RAILWAY MODELLER November 2025 Vol.76 No.901
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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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Railway Of The Month
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.
Kimbolton
A former station on the line that once ran east from Kettering to Huntingdon and Cambridge, modelled in 00 by Andy Moore and members of St Neots Model Railway Club. The layout will be in action at Spalding Model Railway Exhibition on 1 & 2 November.
Return To Allerton Gardens
We first visited this home-based 00 gauge BR Eastern Region layout in the February 2013 issue. For this return visit, its builder, David Dobbs, takes us on a tour of the Motive Power Depot, which has been expanded considerably during the intervening years.
Project Of The Month
John Cockcroft begins constructing a David Andrews etched kit for one of these Great Western Railway fourcylinder machines, which form the subject of our Scale Drawings feature. In this first instalment, John describes the construction of the tender and makes a start on the locomotive chassis.
Micro Marvel
Yes, it is called 'Express Daisy', not 'Express Dairy' - all will be explained! The Hornby Ruston 48DS inspired Andy Avis to create this compact shunting layout in EM.
Plan Of The Month
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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