British Railway Modelling (BRM)

British Railway Modelling (BRM) magazine provides exceptional coverage of the UK model railway hobby. We cover all eras and scales, giving readers quality content with superb photography. Practical 'How to' articles by our team of modelling experts. Product news and in-depth reviews. The best inspirational model railway layouts. Historical resources and helpful information. Plus much, much more.

MARKET BOSWORTH • One of the busiest stations on this jointly-owned line in pre-Grouping days, a modelling duo embarked on their first layout project, quickly becoming a headline act at shows across the country.

EDITOR’S COMMENT

WEEKEND PLANS…

HONOURS LIST

ERROR

BACK TOGETHER

WELL SPOTTED

BACK ON TRACK

LOCOS VS MULTIPLE UNITS

STEAM LEGENDS

NEW RAILWAY EXHIBITION

Inspirational modelling with RMweb

THE GREATEST OF GATHERINGS • This three-day festival will feature more than 100 iconic vehicles from the past, present and future of the railways.

A SNOWY DAY • Fond memories of when he was a fireman at Feltham MPD led this builder to create this wintry shunting layout, deploying clever skills to replicate an important stop on the Twickenham and Hounslow loop.

TOOL of the MONTH

Building handmade track • Making your own track is seen as something for the expert modeller, but is it? We assemble a straight section from C&L Finescale to see how hard it is.

Build a Fire Station

Weathering wooden-bodied wagons

Model Overgrown Grass

Modifying a diecast vehicle

Top 10 Station Furniture For The Preservation Era

CORNWALL: TRAINS AND SEMAPHORES PENZANCE TO REDRUTH

GET THEM INTO SETS! • Colin Boocock firmly believes that coaching stock should be marshalled, operated and maintained in fixed sets.

CHEMICAL TERMINALS NORTH WEST ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND • Paul Shannon continues his examination of the wide variety of terminals that once handled chemical traf? c, ranging from acetic acid and liquid chlorine to carbon dioxide and bagged fertiliser.

SOUTH WEST MAIN LINE WEST OF CARDIFF • Gavin Morrison found plenty of interest on his many visits to the South Wales main line west of Cardiff.

THE LAST MILE • A club project challenge led this builder to create a representation of a private industrial railway, inspired by many locations across the UK.

HERITAGE RAILWAYS A UK PHENOMENON

WELDED BR 21-TON COAL HOPPERS

THE LATEST HEADLINES • Rails reveals exclusive Caledonian Railway ‘Single’ 4-2-2 locomotive

Cavalex releases 2025 half-year update • As the first half of the year draws to a close, following a busy start to 2025, Cavalex has provided an update on its current projects.

Accurascale Class 50

Rapido Class 44 ‘Peak’

Accurascale BR HTO/HTV hoppers

Accurascale 21T HTV exclusive wagons

Revolution IHA-F Steel Carrier

Graham Farish POTs

Hornby HST Blue Pullman: The One:One Collection

Porterhouse Models Ffestiniog railway coaches

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Buffer Stop • This month in pictures