The latest expansion of Heljan’s O gauge range sees the manufacturer turn to the world of second-generation DMUs for the first time with what could be considered a toe-in-the-water exercise. Previous

◆GAUGE ‘O’ ◆ MODEL Heljan 53291 Class 153 diesel railcar 153356 London Midland green/grey ◆ PRICE £399.00 (DCC-ready), £519.00 (DCC sound-fitted) ◆AVAILABILITY Heljan stockists Web www.heljan.co.uk

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

Half a century gone, in what feels like the blink of an eye; at least that was the feeling I encountered whilst looking through some mid-1970s copies of MMM magazine recently. I was in search of infor

◆ GAUGE ‘TT:120’ ◆ MODEL Hornby TT1005M Branch Line Freight train set ◆ PRICE £99.99 ◆ AVAILABILITY Hornby stockists Web www.hornby.com

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