General Modelling

A Graham Farish Train Set is the perfect entry into the wonderful world of model railways. Each train set includes everything you need to get up an...

British Rail’s second generation of standard coach was designated the Mk2, following on from the highly successful Mk1 series. Unlike the Mk1s howe...

The TTA wagon was developed in the 1960s and continued in production through into the 1970s. The wagons were built by a variety of companies, this...

Charles Collett (1871-1952) succeeded G.J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the im...

A small shunter that makes a big impact, the Ruston & Hornsby - WM JEA - 88DS - No1 locomotive is a lovely addition to any model railway la...

The British Railways Mk1 was the designation given to BR’s first standard design of main line coaching stock, and one of its most successful....

The HAA Coal Hoppers were designed for use as part of the new Merry-Go-Round (MGR) trains introduced in the 1960s. Replacing the ageing fleet of wo...

Coal fuelled Britain during the twentieth century and much of this fuel was transported by rail. The 16 Ton Steel Mineral Wagon began as a wartime ...

The HAA Coal Hoppers were designed for use as part of the new Merry-Go-Round (MGR) trains introduced in the 1960s. Replacing the ageing fleet of wo...

The adoption of the RCH 17’-6” underframe for the 12 Ton van in1927 coincided with a change in door design to vertical planking, and after 1932 the...

The 27 Ton Steel Tippler Wagons were built by British Railways to convey bulk materials like stone, ore and chalk. Having no doors, these wagons we...

The 27 Ton Steel Tippler Wagons were built by British Railways to convey bulk materials like stone, ore and, in this case, chalk. Having no doors, ...

Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bol...

Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bol...

Bogie Bolster Wagons first entered traffic in the early twentieth century. Designed to carry long loads, these flat bed wagons were fitted with bol...

Due to pressure from large customers BR developed a box van design with sliding doors, the Vanwide to Diagram 1/217, with standard dimensions of 17...