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Railway song of the week
"The Train Song" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a haunting, melancholic ballad originally released in 1989 as the B-side to the single "The Ship Song." Musically, "The Train Song" is subdued and stripped-down, with a gentle piano and ambient textures providing a stark backdrop to Cave's sombre narrative. Its minimal arrangement enhances the emotional weight of the song, creating a sense of loneliness and quiet devastation. Click on the picture to listen to it:
This week in history
On the 1st of July 1975, the Australian National Railway Commission took over the assets of Commonwealth Railways who had governed the Trans-Australian and Port Augusta to Darwin railways since 1917.
Just arrived
We have just received
Rapido's E1 engines. This new release includes 3 engines which were used on the Isle of Wight and could be suitable to pull our
exclusive wagons.
These engines are already sold out at Rapido, so we will not be able to restock. Grab them while you can!
Click on the picture to access the full range.
Signal boxes great and small
When choosing a signal box,
we often pick the first pretty or idyllic example we come across, but
that can be a bit of a missed opportunity because, with such a large
range of signal boxes available, you really can afford to be fussy and
choose a model that truly compliments your layout or helps anchor it to a
specific era or location. A quick search will reveal plastic and cardboard kits of signal boxes in 00 gauge from the likes of Metcalfe, Ratio and Peco with many interesting and area-specific examples including a traditional GWR signal box, a half-timbered signal box, a small red-brick signal box based on the one at Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, a Scottish Highlands signal box based on the one at Helmsdale station on the far north line and a utilitarian 1950's signal box in all its very unidyllic austerity splendour, and that's just for starters!
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Ratio probably has the biggest choice of signal boxes with some of their more interesting kits including an ornate Midland region box, a platform (or ground level) signal box and a realistically ugly, flat-roofed, wartime box along with many more. Gaugemaster keeps with their tradition of representing the south with their Fordhampton signal box, Dapol has a model to represent the East Midlands and Wills have a few to choose from but their timber Saxby and Farmer design really catches the eye.
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These are
just a few of the many signal boxes out
there for model railways, so take a deep breath and take your time when
choosing one so you know you have the best one for your railway.
Modelling tips
Unboxing videos
You want to know what is inside the boxes of modelling products? We open them for you!
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videos are at the bottom of each page.
You can access all the unboxing videos by
visiting this page or simply click on the
link called "videos" on
our website.
Events and exhibitions
Find all the latest events and exhibitions for the model railway world, on the
UK Model Shop Events directory. Hopefully, 2025 will give us plenty of opportunities to attend events all over the country.
Do you need to order?
Send us an email or give us a call to check
availability or to reserve anything, whatever scale you model in. As
usual, if we do not have in stock what you are looking for, we will
order it for you and you will get it fast (usually within a week if the
manufacturer has it in stock). We place weekly orders with most
suppliers.
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Sandown, PO36 8JR
Isle of Wight
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