RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Buckhorn Weston
Maurice Lockwood describes how he created this extensive loft-based layout in 00 gauge, which plays host to a vast array of BR Southern Region steam-hauled services of the late 1950s to mid-1960s period.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Island steam in TT:120
With PECO announcing a trio of laser-cut kits based on structures at Ventnor West, which will complement the forthcoming Hornby models of an Isle of Wight 'Terrier' and four-wheel coaches, modelling this station in 1:120 is set to become tantalisingly straightforward ...

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - SAINT-BERNARD

Thomas Bossonet presents his popular French HO exhibition layout, a rural terminus in the steam era which includes many distinctive local features.

GREIFENBACHTALBRÜCKE

The late Jochen Klinger and Jens Petermann created an impressive HOe display showing what was once the highest narrow gauge railway bridge in Saxony.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - MEGSDORF

Southern Germany in the snow - Norman Raven describes his family's latest HO exhibition layout, named and presented in memory of his late wife.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

The Dial Hill Railway
David Stockwell recounts the childhood influences that led to him modelling the Southern Railway-operated 1' 111h" gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway in 16mm scale, complete with an impressive replica of the line's Chelfham Viaduct.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Pure nostalgia!
Thomas Burnham proposes an intensive 00 gauge plan using Peco Setrack components, which seeks to rekindle the excitement of Hornby Dublo layouts from the 1950s and 1960s.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - ST0RDAL

From Hell to Dovrefjell - ModelSpoorGroep Valkenswaard introduce their Norwegian HO exhibition layout, an imaginary location chosen to include typical features.

CJ @ 13

Emmanuel Nouaillier demonstrates more of his techniques for intricately detailed structure modelling.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - SAINT-DESERT

A wayside station on a former PLM secondary line - Regis Deroussin introduces his home HO layout, which manages to include a station, a junction, and an impressive viaduct, in a reasonable space.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - VONECHE

On the Athus - Maas line: MSC De Kempen present their new Belgian HO exhibition layout, set in Epoch Ill-IV to allow steam and diesel traction.

BOUY-A-BEZE

A seaside town served by a metre gauge secondaire - MSC Het Spoor vzw introduce their HOm evocation of a French coastal light railway.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - KINZIGTAL

German HO in the loft - Ian David describes his layout, which has been developed in two stages.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - POTTENDORF

IN THE CÉVENNES - passing through the Massif Central, a set of three linked French N scenes.

BYRHH

BYRHH – part 2: Emmanuel Nouaillier crafts a scene around – and within – a product promoting a famous French brand. 

PLAN OF THE MONTH - ILLIUM

NORDERNBURG – a German N permanent layout.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Eli Wood
Eric Farragher constructed this exhibition layout, designed with a double track continuous run format, to run modern day passenger and freight workings through a rural landscape.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

A Plaster Mill
Clive Baker describes this compact EM gauge model, inspired by shunting activities at the plaster mill of J C Staton & Son, at Tutbury in Staffordshire.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Barrihandle
Inspired by the late lain Rice's layout plan Gairloch, the Wirral & North Wales Model Railway Group created this fictional fishing port on the west coast of Scotland - complete with a boat that sails around the harbour. Alisdair Macdonald tells its story.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Warmsley
Peter Johnston describes his latest N gauge exhibition layout, a Southern Region branch line terminus set in the picturesque 195Os England of Agatha Christie ...

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Splott
Paul Spencer describes how he constructed this 1980s diesel era layout, set against a Cardiff industrial backdrop and digitally operated. It will be appearing at the EM Gauge Society Spring show on 10 & 11 May.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Competition Cameos
A selection of ideas in different scales for the PECO RAIL200 competition, with the challenge to build a layout or diorama on a baseboard of just 291h" x 12".

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - POTTENDORF

You cannot better a good idea: Tim Hale has revisited a favourite theme - a Bavarian branch in the Deutsche Bundesbahn period, modelled in HO.

LOCK 11

Jan van Munster presents his French HO exhibition layout, which has an unusual working feature inspired by the Vallee des Eclusiers in the Vosges.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - ILLIUM

On the Colorado 3' gauge: Mick Savage describes his fixed room-filling American Sn3 layout.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Annerley
In reality, the Hull to Scarborough line leaves the coast at Bridlington and heads north to Filey. But David Harrison chose to imagine how the route would have looked, had it continued along the coast to Flamborough Head.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Leominster
This N gauge layout, being built by the Marches Model Railway Group, is due to go on public display in April, in the town whose station it depicts. Peter Dennis tells the story so far.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - MIRABERNINA

On the Rhatische Bahn Bernina line - Eddy de Wilde has modelled a fictional but plausible location on the Swiss metre gauge in HOm.

PETENNE - Part 2

Robert Macchi continues the detailed account of his Italian HO DCC-controlled permanent layout.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - FALLERSTADT

Dave Harris introduces his new DCC-controlled German HO exhibition layout - a busy suburban station with trains, trams, and buses.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Dallas
John Wise describes how he created this imagined portrayal of a Great North of Scotland Railway branch terminus, set in the 1950s.hard Lambert describes the background to this imagined main line station, which is set on the Oldham Loop line between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale, in former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway territory.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Scotland in a small space
Toby Jennings suggests two compact Scottish layout plans in 00 gauge, both suitable for the new Highland Railway 'Jones Goods' 4-6-0 from Rapido Tr

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - WOLFSTATT

Through a mountain landscape - Craig and Lewis Charity have built an impressive Austrian HO exhibition layout which has taken more than ten years.

NORDIC COAST

Something different - Jeff Mayhill has fashioned a novel 1 :220 display layout with an integral barrier.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - PETENNE

Roberto Macchi begins a series 4a on the design, construction, control, and operation of his Italian HO permanent layout.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Helston Reimagined
Richard Lambert describes the background to this imagined main line station, which is set on the Oldham Loop line between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale, in former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway territory.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Southwark Bridge
Dave Howsam planned a new version of his first layout - a fictional Great Western Railway branch line in 00, named Porth/even - which ended up resembling, somewhat more closely, the real station in Cornwall that originally inspired it.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - GRAND STREET & THREE RIVERS CITY

Sir Rod Stewart has had his extensive American HO layout transferred from California to Britain, where it has been rebuilt and further expanded, with more to come.

WEATHERING WAGONS

Peter Marriott shows how he makes modern HO stock look that bit more realistic.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - KLEIN SCHMALITZ

Antony Dean designed a portable German HO layout with a twist – it can be presented in four time periods.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Lancaster
Jon Chamberlain describes how he set about building this pre-Grouping 00 gauge depiction of a classic West Coast Main Line station in his garage.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Southwark Bridge
For his fictional London terminus station, Graham Bridge turned to a classic Cyril J Freezer track plan - Minories, first published in RAILWAY MODELLER in April 1957.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - WYSOKA GORZOWSKA

Tomasz Florczak describes a rural passing station in western Poland which he has modelled in HO as a tribute to his grandfather, the former stationmaster.

WEATHERING WAGONS

Peter Marriott shows how he makes modern HO stock look that bit more realistic.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - CHIRM

Stephen Foster has constructed an American HO layout in his garage, set on the rarely modelled Monon Railroad.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

The wonderful creative pastime of model railways is celebrated in the 2025 Railway Modeller Special, produced by the publisher of Railway Modeller, the UK’s market-leading model railway title with the highest ABC audited readership.

Having recently marked the title’s 75th year of publication, Railway Modeller remains unique in British model railway publishing, as it is part of a company that is long-associated with the industry, namely the world famous PECO model railway brand.

In this special publication, we journey along the East Coast Main Line from King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley – in model form! Another rail route profiled is the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales, including an overview of this line’s remarkable history and suggestions for how it can be re-created in miniature. We also step back in time to the Edwardian era and make a return visit to the London South Western Railway station of Semley, a stunning layout created by Martin Finney.

We also meet the team at Ellis Clark Trains and find out about the future plans for this enterprising model railway business; take a tour around Cockshute – a 1970s diesel and electric depot in OO; look at a selection of models based on steam locomotive designs that never left the drawing board; and much more besides – enjoy!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Templecombe Lower
In the first half of a two-part feature, Tim Chapman describes how he recreated one of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway's most important locations in 00 gauge, complete with its unusual operational practices.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Heavy Metal!
Ian Cairns revived memories of 1960s Tyne Dock Consett iron ore trains by modelling this 9F-hauled formation in N gauge.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - FRIEDRICHSTRABE

Inspired by the station in Berlin - the expansive East German HO layout of the Liphook & District MRC captures the atmosphere of the city centre location.

BLUMENFELD

A small portable layout in N - Jim Trotman captures the charm of a country branch in southern Germany.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - BOIDON-CUNCOU

Narrow gauge serving a wire factory - the Escadrille Saint Michel have a new O-14 layout.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Rowington for Shrewley
As a lifelong aficionado for the Great Western Railway, Dick Hewins created this circular double-track system as a showcase for his extensive collection of 4mm scale locomotives and stock.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Macclesfield Hibel Road
CThis compact but busy joint station in Cheshire was suggested as a layout plan as long ago as 1955; Jules Attard has turned it into reality in N gauge.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...

In this months issue...

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.

+PLUS!

All the latest news, reviews and layouts from around the world!

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Bournemouth West
This near-to-scale 4mm model of the former Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway terminus was recently acquired by Kevin Babey, Chairman of the Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Cwm Bach
Chris Morris recalls the background to this N gauge shelf layout, which is being made portable in order to appear at the Warley at Statfold exhibition in October.

PLUS ALL THE LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS...