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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - PORT DE CROZON

A seaside terminus on the French metre gauge Réseau Breton modelled in 1:50.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - HEIDE

A wayside station between Antwerp in Belgium and Roosendaal in The Netherlands modelled in HO.

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In the December edition of Railway Modeller, we announce the winners and runners-up in the Peco RAIL200 Model Layout Competition, which celebrated this year's 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and set participants the challenge of building a layout or diorama in a space of just 750mm x 305mm. The winning and runner-up layouts, together with other selected finalists, are featured in this issue and will be on display at the National Exhibition Centre for the National Festival of Railway Modelling on 22 & 23 November. Other features include the Diamond Jubilee of the London & North Eastern Railway Society, and the story of how a group of modellers re-created the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway station of Sturminster Newton for display in that town's museum.

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Ryburn
A P4 model based on the Rishworth branch in Yorkshire, and set in the pre-Grouping era of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Ryecroft Arena
A modern era N gauge urban station in just 5' 7" x 2'; Bred Albin, an OO gauge Scottish terminus modelled in winter and set in the BR steam era; and Millfield, an OO9 narrow gauge layout built on a cardboard base. A suitably seasonal article also shows how a layout was built to run around the base of a Christmas tree!

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The wonderful creative pastime of model railways is celebrated in the 2026.

 Railway Modeller Special, produced by the publisher of Railway Modeller, the UK’s market-leading model railway title with the highest ABC audited readership., 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.

•    Journey along the Somerset & Dorset – from Bath Green Park to Bournemouth West
•    Thurlestone & Bullhouse – a celebration of pre-Grouping steam in OO
•    Railways before 1825 – the story of rail evolution before Locomotion
•    Smoke and mirrors – a model railway diorama for photographic subterfuge
•    Along Alpine lines – riding the Swiss metre-gauge Rhaetian Railway
•    Modelling tips and inspiration; manufacturer profile; and much, much more…
 

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Pentworth
Mark Butler spent three decades creating this exquisite model of a Great Western branch line terminus in N gauge, much of the scenery for which was inspired by the celebrated Vale Scene at Pendon Museum in Oxfordshire. The layout is set to appear at the Rail-Ex Taunton show this October.

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Making a start in OO-9
Using a Peco 009 Setrack starter set as his starting point, James Walker created this self-contained North Wales narrow gauge scene in just 100 x 75cm.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - 21 RUE DES HAIES

Vincent Cleren depicts an industrial suburb in HO in which family connections inform certain structures. Built as a home layout, it has been successful at shows.

MITTELSTADT

A stop-over on a route through the mountains - Chris Bart describes his extensive digitally-controlled permanent home HO layout set in central Germany.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - BROKEN CREEK

Lee Wenham with a carefully detailed switching scene, expanded from a home layout to be portable for shows. It will be at the Uckfield exhibition this month.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH

Bristol Templecombe
Nigel Smith describes this extensive model of a British Railways steam era Motive Power Depot in 7mm scale, which has been developed over a period of 24 years by members of Warley Model Railway Club. It is set to be one of the main exhibits at the organisation's next annual show at Statfold on 11 & 12 October

PLAN OF THE MONTH

Claremont
Pete Latham describes this small and self-contained N gauge layout, which depicts a BR freight yard and utilises older examples of ready-to-run models. The layout plan provides the basis of an ideal entry-level project for those who are both short of space and working to a budget.

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RAILWAY OF THE MONTH - SAINT-HILAIRE

Steven Deruytter presents his Belgian HO layout, a simple plan for exhibiting based on actual locations and unusually in an autumn setting.

SAINT AGUR

Small but satisfying - Ray O'Neill presents 766 his compact French HO exhibition layout which poses certain challenges for shunting.

PLAN OF THE MONTH - SANTA MARIA

Dan Spalding describes his Rhatische Bahn HOm layout, which depicts a wayside station with typical features on a line that was planned but never actually built.

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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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