Railway Modeller JUNE 2025

If you're a fan of model railways, you won't want to miss the latest issue of Railway Modeller, packed with goodies that will get you buzzing! This month, we’re giving away a fabulous 16-page booklet titled 'Britain's Railway Pioneers'. It’s a special treat celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. You’ll dive into the fascinating world of our early railways and learn how to model them. Plus, there’s a brilliant layout set in 1830 on the S&D Railway that you simply have to check out!

• Railway of the Month: Barrihandie – an OO gauge layout featuring a fictional terminus station on Scotland’s stunning west coast. And get this – it even has a working Clyde puffer gliding around the harbour!
• Other Featured Layouts:
  • Warmsley – an N gauge branch terminus that takes you back to the 1950s in Kent.
  • Feorag – an OO9 layout with a backscene created by Artificial Intelligence. Yes, really!
  • Penny Lane – an OO gauge Beatles-themed diorama that’s packed with references to 17 Beatles song titles. Talk about a fab find!
  • Georgemas Junction – an OO gauge model of the Far North line in Scotland, now enhanced and extended by its new owners. You’ve got to see the upgrades!

Ever wanted to build your own baseboard? Callum Willcox guides you through creating the baseboard kit for the RAIL200 layout competition that kicked off last month. Plus, if you’re into detailing, James Makin shows you how to weather an Accurascale Class 37 diesel, while Victor Hall takes on the challenge of scratch-building a London Midland & Scottish Railway parcels van in 3mm scale. You’ll be inspired to get crafting!

• Check out the Class 755 'FLIRT' bi-mode multiple units in OO gauge from Hornby.
• Don’t miss the Class 02 diesel shunter in OO and the Southern Railway Covered Carriage Truck in O from Heljan.
• In N gauge, we’ve got the Cartic-4 car transporters and IHA-F steel wagons in OO from Revolution Trains.

Stay in the loop with announcements about new locomotives and rolling stock in the up-and-coming TT:120 scale from Hornby and Heljan. And wait for it – there’s even a plan to take a model railway to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro! How amazing is that?

So, what are you waiting for? Grab your copy of Railway Modeller and hop on board this exciting journey through the world of model railways!