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

This issue’s 10 Pictures comes from occasional Railways Illustrated contributor Chris Perkins. Born in the West Midlands, but now a longtime resident of the West Country, Chris was born in Birmingham

With some ‘OO’ coaching stock now costing around £70 per vehicle CHRIS LEIGH offers some thoughts on saving money and doing some old style modelling.

Peter Marriott explains how even the most basic of freight facilities can be given enough interest and detail to catch viewers’ eyes.

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL ...