Editorial

Mike Wild explains Hornby Magazine’s policy on reviews.

Wellbridge

The Crawley Model Railway Society has been around for many years, and its latest ‘OO’ gauge layout is an absolute cracker. Huw Morgan explains its construction and operation, and how the club came to build it.

Update

The first pictures of Hornby’s new ‘T9’, news of Heljan’s Class 17 diesel, Dapol’s new ‘N’ and ‘OO’ products plus all the latest model railway news.

Exhibition Round-up

A look back at Scotland’s biggest show of the year, Model Rail Scotland, as well as the Stafford show. Plus, your chance to win tickets to the South West Model Engineering and Hobbies Exhibition.

Recreating the East Coast

Anthony New reveals how you can capture that East Coast Main Line magic – you’d be amazed what you can fit in a surprisingly small space.

Building a level crossing

Introducing a level crossing needn’t be hard, as James Lavery explains with simple steps and realistic techniques.

Layout of the year

The votes are in, counted, and there’s no false chads – get ready to see what HM readers voted as their favourite layout of the year.

Off-the-shelf modelling

Pre-nationalisation coaches lasted a long time on the railways, despite BR building thousands of replacements. Evan Green-Hughes explains what ran where, when, and for how long.

Brits Abroad

You would hardly believe your eyes, but it is true – a Great Western ‘Small Prairie’ is hauling service trains, in Poland, in 2008! Trevor Jones reveals all about a special limited edition model to mark this historic occasion.

Hornby Post

A reader shows his ‘off the cuff layout’ while others comment on road vehicle models.

Sounds good…

DCC allows realistic onboard sounds and Ian Morton shows how to fit the chip and speaker inside a Bachmann Class 25.

Harford Street

It’s not often you see suburban London modelled, but Jim Connor has discovered a ‘might have been’ backwater in the thriving metropolis that sees a fascinating variety of traffic.

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