacy with attention to authenticity and a passion for detail.

During the 1960s, British semi-detached houses reflected a period of post-war recovery and growing suburban prosperity. As Britain rebuilt from wartime damage and expanded its suburbs, demand for affordable family homes surged. Semi-detached houses became the ideal solution — cost-effective, spacious, and suited to modern lifestyles. Built mainly from brick or concrete with simple geometric designs, they often featured large windows, central heating, and private gardens. Unlike the ornate Victorian or interwar styles, 1960s semis embraced functionalism and minimal ornamentation, echoing modernist influences. Many were constructed as part of large housing estates on city outskirts, supported by improved road networks and rising car ownership. These homes symbolised optimism, mobility, and the shift toward suburban living, forming a lasting part of Britain’s mid-20th-century architectural identity.

• Laser cut wood kits with finely rendered detailing
• Each kit representing a typical 1960s style semi detached block of two houses, front elevation, rear elevation and complete building.
• Can be joined up to create a longer block, terrace.
• Front porch can be fitted as an optional extra
• Scope for further interior decoration (not provided)
• Complement our earlier releasee of Victorian Houses – kits NB306, NB307, NB308, also in N
• Additional upsell products available form the ratio range such as:
  • 300 Guttering and Downpipes
  • 307 Chimneys

During the 1960s, British semi-detached houses reflected a period of post-war recovery and growing suburban prosperity. As Britain rebuilt from wartime damage and expanded its suburbs, demand for affordable family homes surged. Semi-detached houses became the ideal solution — cost-effective, spacious, and suited to modern lifestyles. Built mainly from brick or concrete with simple geometric designs, they often featured large windows, central heating, and private gardens. Unlike the ornate Victorian or interwar styles, 1960s semis embraced functionalism and minimal ornamentation, echoing modernist influences. Many were constructed as part of large housing estates on city outskirts, supported by improved road networks and rising car ownership. These homes symbolised optimism, mobility, and the shift toward suburban living, forming a lasting part of Britain’s mid-20th-century architectural identity.

• Laser cut wood kits with finely rendered detailing
• Each kit representing a typical 1960s style semi detached block of two houses, front elevation, rear elevation and complete building.
• Can be joined up to create a longer block, terrace.
• Front porch can be fitted as an optional extra
• Scope for further interior decoration (not provided)
• Complement our earlier releasee of Victorian Houses – kits NB306, NB307, NB308, also in N
• Additional upsell products available form the ratio range such as:
  • 300 Guttering and Downpipes
  • 307 Chimneys

During the 1960s, British semi-detached houses reflected a period of post-war recovery and growing suburban prosperity. As Britain rebuilt from wartime damage and expanded its suburbs, demand for affordable family homes surged. Semi-detached houses became the ideal solution — cost-effective, spacious, and suited to modern lifestyles. Built mainly from brick or concrete with simple geometric designs, they often featured large windows, central heating, and private gardens. Unlike the ornate Victorian or interwar styles, 1960s semis embraced functionalism and minimal ornamentation, echoing modernist influences. Many were constructed as part of large housing estates on city outskirts, supported by improved road networks and rising car ownership. These homes symbolised optimism, mobility, and the shift toward suburban living, forming a lasting part of Britain’s mid-20th-century architectural identity.

• Laser cut wood kits with finely rendered detailing
• Each kit representing a typical 1960s style semi detached block of two houses, front elevation, rear elevation and complete building.
• Can be joined up to create a longer block, terrace.
• Front porch can be fitted as an optional extra
• Scope for further interior decoration (not provided)
• Complement our earlier releasee of Victorian Houses – kits NB306, NB307, NB308, also in N
• Additional upsell products available form the ratio range such as:
  • 300 Guttering and Downpipes
  • 307 Chimneys

• TUFTS – 100 x Daffodil Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Daffodil Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Heather Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Heather Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Poppy Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Poppy Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Mixed Flowers Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas

• TUFTS – 100 x Mixed Flowers Self-Adhesive Static Grass Tufts by War World Scenics
• SELF-ADHESIVE – Easy to use, just peel & stick where required
• COLOURS – Available in more than 30 different colours and styles
• LENGTHS – Available in 4mm, 6mm and 10mm lengths
• IDEAL – For representing bushes and wild or long grass on model railway layouts, miniature bases, wargame battleboards and model dioramas