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Brake vans (originally called break vans) were first employed on early industrial tramways and cableways to provide...
The BR Mk1 coach (British Railways Mark 1) was a standard design of railway carriage introduced by British Railways...
There is no problem mixing flexible and set track together you could even mix different manufacturers as well. They...
A Wickham Trolley is a small railway maintenance vehicle once widely used across Britain's railways. Built by D...
There's nothing wrong with a basic toolbox for the occasional job, and that's what most of us have, so why are there...
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In theory, any analogue model railway locomotive can be converted to DCC, but instead of having a socket to plug a decoder into (like you would on a DCC-ready loco) you will need to hardwire the decoder directly to the locomotive yourself.But...
Model locomotives can become weaker over time, but finding the cause is seldom a cut and dry case.There are many reasons why a model railway locomotive may lose some of its power over time. Unfortunately, no single reason offered here is likely to...
Metal Medium is an acrylic paint by Vallejo that can be mixed with other acrylic paints to give them a metallic effect. It can be used with an airbrush but may require thinning a little first.Vallejo describes Metal Medium as 'an acrylic...
A reversing loop is a railway track that splits at a turnout, the diverging track then makes its way around in a big loop before joining the same turnout, but from the opposite direction.For modellers who have enough space to fit a reversing...
When used as a noun, and in railway terms, a 'consist' refers to a formation of rolling stock put together to make a train.In the UK we mainly call that a rake, especially when referring to coaches, but over in the US, the word 'consist' is...
One of the most common scatter-related questions asked in model shops around the world is - How much do I need? And that's a fair question, after all, you need to know how much to purchase, one bag? two? ten? It's almost impossible to guess when...
A programming track is used to read or program a DCC locomotive's decoder. It comprises a short section of track that's completely isolated from the main layout and connects to the controller via a dedicated programming port.Using a...
For many regular airbrush users, the size of their needles is of the utmost importance.The range of needle sizes available for airbrushes can be thought of in three distinct categories: Fine, Medium and Large.The 'Finer' category includes...
If you're considering installing dropper wires to your model railway track, you may be wondering where and how to attach them for the best results.There are several ways you can attach dropper wires to your track, for example, power clips or...
Electrofrog points are model railway turnouts with no isolated sections.Regular turnouts require a small plastic isolated section to avoid a short circuit where the outer rail passes over the inner rail as the route diverges. The isolated...
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring was a German politician and military leader during WWII. During that time, he implemented a standardised system of colours for military aircraft camouflage. Each colour was allocated a numbered code to assist...
If you are thinking about installing turnout motors (also referred to as point motors) on your layout, you may well be wondering which type is best for you.Firstly, it would be fair to say that no particular type of motor can be declared the...