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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
The Railways of South Gloucestershire
Tony Ditchfield reveals the full extant of his decade long endeavours to recapture the railway scene of his youth in miniature with this garage-based layout in OO. 
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Brickmaker's Lane
Dave Cooper describes the concept for his current N gauge project, a complex  gauge London-based layout set amongst the busy lines south of the river.
 
 
 
SCALE DRAWINGS
The Hawksworth '1500' 0-6-0PT
With the release of OO gauge R-T-R models for these Western Region locomotives on the horizon, we present 4mm scale drawings and accompanying prototype notes produced by the late Ian Beattie.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
GOLLWALD
A narrow gauge terminus in Austria modelled in HOe: Peter Hoffmann has created a fictitious but plausible line with careful consideration of the historical background, geographical settings, and operating requirements.  
Keith White reports on the extensive HO exhibition layout of the B?âZIER model railway club in the south of France which depicts local scenes from the 1970s and 1980s.¬†¬†
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Steam in the Garden
Robert Ogden present his 7mm scale depiction of this former terminus on the Anglesey Central Railway, which has a variety of rolling stock allowing the operation to be switched between three different time periods. 
PLAN OF THE MONTH
The Ashover Light Railway 
Steve Croucher serves up an idea for a slice of rural Derbyshire in OO9 gauge - designed to reside in a spare bedroom - which blends scenic richness and industrial clutter with plenty of operational interest. 
 
 
 
SCALE DRAWINGS
The Fowler 4F 0-6-0s
To complement John Cockcroft's build of one of these locomotives, we present these scale drawings for the class that were produced by the late Ian Beattie.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
LAUWERSMEER
As might be expected of a professional railwayman, Robbert Jan De Vries has created an authentically detailed Netherlands HO layout in an area of just 240cm x 60cm.
East Prussia, July 1914: Jim Trotman built a new HO layout exploring an older period which was new to him.
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SCALE DRAWINGS
Alston station building
We featured Peter Brown's N Gauge Alston Ԫøin our April issue. Here we present scale drawings for the main station building, reproduced to 2mm scale.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
DREI SPURENHOF
Graham Lightfoot has a new German layout with standard HO, narrow HOe and Feldbahn HOf tracks with a relatively compact - and thus portable - space.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Meandering through the Rockies: Stefan Boerma relates how he created a novel Nn3 micro layout in a small case
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Duns signal Box
Jim Hay provides scale drawings for this former North British Railway station structure in Berwickshire.
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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
LICHENHAIN
A challenge from ThuÃàringia: Ton Janssen has modelled in HO part of the Oberwei?übacher Bergbahn, an unusual funicular and the electrified line it serves. (The prototype was featured in our February 2020 issue.)
OSTERBURKEN
Paul Peeters has extended his German N layout, previously featured in our May and June 2020 editions, taking over a storage area to make a new station. And this in turn has prompted another extension!
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Llanfair revisited
Simon Atkins presents the scenic extension to his ex-Cambrian Railway coastal line in 4mm.
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Heavy Metal!
Chris Ford looks at the possibilities for a room-sized plan representing the double 9F heavyweight action on the Tyne Dock to Consett iron ore trains.
SCALE DRAWINGS
A station canopy for Alston
IPeter Brown described his N gauge model of Alston in the April issue. This month he details how the delicate platform canopy structure was built.
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SIGNEN
Iain Baxter designed his German N layout to achieve maximum operation in a reasonable space.
DIE KLEINE ROTE – 3
‚ÄòThe Little Red One‚Äô ‚Äì Henk Scherpenzeel rounds off (for now) his report on a large Swiss metre gauge layout which recreates scenes on the Rh?§tische Bahn in HOm. This time: Serneus and Wiesen stations, plus the impressive bridges at Bromb?§nz and B?§rentritt.
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Norwich Central
Peter Thompson took his collection of Great Eastern locomotives and stock and created a stunning two-level historical might-have-been Norwich station set firmly in the pre-Grouping era.
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Wath Road Jct to Cudworth
Paul Marshall presents this adaptable loft-style layout plan which recreates part of the Sheffield to Leeds line in the much missed BR blue period of the 1970s.
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A passing in Glen Falloch
Ian Futers considers this once proposed West Highland crossing point between Ardlui and Crianlarich.
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NEBENSTRAD
To accommodate a varied collection of stock, Neville White has modelled a German town, rebuilding his former HO exhibition layout
DIE KLEINE ROTE – 2: FILISUR
‚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.
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