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Masters of Models: Great suppliers for every railway modeller

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Mark Lancaster

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24th August 2026

From specialist DCC equipment and sound to new and pre-owned locomotives, rolling stock, track, scenery and complete layout solutions, there’s a huge amount of expertise available to railway modellers across the UK. We take a look at some of the businesses featured in the latest Masters of Models advertising feature in Rail Express. Railway modelling…
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Upcoming events at Pendon Museum!

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Mark Lancaster

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18th August 2026

Preschool Craft & Activity Mornings 10am – 12pm on Thursdays 27th August, 24th September & 29th October Crafts and activities for ages 3 to 5 (siblings under 3 welcome) from 10am – 12pm. Each session is £5 per child, siblings under 3 attend for free. Tickets and more information on the session’s theme on our website https://pendonmuseum.com/events/preschool-craft-activity-mornings (Please…
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Fears for the future of model railways as Warley National Model Railway Exhibition closes ‘for the forseeable future’

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Alex Bestwick

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15th January 2024

The cancellation of the long-running event, alongside the closure of a major modelling retailer, has been blamed on a lack of young people taking up the hobby.
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Accurascale reveal first look at decorated 16 tonner samples

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Alex Bestwick

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13th December 2023

Accurascale have revealed first looks at samples for their upcoming and highly anticipated 16 ton mineral wagon range.
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Upgrading a named Hornby ‘Black Five’

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Alex Bestwick

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5th October 2022

For most locospotters during the 20 years or so of British Railways steam, the sight of a named Stanier ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0 was something to savour, for out of a class of no fewer than 842 locomotives, only four Scottish-based examples out of the five to be so honoured passed into nationalisation in 1948. Ian…
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Smile, you’re on TV!

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Alex Bestwick

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30th September 2022

Ever wondered what it would be like to take part in Channel 5 TV’s Great Model Railway Challenge? Andrew Brewin, proprietor of A2B Model Railways of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, who did so as part of the ‘Titfield Thunderbolts’ team in the 2019 series, recounts his experience and tells us about some of the things the…
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Model railway events coming up this Autumn

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Alex Bestwick

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29th September 2022

There are plenty of exciting events coming up in the model railway world this Autumn – here’s a few to put into your calendar.
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Video: Stamford model railway show goes ‘virtual’

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Gareth Evans

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17th May 2020

The Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC), which organises the Stamford model railway show, has gone ‘virtual’ this year with an online exhibition. MDMRC’s annual exhibition generated international headlines for the wrong reasons last year when four teenagers who had been drinking vodka in the build-up to their GCSE examinations broke into the venue, the…
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A2B Model Railways continues to support modellers during difficult times

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2020

Although the shop is closed to the public, modelling store A2B Model Railways is doing everything to support modellers during these difficult times.
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VIDEO: Hornby Margate open weekend

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Gareth Evans

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25th September 2019

There were smiles all-round in a corner of Margate over the weekend of August 17-18 as the doors were opened to Hornby’s spiritual home.
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