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Model Railway

Model Railway

Model railway in all scales from N to G scale including OO, HO and O gauge.

  • What is a slip?
    What is a slip?

    Slips are often used in the real world on the approach to stations where space is limited but there is a necessity for many different routes to be available for trains to take.A slip is your basic diamond shaped crossover with point blades...

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  • How do I model narrow gauge railways in O gauge?
    How do I model narrow gauge railways in O gauge?

    There are many head spinning ways to approach modelling a narrow gauge railway in 0 gauge, that's what makes it so much fun! Before you can start enjoying yourself though, you have to decide which approach is right for you. One of the reasons a...

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  • How do I build a Metcalfe kit?
    How do I build a Metcalfe kit?

    Building a Metcalfe kit is a great way to gain modelling experience. Building one should not be feared because they include instructions that are very easy to follow, and as a bonus, the completed kits look great! Metcalfe make popular card kits...

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  • What is MOROP?
    What is MOROP?

    MOROP is an organisation made up of model railway associations and enthusiasts from around Europe. Their function is to maintain model railway industry standards throughout Europe and when possible beyond.MOROP takes its name from the words...

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  • How can you stop wheel slip?
    How can you stop wheel slip?

    Wheel slip is not a problem that's unique to our model railway layouts, engineers in the real railway world often pull their hair out trying to overcome the problem too. So what lessons can we learn from the engineers to help our little trains get...

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  • What is a tension lock coupling?
    What is a tension lock coupling?

    Think back to when you were a child and you acquired your very first 00 gauge train set, complete with a whole oval of track, a tank engine, up to as many as three wagons and a controller. It was probably one of the best days of your life. Now...

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  • Is modelling in N gauge cheaper than OO gauge?
    Is modelling in N gauge cheaper than OO gauge?

    Although N gauge is very popular (and for good reason), it can't be denied that the most popular gauge on the UK market today is 00, therefore manufacturers produce and sell a significantly higher volume of 00 gauge products than N gauge, this, in...

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  • What is a NEM pocket?
    What is a NEM pocket?

    NEM couplings are part of a universal coupling system for model railway rolling stock. They were introduced as a solution to the many different types of coupling from various manufacturers not working well together.They consist of two parts,...

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  • What colour are railway rails?
    What colour are railway rails?

    In the early days, railway tracks were made from iron, but cast iron was considered to be too brittle and wrought iron too soft, so in the end, it was decided to manufacture the rails from steel. Steel can take on many colours, although we...

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  • What is NEM?
    What is NEM?

    NEM stands for Normal-European-Modelling standards. NEM standards are decided and maintained by an organisation called MOROP which was formed in the mid-1950s and is made up of numerous model railway associations and enthusiasts throughout Europe....

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  • What is NMRA?
    What is NMRA?

    NMRA stands for the National Model Railroad Association which is an organisation in North America that was set up to regulate and monitor standards within the model railroad industry.Founded in 1935, the NMRA's main function is to introduce...

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  • What is a footplate?
    What is a footplate?

    A footplate is a footplate! or so you would think! The definition of a footplate in the dictionary is "the part of a steam railway engine on which the driver stands" and that is most people's understanding of it. But there are some interesting...

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