RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
Downborough
Newcomer to the hobby Ian Smith had ambitious plans. Here he describes the ongoing development of this impressive Western Region OO gauge DCC layout. 

PLAN OF THE MONTH
The Willoughby Arms
Paul Bason constructed a stone-built pub with an unusual railway heritage for his 4mm EM gauge layout using plastic sheet.

 

 

 

 

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NER 10T 'birdcage' brake van
The North Eastern Railway's V1/1 10T 'birdcage' brake van is described by Steve Flint with drawings prepared by Steve Croucher in 4mm and 7mm scales.

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Boot c.1880
Peter Kazer took this former 3' narrow gauge line in Cumberland and modelled it to a scale of 1/4" to 1'. As a result, almost everything that can be seen on the layout has been scratch-built! 

PLAN OF THE MONTH
Shades of King's Cross 
Darrin Banks created this intensive N gauge mainline terminus layout after reading a letter in Railway Modeller. Here he explains the overall concept and operation. 

 

 

 

 

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Highley Signal Box
Craig Tiley describes this often-modelled signal box that is preserved on the Severn Valley Railway, accompanied by 4mm scale drawing by David Malton. 

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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.

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.

This unit has a 12vDC 2 amp output with a 3-pin UK plug connected for mains supply. The output is via a 2-pin terminal block so will connect directly to our PL-55 Pecolectrics Turntable Motor, and also to the PLS-100 Pecolectrics SmartSwitch. It will be the perfect accessory to accompany these products

Over 2,600 of these wagons were built for use on British Railways, between 1949 and 1953. They became synonymous with the North East Region, where coal drop staithes were commonly provided in the station goods yard, so a bottom-discharge hopper was the obvious type to use. Although intended for transporting coal, in later life they became more nomadic around the UK and were used for carrying other materials such as stone and sand. The last examples lingered in service until the early 1980s.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

HORSETHIEF BRIDGE

Anthony Quinlan describes his American N layout, set on the Columbia River in the pacific north-west - a superb setting for watching long trains roll by. 

PLAN OF THE MONTH

HOLTZAPFFEL

Maurice Hopper developed an ingenious circular design using lightweight and easily portable baseboards for his second essay in modelling German railways in N. 

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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. 

PLAN OF THE MONTH
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.

 

 

 

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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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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

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.  

PLAN OF THE MONTH

B?âZIER

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. 

 

 

 

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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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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.

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SCHAKUMMEN

East Prussia, July 1914: Jim Trotman built a new HO layout exploring an older period which was new to him.

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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.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
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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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH
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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O Scale SR wagon tarpaulin, produced from a material that convincingly replicates the texture and look of canvas tarpaulins once commonly used on open wagons, to protect the contents underneath. Each product contains 3 tarpaulins.

O Scale LNER wagon tarpaulin, produced from a material that convincingly replicates the texture and look of canvas tarpaulins once commonly used on open wagons, to protect the contents underneath. Each product contains 3 tarpaulins.

O Scale LMS wagon tarpaulin, produced from a material that convincingly replicates the texture and look of canvas tarpaulins once commonly used on open wagons, to protect the contents underneath. Each product contains 3 tarpaulins.

O Scale GWR wagon tarpaulin, produced from a material that convincingly replicates the texture and look of canvas tarpaulins once commonly used on open wagons, to protect the contents underneath. Each product contains 3 tarpaulins.

O Scale BR wagon tarpaulin, produced from a material that convincingly replicates the texture and look of canvas tarpaulins once commonly used on open wagons, to protect the contents underneath. Each product contains 3 tarpaulins.

83 Line items are realistic models of North American railroad track, with Code 83 nickel silver rail. Scaled from A.R.E.A. drawings and NMRA compliant, Code 83 features authentic tie sizes and spacing, the standard American number system for frog geometry, plus a very fine representation of traditional rail spike fixings. For more details on Electrofrog turnouts, see our Wiring the Layout publications Nos 4 and 21.

83 Line items are realistic models of North American railroad track, with Code 83 nickel silver rail. Scaled from A.R.E.A. drawings and NMRA compliant, Code 83 features authentic tie sizes and spacing, the standard American number system for frog geometry, plus a very fine representation of traditional rail spike fixings. For more details on Electrofrog turnouts, see our Wiring the Layout publications Nos 4 and 21.

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.

Alston
Peter Brown employed various computer-based methods to create this atmospheric N gauge model, which is based on a former Cumbrian terminus.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
The Hebridean Light Railway
Mark Hornsey examines the dual-period possibilities of modelling the proposed, but never built narrow gauge line on the Isle of Skye.

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Gresley LNER Class A4 4-6-2s
These one-time racehorses of the East Coast Main Line, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley and constructed at Doncaster, are described by William Ascough with 4mm scale drawings from the archive of the late Ian Beattie.

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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.

SCALE DRAWINGS
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.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
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.

PLAN OF THE MONTH
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.

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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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