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  Hornby stunning Drummond ‘T9’ - £91.15

R2712 Drummond ‘T9’ 4-4-0 30724, BR lined black
Scale: ‘OO’ Era: 4

It’s not the most glamorous or the fastest locomotive class ever built, but the Drummond ‘T9’ 4-4-0, or ‘Greyhound’, must rate as one of the most eagerly anticipated models of 2008 ever since Hornby announced it in January. The model has been a great talking point and now is the time that we can take a detailed look at the first of four planned releases...

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  Brand new Class 08 shows the true detail of ‘N’ - £56.95

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371-015 Class 08 08748, BR blue
Scale: ‘N’ Era: 7/8

Function is an all important part of a model locomotive, but the ex-Graham Farish Class 08 took function over form to the extreme. However, Bachmann has changed all that by producing a brand new model of the Class 08 diesel shunter (HM July 2008) which offers not just function, but beautiful form too...

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  First-generation Derby DMU arrives for ‘N’ gauge - £89.20

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371-875 BR Class 108 two-car DMU, BR green
Scale: ‘N’ Era: 5

Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) models have been relatively rare in ‘N’ gauge, particularly first generation types, and until recently, the only option for the 1950s/1960s modeller was the ageing ex-Graham Farish Class 101. Following the standards set by its ‘OO’ gauge model of the Derby-built Class 108 DMU (HM April/May 2007), Bachmann has now produced the same design in ‘N’ gauge in power-trailer format (one car with engines, one without)...

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  Dapol’s ‘OO’ spine wagons dock - £19.00

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B724A FEA Freightliner spine wagon, 640121+640122
Scale: ‘OO’ Era: 9

Container traffic is an important part of today’s railway scene, and there is a wide range of vehicles on the rails carrying containers of all shapes and sizes. Following in the footsteps of its ‘N’ gauge version, Dapol has now released the first version of its ‘OO’ gauge model of the FEA spine wagon as used by specialist freight hauler, Freightliner. The FEA spine wagon, so called because they have a central ‘spine’ with outriggers to support containers, run in permanently coupled pairs and Dapol’s model represents just that – a pair of spine wagons...

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  Fishy business: Hornby’s new engineers’ wagons arrive

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Goods wagons are back in the spotlight at Hornby this year, and particularly engineers’ vehicles. Already we’ve seen the new ‘Shark’ ballast plough (HM June 2008) and now the ‘Rudd’, ‘Clam’ and ‘Tope’ engineers’ wagons have arrived for review...

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  Bachmann completes its ‘4MT’ trilogy - £92.35

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31-115 BR ‘Standard Four’ 4-6-0 75027, BR lined green
Scale: ‘OO’ Era: 5

A little under 15 months ago, Bachmann announced that it would be fully re-tooling its BR ‘Standard Four’ 4-6-0, and the first release arrived in our office in early September. Following release of the 4-6-0, Bachmann now has a full set of BR Standard ‘4MTs’ with the 2-6-4T and 2-6-0 already forming part of the range...

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  Farish four-car ‘Voyager’ arrives - £115.45

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371-675 Class 220 220001 Maiden Voyager, Virgin Trains red and grey
Scale: ‘N’ Era: 9

The Bombardier-built Virgin ‘Voyager’ DEMUs are a product of the privatised railway. The first were introduced to traffic in June 2001, with construction taking place between 2000 and 2001. The aim of the units was to replace aging Brush built Class 47s and Mk 2 carriages and HST sets on Virgin’s Cross Country services and they are formed of four vehicles. The fleet consists of 34 sets numbered 220001-220034 and some are now in the hands of new Train Operating Companies following changes in 2007...

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  Dapol’s ‘B17’ – a true masterpiece?

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NB-079 1 ‘B17/4’ 2857 Doncaster Rovers and three teak carriages - £159.95
NB-079 2 ‘B17/6’ 61652 Darlington and three teak carriages - £159.95
Scale: ‘N’ Era: 3 and 5 respectively

The Bombardier-built Virgin ‘Voyager’ DEMUs are a product of the privatised railway. The first were introduced to traffic in June 2001, with construction taking place between 2000 and 2001. The aim of the units was to replace aging Brush built Class 47s and Mk 2 carriages and HST sets on Virgin’s Cross Country services and they are formed of four vehicles. The fleet consists of 34 sets numbered 220001-220034 and some are now in the hands of new Train Operating Companies following changes in 2007...

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  Bachmann’s ‘Super D’ – a super model - £90.25

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31-476 LNWR ‘Super D’ 0-8-0 9449, LMS black
Scale: ‘OO’ Era: 3

As new models go, Bachmann’s model of the LNWR ‘Super D’, or ‘G2a’ to give it its proper title, rates as one of the most eagerly awaited in a long time, and now it’s here in ready-to-run format. Firstly, it is worth regaling the history of these venerable machines. They date back to 1892 and were built to a design by the London North Western Railway (LNWR) and later passed into LMS (London Midland and Scottish Railway) ownership at the 1923 Grouping and BR at nationalisation on January 1 1948...

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  Bachmann’s ‘N’ gauge ‘Warship’ is a triumph! - £79.20

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371-602 Class 42 D814 Dragon, BR green
Scale: ‘N’ Era: 5

As iconic diesel locomotives go, the Western Region’s ‘Warship’ B-B hydraulics are right up there with the best. This month Bachmann honoured its commitment to produce a ready-to-run model of these distinctive twin-engined machines in ‘N’ gauge. This isn’t the first model of the ‘Warship’ in ‘N’. Some years ago Minitrix produced a model, but by today’s standards it lacked proper detail and the chassis, comparatively, wasn’t the best. However, Bachmann’s new ‘Warship’ is a tour de force and offers diesel modellers in ‘N’ gauge another great candidate to expand their fleet...

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  Dapol’s ‘OO’ gauge ‘Grampus’ engineers’ wagon arrives - £13.49

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B734 BR ‘Grampus’ engineers’ wagon, BR black
Scale: ‘OO’ Era: 5/6

Dapol has just released its 20-ton ‘Grampus’ engineers’ wagon. Almost 5,000 of these vehicles were built in BR workshops between 1951 and 1961 to carry ballast, spoil, sleepers, short lengths of rail, and a wide range of other engineers’ equipment. They could be seen in engineers’ trains along with other non-revenue-earning vehicles, or marshalled into mixed freights as they were moved between goods yards and depots. Around three-quarters of these useful vehicles were built with handbrakes only. Dapol has chosen to model one of the numerous unfitted variety, but plans to complement it with the subtly different vacuum-fitted version later in the year. ..