Northern engineering endeavour, tinged with 1980s teenage memories, inspired Alistair Stripp to model a Scottish Highland railway, ‘Beachdale’.

Having once worked for British Rail with Kensington Olympia as part of his patch, Andy Gibbs set out to recreate the station and its Motorail terminal in 2mm scale.

The little-known Old Kiln Light Railway is home to a fascinating collection of narrow gauge locomotives and stock, including a rare large ‘Quarry Hunslet’ awaiting a return to the rails. Steam Railway pays a visit.

Model Rail magazine’s editor rounds up the latest modelling news

Ben Ando is the founder of Revolution Trains and a regular contributor to Model Rail .

GARY ESSEX looks at the railways that have successfully diversified their income streams, from contract work for main line operators to reinventing themselves as invaluable training sites.