Model railroading in the UK

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Model shops

Anyone know of any good model shops in Miami ?
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by BobHeath
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by BobHeath

OT: 4TC unit on London Underground

Quick totally off topic question: Does anyone have any info on the current status of Metronet's remaining 4TC set (in us...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by leftfield42
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by leftfield42

chuffers on line...off line??

I was having an email dialogue with Chris from "chuffersonline" which has stopped rather abruptly. Does anyone know why?...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by David_perry
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by David_perry

Curve Radius

When Peco, for example, say their 4th radius curve is of 572mm radius, where is that measured to ? Is it the centre lin...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by patrickinpowys
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by patrickinpowys

DCC

Hi everyone, I have heard of this thing called DCC I know about the old controllers as i had a layout years ago and now...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rob
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rob

point motors

Hi everyone, I have Peco pointwork on my layout and wish to electrify it. I dont want unfloor motors, but would like som...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by scootcrk
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by scootcrk

BR Llocomotives

Hi Can anybody explain what PLSR has to do with BR locomotives please. Many thanks Roger (Barbara's old man)
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by barbara.mitchell7
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by barbara.mitchell7

Shifnal garden railway

Does anybody here know what has to become/is to become of the garden layout situated just outside Shifnal, Shropshire?...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

ho scale turnrables

IAM LoOKING FOR HO SCALE TURN TABLES IN CANADA OR USA for manifacture and the plastic one i have has too many problems....
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by brbailey
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by brbailey

Scale couplings

Has anyone used 3 link scale couplings in N gauge.
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by paul.chall
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by paul.chall

30% discount

Hobbycraft shop in Nottingham ( and I would assume other Hobbycraft shops ) has 30% discount on all Bachmann steam and d...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by BobHeath
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by BobHeath

Chusak Himathongkom

I wondered if anybody has come across this guy featured in the Hornby Collector magazine. He has a large model railway...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zen83237
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by zen83237

Brass strip

Brass strip: Anyone know how narrow these commonly strips go down to (in the UK) - at least from easy to obtain ranges,...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by 4rubbish
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by 4rubbish

Fault-finding Hornby Dublo 2-8-0 48073

Hello Can anyone point me to a FAQ, site, book or explain the electrical circuit for this locomotive please ? It presen...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by gadb135
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by gadb135

What do bogies do?

As subject. they weren't / aren't driven, they articulate with the track but the driven wheels must have taken / take a...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by David_perry
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by David_perry