Hornby launched the first commercially produced ‘00’ gauge live steam locomotive in September 2003, paving the way for another product line to the company’s already expanding range, consisting of more than 650 current items. Now simply called "Hornby", the company justifiably retains the position it has held for more than 50 years as Britain’s leading model railway manufacturer...
British locomotives and rolling stock. The very essence of our being is to give you the discerning model railway enthusiast true to life/true to scale models that reproduce in miniature, the realism of railways from yesteryear and today...
Here you will find details of the next Annual Bristol Model Railway Exhibition as soon as they are known. News of all the attending layouts, traders and their products, preservation societies and demonstration stands...
This site is about what interests me in the world of railway modelling and the layouts and model projects I have been involved with. As you can see from the S&D crest, my interest is in the Somerset and Dorset line. My models are generally set in the period of time between 1959 and 1964, although I make no secret of the fact that I occasionally 'stretch' history if it means I get to run other locos and stock that interest me!...
Have you ever wanted your very own custom built model railway? At B & R Model Railways we have over 40 years of modelling experience. We canAccessories assist with all aspects of design and construction, including track plans, baseboard construction, wiring points / signals and building control panels...
Are you thinking of building a model railway layout, but don’t have the skill, or the time to make your own baseboard. Black Cat Baseboards may have the solution. All model railway layout builders have their own individual requirements. Black Cat provides a bespoke baseboard building service, so that you get exactly what you require. Just tell me what you want, and I’ll do my best to provide it...
Model railways are a wonderful pastime. They can take us back to a time of fond memories or allow us to follow our imagination. For the new modeller, with a blank canvas and the simple desire to build a working model railway it can be a minefield of choice. Should you start afresh with digital control, should you build a branch line or a main line and, perhaps most importantly, where will the layout be housed?...
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