Pick up the phone, call your local railway, offer to volunteer, and it could be the start of a whole new adventure, says ALEX ALDER. You might even go the whole hog and buy an engine…

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

With Model Rail ’s exclusive models now on sale, George Dent offers some tips for making one of these fascinating diesel shunters your own.

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