Looking at railways in detail

George Dent clears space on his workbench for Heljan’s new ‘O’ gauge railcar, adds a suitable load of passengers and crew, plus a few extra touches to make a great model even better.

Now available from Accurascale is its second batch of Class 66s in OO gauge, these following on from the initial releases in the summer of 2024 in returning the former Hattons tooling to the market. W

Eyebrows were raised among the steam fraternity when the Watercress Line preserved a ‘Sprinter’ diesel multiple unit. Now the train has arrived at Ropley, MARK PEARCE delves deeper into what the move means for the future of heritage rail motive power.

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

While there were undoubtedly many benefits for a single, nationalised railway, for customers there was one thing lacking: competition. For passengers, the car was a viable alternative in most cases, a