Brought to you by the experts at Continental Modeller magazine, this new publication is packed with inspiring layouts and informative articles about modelling the wide variety of railways found in the Netherlands.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
DIE KLEINE ROTE

‚ÄòThe Little Red One‚Äô ‚Äì Henk Scherpenzeel reports on an ambitious Swiss metre gauge layout which recreates scenes on the Rh?§tische Bahn in HOm.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
HUA HIN

Bill Johnston visited a country station in Thailand with an unusual feature – a royal waiting room.

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Sandy
Michael Bourke has recreated the 1938 timetable of this busy former Great Northern Railway station in Bedfordshire.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Lairg
Paul Tollett discusses the layout possibilities based around this busy through station on the Highland Line.

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G&SWR Class 45 0-6-2T
John Treays describes this widespread, but small class of Glasgow & South Western Railway passenger tank 0-6-2Ts which lasted to the end of LMS days.

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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
PONTEMPEYRAT

Michel Gachet describes his French HO exhibition layout set on a cross-country line high in the Haute-Loire – beautifully simple, and simply beautiful.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
ST.PANKRAZ IM STEIERMARK

Michael Kelleher was able to create his dream HO layout, a multi-level alpine setting with many personal touches. After building a large exhibition layout, Michael Upton wanted his new Austrian HO project to be more portable.

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Kingsferry
Allan Howles presents his stunning 4mm scale Great Western layout, inspired by the the station at Kingsbridge, with some clever use of commercial items.

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LNER Fish van conversion
This ‘cut-and-shut’ exercise has been carried out on a 7mm scale Parkside kit by Chris Gwilliam to produce a 1937 10' wheelbase van to pair up with the 12' WB version he built previously.

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British Railways 9F 2-10-0
Chris Ford briefly outlines the development of these Riddles ten-coupled workhorses – the subject of a new model announced by Hornby for 2021 – accompanied by 4mm scale drawings by the late Ian Beattie.

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Glaisden
Ian Worthington chose the ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway's main line route through the Calder Valley for this EM Gauge 1960s study of British Railways.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Falmouth Fortified
A much imagineered layout scheme reflecting the post steam years of this one time grand Great Western branch line. Steve Flint takes us into its realm, which although sized for 4mm scale, can be readily adapted for use in other scales and gauges.

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Sweet Caroline - making history in miniature
With scale drawings reproduced from Revolution trains' CAD originals, Ben Ando continues the story of how the firm is creating OO and N gauge ready-to-run model of this much loved Network Rail Inspection Saloon.

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Supplied in a square-section tube, the three separate sheets will match perfectly together to form a continuous run of 2400mm (95in), and reaching to a height of 333mm (13in). Future backscenes will match at either end allowing longer runs of scenery throughout the full length of a layout.

Supplied in a square-section tube, the three separate sheets will match perfectly together to form a continuous run of 2400mm (95in), and reaching to a height of 333mm (13in). Future backscenes will match at either end allowing longer runs of scenery throughout the full length of a layout.

Supplied in a square-section tube, the three separate sheets will match perfectly together to form a continuous run of 2400mm (95in), and reaching to a height of 333mm (13in). Future backscenes will match at either end allowing longer runs of scenery throughout the full length of a layout.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
SANKT JOSEPH
An idealised scene with standard and narrow gauge lines depicting Austrian rural railways in the 1960s reproduced in a compact HO/HOe layout by Davide Raseni.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
HIMMELREICH
Michael Kelleher was able to create his dream HO layout, a multi-level alpine setting with many personal touches.

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The Tumbledown & Dingledale Light Railway
Mick Walker takes us on a grand tour of his extensive 16mm scale garden railway, constructional aspects of which were featured in our June and July issues.

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Ormskirk
Steve Flint proposes a shelf-type scheme for OO, which is inspired by this Lancashire town’s station and set in recent times; it is served by DMUs and EMUs.

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LB&SCR PaciԨÅc and Baltic tanks
AThese elegant tank locomotives that were built for the London Brighton & South Coast Railway are described by W G Ascough, with accompanying drawings of the Pacific J Class from the Ian Beattie archive.

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Private owner wagons abounded prior to nationalisation, they would often be seen far from their base as they were sent to collect raw materials and supplies such as coal, and deliver finished goods. All Peco wagons feature free running wheels in pin point axles. The ELC coupling, whilst compatible with the standard N gauge couplings, keeps a realistic distance between vehicles and enables the PL-25 electro magnetic decoupler to be used for remote uncoupling.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
MARINA LIGURE
A layout with a long history, still going strong: Denis V.Reidy describes an Italian HO exhibition layout, now retired, set in the Cinque Terre region of Liguria.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
THE ALBULA LINE
A classic section of the metre gauge Rh?§tische Bahn: Yann Monbaron reports on an extensive HOm layout built for Pierre Denis. Part 2 ‚Äì the current layout.

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Ladycross
John Brien reveals the layout built by a small enclave of members of the Hull Miniature Railway Society that has a hankering for Southern steam in OO.

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Invermoriston Junction
Simon Holtby adjusts the actual railway history of the highlands of Scotland to incorporate the planned but not constructed rail route up the Great Glen, alongside Loch Ness. This layout suggestion (for N gauge) is based on the supposed divergence of the line to Kyle of Lochalsh from the Inverness – Fort Augustus main lines.

