Links Page

irail.co.uk - www.irail.co.uk
Index of all railway and model railway related websites in the UK and Ireland...

Hornby.com - www.hornby.com
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...

Bachmann - www.bachmann.co.uk
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...

Bristol Model Railway Exhibition - www.bristolmodrailex.co.uk
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...

Tim Maddocks' website - www.enginewood.co.uk
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!...

B & R Model Railways - www.bandrmodelrailways.co.uk
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...

Blackcat Baseboards - www.blackcatbaseboards.co.uk
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...

Spalding Model Railway Exhibition - http://www.spaldingmodelrailwayclub.org.uk/
Hornby Magazine is proud to sponsor the 2009 Spalding Model Railway Exhibition.

Great Dorset Steam Fair - http://www.gdsf.co.uk/

Steam Fair FM - http://www.gdsf.co.uk/visitors_information/steam_fair_fm.aspx
Ian Allan Publishing are proud to sponsor the 2009 Great Dorset Steam Fair Showground Report on Steam Fair FM.

Warley National Model Railway Exhibition - http://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk/
Come and visit the Hornby Magazine stand at the 2009 Warley National Model Railway Exhibition.

iansboatsplanesandtrains.com - www.iansboatsplanesandtrains.com
Here you will find an ever increasing collection of Transport photographs from Aviation, Marine, Rail & Road transport, that is being constantly updated with new material.

Latest News

Layout of the Year 2009

For the third year running the Hornby Magazine is proud to present its annual readers’ vote to find the best model railway featured in this magazine. This year it’s bigger and better and there are two categories to pick your favourites from.
We’ve named three layouts of the year so and the annual readers’ vote is [...]

See us at Leamington this weekend

This weekend is the Leamington and Warwick Model Railway Exhibition at Stoneleigh Park Exhibition Centre. The show opens at 10am on Saturday and Sunday January 16/17 and features 25 layouts in the Leamington and Warwick Model Railway Society’s biggest exhibition to date.
The show takes place in Hall 1 of Stoneleigh Park and offers a 30,000sq [...]

Bachmann and NRM launch City of Truro!

On December 4 Bachmann launched a previously unannounced model of Churchward ‘City’ 3440 City of Truro at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway. The model has been produced exclusively for the National Railway Museum by Bachmann and follows in the footsteps of the prototype Deltic model launched in January 2008.
The new model will be available in [...]

JUST RELEASED – Hornby Magazine DVD: Volume 1

In this feature-packed first volume of the Hornby Magazine DVD, we concentrate on the basic information you need to start building a model railway. We also show you some of the
best layouts on the scene, to inspire and capture your imagination.
Programme highlights include:
Layout Focus

Bay Street
Dalby wood

Back to Basics
Mike Wild talks about the key decisions [...]

Hornby Magazine – December issue late on sale

Due to a mechanical breakdown at the printers we have been advised that copies of the December issue of Hornby Magazine, due on sale on November 13, will be delivered late to the news trade. It is hoped that in some areas the magazine will be with retailers by Saturday November 14, but regrettably in some [...]