Model Railway and Train Models

Hornby Limited Edition Diamond Jubilee

Hornby are issuing a limited edition train set in celebration of Her Majesty, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The set includes the "Princess Elizabeth" locomotive with three LMS coaches and an oval of track incorporating a siding. In addition a special resin, brass effect maker’s plate celebrating Her majesty’s Diamond Jubilee will be included as well as a limited edition certificate. This special limited edition is restricted to 4000 sets.

Model Railway Suppliers

There are a wide range of manufacturers of model railways and accessories and a quick search of the Internet using your favourite search engine will quickly throw up several to chose from. You may also be lucky enough to have a model shop nearby that stocks a good range of railway related models. Your local yellow pages should have them listed.

There is a multitude of scales/gauges available; many produced by purists to improve the accuracy of previous scales/gauges. By far the most popular and most widely available are 00, HO and N. Many of the others require specialist support and are the province of scratch building modellers.

Historically there are broadly two main groups:

"Standard gauge", based on a 4ft 8½in prototype.

"Narrow gauge", being any railway with a track gauge less than “standard gauge”.

This page gives a good list of model railway gauges.

Be sure to visit the Lego Zone!

Campaigners build model railway in Beverley Minster

Campaigners hoping to reopen a Yorkshire railway line have put a model of the route on display in Beverley Minster.

The Minsters' Rail Campaign aims to reopen the Beverley to York railway line that was closed in 1965 following the Beeching Report.

The 12m-long (40ft) model recreates part of the line near Market Weighton, East Yorkshire in its 1950s heyday.

Railway Modelling Books

Helps modellers expand their skills and explore fresh techniques, from the essential basics to the intricacies of Digital Command Control, leading to the goal of the hobby - to build and operate a model railway.

This book is the first title in a new series, "Realistic Railway Modelling", written by a highly regarded expert. Aimed at really keen modellers who want to learn how to achieve the highest standards, this all-colour book, packed with photos and diagrams, provides the very last word in detail in seven themed chapters, and concludes with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for a worked example. Layout planning, of course, is where the hobby essentially starts, and no stone is left unturned in the author's comprehensive coverage. All railway modellers will be fascinated by this inspirational guide.