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

In the final instalment of this series, Peter Marriott adds details to his Cornish china clay-themed layout and explains how he created the realistic stream.

Staff Show & Tell

All of the layouts featured in Model Rail ...

Having sat patiently on a shelf for a few years, the time has come for this Andrew Barclay 040ST to shine, as Chris Nevard portrays an oily, dusty and careworn industrial workhorse.

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