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Have you thought about 009?
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Imagine modelling a narrow-gauge Welsh slate quarry, or perhaps the Welsh Highland or Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, past or present. Such projects are becoming possible for many more modellers with the recent resurgence of ready-to-run 009-scale locomotives and rolling stock, writes Pete Kelly. Now and again, it’s inevitable that some modellers will grow tired…
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St Ann’s Cove: A bit more mess, a few more buildings
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Progress continues on RMM’s N-scale St Ann’s Cove project by hacking out the central landscape section from polystyrene batons.
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John M Rodway’s Tales From Knottewithought Junction: The Beast of Knottewith Sidings
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The sun rose suddenly over the Valley of the River Knotte. In this part of the county there were never any gloriously unfolding dawns or magic transitions through twilight to calm dusks. It was either bright day or dark night, and had been like this for as long as anyone could remember. There were three…
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Epping Ongar: The line that refused to die
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Craig Amess tells the story of the never-say-die Epping to Ongar line that’s been transformed into a thriving heritage railway whose scenic locations, locomotives, rolling stock and buildings present some intriguing modelling opportunities for steam and diesel enthusiasts alike. The story of the Epping Ongar Railway in south-west Essex started in the 1860s, but…
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GOS completes ‘ElecLink’ wagon
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AN interesting contract to create a second HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) electrical connection between the UK and France via the Channel Tunnel has required the creation of a battery-powered specialist construction train on behalf of Balfour Beatty. Known as ‘ElecLink’, the 1-Gigawatt connector, comprising two 30-mile cables, will be laid through the North Running…
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Behind the scenes: Retaining heritage skills for the future
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In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, we meet 21-year-old George Brogan, who is in his final year in the carriage & wagon department at Kidderminster. Since July, he’s been working on vehicle No. 80776, a British Railways Mk1 carriage. This innovative project will see the creation of an entirely ‘new’…
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‘50s’ to gain GBRf colours
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THE close working relationship between the Class 50 Alliance and GB Railfreight took a major step forward on January 18 when it was announced that Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance are to be repainted in GB Railfreight colours. The new colour scheme, to be applied by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works, has been…
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Throwback to LBSCR becoming wired for power
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As early as 1903, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR) began to electrify local routes.
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Layouts we love: ‘O’, what an amazing sight!
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If you want to watch something truly incredible, make yourself comfortable, open the video link at the end of this feature.
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Layouts we love: The delicate dance of an A4 Pacific
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Pete Kelly is caught up in nostalgia as he spends an hour surrounded by John White’s remarkable OO-scale Leeds and Doncaster layout. John White has built several well-known O-scale layouts, including one that can now be seen at the Oakham Treasures Museum in Bristol called ‘Oakham Halt’, which the public can operate, and which he…
