EMU stands for Electric Multiple Unit and is a type of passenger train where most or all of the carriages has its own electric motor negating the need for a regular locomotive to provide traction.EMUs have been around since the late 1800s and...

EMF stands for Electromotive Force and requires a fair knowledge of electrics to fully grasp what it is and the effects that it has on motors and circuits, the problem is that most explanations often contain quite advanced terminology or at the...

In 1955 an act commonly known as the 'Modernisation Plan' was passed with the intensions of modernising British Railways.The railways of Great Britain had been under government control since privatisation in 1948, but they were still using...

5 and 7 plank wagons are a type of railway wagon design dating back to the early 1900s. They are a simple design of open wagon (featuring no roof) comprising a metal framework encompassing wooden sidewalls, the height of the wagon's sidewalls is...

A ground frame is a bank of point levers placed at the trackside to operate nearby points or emergency crossovers and are generally found in remote locations too far away from a signal box to be connected by traditional rodding or wires.The...

Years ago, many modellers would hang their planes from the ceiling, it was almost an obligatory custom between father and son, nowadays though, models are generally heavier and more focused on details meaning a display cabinet or shelf tends to be...

If you're lucky enough to know a lot about models and have experience painting them, how much the paint costs, is something you probably don't give much thought to. But equally, there are a lot of people out there either modelling for the first...

Removing decals can be a bit of a head-scratching (or rather a model-scratching) experience, but it doesn't need to be.There are several chemical-based solutions out there that will help you to remove old decals without the need for any...

The vast majority of model plane kits do not come with pilots and these will need to be sourced separately.They are available from specialist suppliers so you shouldn't have any trouble obtaining one, but if you are not experienced in building...

From the perspective of someone choosing a model aircraft for the first time, there can sometimes be some confusion surrounding the flying and non-flying types of model available. This could result in a prised model being happily lobbed out of an...

Once you have chosen a model to keep you occupied for a weekend or two, you will need to buy some paint to finish it off, but how much should you buy?The answer to this question of course will depend on the size of your model, but for the...

A tank wagon or tanker is a type of railway wagon used specifically for transporting liquids or gasses.Tank wagons have been around since the mid-1800s although original designs were made from banded wood much like an old beer barrel, in the...