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Railway song of the week
"The Engine Driver” is a track by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, featured on their 2005 album Picaresque. It’s one of the band’s more intimate and melancholic songs, contrasting with their usual penchant for grand, narrative-driven folk tales.
The song is built around a simple, folk-inspired arrangement with acoustic guitar and gentle instrumentation. Lyrically, it takes the form of a series of personal vignettes, each narrated by a different character: an engine driver, a county lineman and a money lender. Despite their different roles, each voice reveals the same underlying truth: a sense of unrequited love, longing, and the feeling of being defined by missed chances.
Click on the picture to listen to it:
This week in history
On the 11th of September 1915, an electrified rail service commences between Paoli and Philadelphia, USA. The service was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad using AC overhead wires.
in OO gauge, the Bachmann Branchline
Class 20 in BR green is a beauty, featuring
DCC sound for an immersive experience. If you're after some variety in your rolling stock, consider the set of four Bachmann
Private Owner Wagons, each with unique liveries that'll add character to your freight scenes. And for those who love modern traction, the
Hattons Originals Class 66 in DRS compass livery is a must-see, already DCC fitted and ready to roll.
Continuing our OO gauge journey, we have the Heljan Class 26 in BR Green, weathered and DCC fitted, perfect for those who appreciate a touch of realism. For Z gauge aficionados, we've got a real treat - the Marklin Mini-Club Passenger Locomotive with Tender, a German Federal Railroad class 24 that's sure to impress with its attention to detail.
Down on the farm, in card!
Modelling a farm on your
railway is a bit of a no-brainer: they represent a realistic feature
that's incredibly flexible and will fill virtually any size or shape of
baseboard space you have available. If you are a modeller who likes to
use OO gauge cardboard kits and
thinking of modelling a farm of your own, you will be pleased to know
there is no shortage of buildings from Metcalfe and Superquick you can
use to make your farm interesting and lifelike. Virtually every type of
building found on a farm is represented in cardboard kit from
quintessential farmhouses to rather industrial looking cow sheds and barns, for larger farm dioramas, you may also consider adding additional buildings often found on a farm such as a stable block or Nissen hut.
And for N gauge, the choice is equally if not more impressive: as well as a range of cottages, a Nissen hut and a stable block, there are some farm sets containing multiple buildings such as the set including a farmhouse, workers cottage, barn and tractor shed, or another set containing a barn, cowshed, silo pit and two hen huts.
Whether you are planning a farm that is large or small, there are plenty of farm buildings kits to help you create one that is realistic and well detailed, all you have to do is choose one (and build it of course!).
Modelling tips
Unboxing videos
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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 more opportunities to attend events all over the country.
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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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