Model Railway

OO9 is 4mm to the foot scale (that is OO or 1/76) but using 9mm track gauge (the same size as N gauge). This is narrow gauge modelling and is meant to represent 2ft gauge in real life. The name comes from OO scale and 9mm track. It is a very...

The knowledge that we acquire when building our model railway layouts leaves us with no doubt about the difference between a train set and a layout, in fact the question is so basic that we would possibly never even consider it! However, just...

The question: What is the difference between a 45xx Class and a Class 45? should really be: What isn't the difference?Just about the only things they have in common is that they are both railway engines and they both operated in Great Britain...

Yes, you can use HO figures on your OO scale layout, there is a slight difference in size, but this is negligible in the grand scheme of things. HO gauge is 1/87th that is 3.5mm to the foot, where as OO scale is 1/76th, that is 4mm to the foot....

Scale is a representation in figures of how small a model is in relation to its full-sized prototype.There are over a dozen different scales in the world of model railways, the most popular being 1:76 scale in the UK and 1:87 scale in...

If you are ready to take your modelling skills to the next level, then a recreation of a narrow-gauge railway is a good place to start.We are all used to the neatness and becoming nature of the many fantastic narrow-gauge railways that bestrew...

To answer the question: What is 1:160 scale? I would like to take a look at what the numbers mean when you see them represented as a scale. The first number (which is always 1) represents the models length in any measurement you wish, whether it...

To some extent, making the ballast look real on your model railway is one of the hardest tasks that you will encounter when detailing your layout.Your rolling stock already looks pretty good, the manufacturers have seen to that. A hill is a...

Personally, I would never use second hand track as you don't really know what you are getting. Over time track will wear and tarnish and may even rust (for very old track) and its conductivity may become diminished even after giving it a good...

If you are just starting out on your model railway adventure and you are trying to decide what type of layout to build, the best advice would be to go to a model railway exhibition and take a look at the different types of layout that are on...

We often hear modellers refer to their "fiddle yard", but unless you already know what one is, the name doesn't really give away any clues as to what it is or what it is used for.A fiddle yard is the bit of a model railway layout that is off...

We would loosely suggest that the best model railway gauge for children is 00 gauge, of course, each child has different tastes and ways of playing, which would influence the answer, but from a purely factual point of view, 00 gauge ticks most the...