A capital case

Despite leaving their beloved Black Country for a new life in Cornwall, Neil Woodbine and Sue Farmer returned to their roots with this new layout, which captures the essence of Wednesbury in the late BR period.

Having grown tired of exhibiting large layouts, Graham Chandler opted for something a little more manageable, creating a fictional ex-Great Western branch line near the end of its operational life.

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

With one last gap in the backscene to fill, George Dent has made progress on another industrial building for his layout project.

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

GAUGE ‘OO’ MODEL Bachmann Scenecraft 44-1011 March East signal box, green/cream PRICE £89.95 AVAILABILITY Bachmann stockists Web www.bachmann.co.uk