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Saltash footbridge
An outwardly ‘standard’ Great Western structure on the banks of the River Tamar, adapted for Cornish commuter demand. Drawn and described by John Treays.

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Private owner wagons abounded prior to nationalisation, they would often be seen far from their base as they were sent to collect raw materials and supplies such as coal, and deliver finished goods. All Peco wagons feature free running wheels in pin point axles. The ELC coupling, whilst compatible with the standard N gauge couplings, keeps a realistic distance between vehicles and enables the PL-25 electro magnetic decoupler to be used for remote uncoupling.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
The Albula Line
A classic section of the metre gauge Rh?§tische Bahn: Yann Monbaron reports on an extensive HOm layout built for Pierre Denis. Part 1 ‚Äì the background.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
's Gravenhage
The atmosphere of Dutch railways in the 1950s in HO: when a 5m x 2m room became available at home, Pim de Moed took the opportunity to create a new layout.

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Tasmanian Garratt K1 steams again
Graham Lightfoot reports on a remarkably fast overhaul of this historic locomotive currently at Statfold Barn.

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On The Rails 2020
Owing to the continuing Coronavirus outbreak, which has suspended all heritage and tourist railway operations for the time being, we have postponed publication of our On The Rails guide to railway attractions, which is normally included free with the June issue. Please keep an eye on the website and our social media channels for an update on when it will appear.

Welshpool
Set in the early LMS period, this 7mm scale layout by Ralph Seymour combines the standard gauge Cambrian and GWR/LNWR lines with the narrow gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, recreating some classic views.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Grimsby Blundell Park
An ideal town terminus plan, devised and built by Ian Clark. Grimsby Blundell Park depicts a ‘just supposing’ situation in which the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway stopped in the famous fishing port, rather than continue its tracks onto the promenade at Cleethorpes.

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Seaton station
The Southern Railway’s distinctive ‘Nouveau’ concrete architecture showed itself at the end of the branch to this Devon resort in the form of a rebuilt structure from the 1930s. Steve Flint and Callum Willcox examine this building, the one-time local station of Railway Modeller, with drawings by Steve Croucher.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Langental
Paul Peeters started his fictional German N layout at a modest size but always intended to expand it – and eventually did so.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Norge
Inspired by visits to the spectacular scenic Fl?•msbana in Norway, Mike Carter was inspired to try and capture the essence in HO.

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N?ºrnberg 2020
The second part of our comprehensive coverage of the extensive model railway section of this international toy and hobby fair deals with N, Z, TT, O, 1, narrow gauge, and G, plus structures and scenics.

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On The Rails 2020
Owing to the continuing Coronavirus outbreak, which has suspended operations on all heritage and tourist railways for the time being, we have postponed publication of our On The Rails guide to railway attractions, which is normally published free with the June issue. Please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for further details.

Welshpool
Set in the early LMS period, this 7mm scale layout by Ralph Seymour combines the standard gauge Cambrian and GWR/LNWR lines with the narrow gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, recreating some classic views.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Grimsby Blundell Park
An ideal town terminus plan, devised and built by Ian Clark. Grimsby Blundell Park depicts a ‘just supposing’ situation in which the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway stopped in the famous fishing port, rather than continue its tracks onto the promenade at Cleethorpes.

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Seaton station
The Southern Railway’s distinctive ‘Nouveau’ concrete architecture showed itself at the end of the branch to this Devon resort in the form of a rebuilt structure from the 1930s. Steve Flint and Callum Willcox examine this building, the one-time local station of Railway Modeller, with drawings by Steve Croucher.

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The curiously-named "bug Box" 4-wheel coaches were the first passenger carrying coaches built for the Ffestiniog Railway. Dating from 1864 to 1867 they were built by Brown, Marshall & company. The term "Bug Box is a more recent term given to them, possibly in the 1950s, and originally they were referred to as "Small Birmingham's".

There are three types of vehicle: First Class, Third Class, and Open third, sometimes referred to as “Zoo” cars.

The curiously-named "bug Box" 4-wheel coaches were the first passenger carrying coaches built for the Ffestiniog Railway. Dating from 1864 to 1867 they were built by Brown, Marshall & company. The term "Bug Box is a more recent term given to them, possibly in the 1950s, and originally they were referred to as "Small Birmingham's".

There are three types of vehicle: First Class, Third Class, and Open third, sometimes referred to as “Zoo” cars.

The curiously-named "bug Box" 4-wheel coaches were the first passenger carrying coaches built for the Ffestiniog Railway. Dating from 1864 to 1867 they were built by Brown, Marshall & company. The term "Bug Box is a more recent term given to them, possibly in the 1950s, and originally they were referred to as "Small Birmingham's".

There are three types of vehicle: First Class, Third Class, and Open third, sometimes referred to as “Zoo” cars.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Vals
Roger Epps and Nathan Bridge chose to model in HOm a station in the upper reaches of the Valser valley on a line proposed but never built by the Rh?§tische Bahn.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Schweizer Kleinstadt
Chris Atkinson has built a new Z gauge exhibition layout, depicting a typical small town in Switzerland.

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N?ºrnberg 2020
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