News
This section is constantly updated with the very latest news from the world of railway modelling. We reveal the latest new products, exhibition news and updates from leading model railway manufacturers such as Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol and more.
Get your layout Jubilee ready
By Phil Parker | 25 May 2022
As we approach the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend, your layout can enter into the spirit of the…
Shire horse and farrier join figure range
A farm or stables on your layout in need of an 'action' scene? This new diorama…
By Howard Smith | 24 May 2022
Success for the first Llangollen Garden Railway Festival
Delayed for two years by the pandemic, the first Llangollen Garden Railway…
By Phil Parker | 24 May 2022
Elizabeths ‘go free’ at SVR’s Platinum Jubilee event
The railway joins with the nation to celebrate the historic and momentous…
By Howard Smith | 23 May 2022
New publications from Fonthill Media
Unpublished photographs from the 1950s and 1960s of the railways around…
By Howard Smith | 23 May 2022
This weekend: 1940s event at 'The Middy'
Oldest locomotive to visit the heritage line to star in action-packed weekend.
By Howard Smith | 23 May 2022
Out now: BRM June 2022
Our latest issue looks to the East, with a distinctively LNER-focused theme, and…
By Howard Smith | 20 May 2022
Narrow-gauge heritage lines: event picks for this summer
Sunnier weather is upon us, and what better a way to explore the British…
By Howard Smith | 18 May 2022
Good times on the Sweet Caroline railtour
Revolution Trains’ ‘Sweet Caroline’ railtour, onboard the former Southern Region…
By Phil Parker | 18 May 2022
Class 90 model presented to Lady Judy McAlpine
The Bachmann Collectors Club presents Lady Judy McAlpine with model locomotive…
By Howard Smith | 18 May 2022
4930 ‘Hagley Hall’ moves under its own power
The Severn Valley Railway reaches a significant milestone with the overhaul of…
By Howard Smith | 17 May 2022
Sustainable airbrush thread seal enters market
The Airbrush Company stocks new airbrush thread seal from Medea, made using bees…
By Howard Smith | 17 May 2022
Bure Valley Railway to invest in zero-emission locomotive
Clayton Equipment awarded contract to supply Bure Valley Railway with new CB12…
By Howard Smith | 16 May 2022
Quickview: Hornby Class 91
The latest all-new Bo-Bo electric has arrived from the manufacturer, prompting…
By Howard Smith | 12 May 2022
Lineside hut and oil drums arrive in stock
Scale Model Scenery's latest scenic arrivals spell opportunities for many layout…
By Howard Smith | 12 May 2022