RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Cambach v. d. H??he
As the Spur O Freunde Worms, Klaus Fischer and Sascha Fliegner got together to build a sectional layout for exhibitions depicting a branch line in Hessen.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
The Bridge at Remagen
Al Turner was inspired to create an accurate 1:160 scale model of the Ludendorff Bridge across the Rhine, with an impressive collection of authentic train consists. The layout is due to be at Model Rail Scotland at the SEC Glasgow from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd February.

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BR52 Kriegslok
Uwe Lacina looks briefly at the origins of the Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft BR52 2-10-0, an austerity measure for wartime mass production. With scale drawings by Benno Wiesm?ºller.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
De Graafstroom
An authentic South Holland scene, set in 1947, with a 1,067mm (3'6") gauge tramway modelled in P87n3.5 by noted fine scale modeller Vincent de Bode.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
S??ller
Chris Hales describes his unusually themed Z layout, which was inspired by a holiday in Mallorca.

EDITOR'S PICK
Bw.D?ºgelskirchen
Doug Tompkins describes his new portable HO layout, a small German diesel depot set in Epoch IV.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Rusinowo
Experienced modeller Sebastian Marsza?Ç has built a new HOe layout that is easier to exhibit, representing a narrow gauge branch terminus in rural Poland.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Clear Creek & Denver RR
Martin Philpott guides us around his extensive scenic American On30 layout, which fills a sizeable shed.

SCALE DRAWINGS
Brohltalbahn diesel D5
G?ºnter V??ller shows how he modelled a large German metre gauge diesel hydraulic in G by adapting a popular proprietary model. With scale drawings by Ing. Horst-Dieter Hettler.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Dietrichsdorf
Stephen Davies changed from his customary N to HO in order to experiment with DCC and learned a lot modelling a commuter station in northern Germany.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Turtle Field
Jean-Fran?ßois Perrissoud welcomes us to a small town in the Rocky Mountains which he has modelled in N and now forms the first part of a larger project.

EDITOR'S PICK
Broadford extended
Iain Hunter explains how construction challenges were met to make his Australian HO layout even longer giving a significant increase in storage yard capacity while still being transportable in the same vehicle.

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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.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Zeltweg
As a first foray into railway modelling, Peter Herzl-Smith has modelled in HO the station serving the Austrian town which was home to his maternal grandparents.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Columbia & Western
Mike Dobson continues the account of the extensive O scale layout set on the Canadian Pacific.

EDITORS'S PICK
Thurnsfeld Hauptbahnhof
Large scale fun in the garden: Doug and Jenny Thompson took time to plan before eventually starting work on their garden layout.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - NORDLANDSBANEN

A Norwegian layout featuring Hell station and the Arctic Circle monument authentically modelled in HO by Hans Peters.

HOHE BERGAHORNE

Stephen Cranford introduces his permanent home layout, an alpine scene which may be the longest Z in the UK..

PLAN OF THE MONTH - BANGOR AND PORTLAND

Ian Wilson tells the story of his extensive HO layout, depicting a rural branch of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - STRABBERG

On the metre gauge Selketal line in the Harz - Franz Rittig introduces the new exhibition layout in HOm by prolific builder Sebastian Schmidt.

ROTTERDAM CENTRAAL

The station and surroundings with trams in c.1965 - Thom Raven presents the result of several years research and modelling in HO by the Hollandse Tram Maatjes team which has produced another impressive exhibition display.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - KLEINE ALBULA

A layout at last - Nick Warren describes 4a his portable Rhatische Bahn HOm layout, set in winter and constructed with the help of Mervyn Kendall.

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CENTRAL ALONZO

Sugar and passengers on the Hershey Railroad in Cuba - Andy Gautrey continues his fascination with electrified interurban lines with a new HO layout.

KEANE'S COVE

Debbie McMillan introduces her latest project, a 5-3-3 'Inglenook' switching puzzle in HO.

VERNIERS-MEYRIN

A childhood dream come true - Yann Mon baron describes a large French-Swiss HO layout created by Claude Court.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Barchbergbahn
From the valley to the summit: Diger Rossell presents his new award-winning scenic layout which represents a narrow gauge rack railway somewhere in the Alps.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Stellenbosch
A single track branch off a double track main line – John Cornell reveals his South African HO loft layout.

SCALE DRAWINGS
New SBB shunters
Peter Marriott introduces two new Swiss shunters, the compact but powerful Ee 922 and Eem 923, the subject of recent new HO models from HAG. (See the review of these models on p133.)

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Berlin to Ghentwerp
Music legend Jools Holland unveils his large HO layout which features scenes in Europe as well as in Britain, with an emphasis on scenery, architecture, and details.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Oostendse Valiezen Fabriek
Members of the ModelSpoorKlub van der Kust (MSKK) in Ostend built a model of a suitcase factory in HO as an entry for a competition to build a layout in a suitcase!

EDITOR'S PICK
?ñBB Reihe 2095 diesel
A universal diesel for the 760mm gauge: Dr Markus Str?§ssle outlines the history of a design which is now sixty years old, still very much in use, and the subject of a brand new HOe model from Roco. Drawings to HO scale by Steve Croucher.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Bw Meinecke
A typical corner of DB territory – Manfred Haaker describes a German HO layout that has been developed in various clubrooms over the years.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Capdenac
A French junction with modelling potential: Ian Stock explores an interesting location in the south of France.

EDITOR'S PICK
Rue de la Glaci?®re ‚Äì 2
Emmanuel Nouaillier shares more of his techniques for highly detailed and realistic scenic modelling, creating an authentic structure in the French urban scene.

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