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10 Reviews<br />
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Hornby’s ‘MN’, Bachmann’s ‘Coal Tank’<br />
Farish’s ‘Castle’ and Heljan’s Class 37 are<br />
the pick of this months’ new releases.<br />
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LAYOUT: Cheriton Bishop<br />
A departure forced East Bedfordshire<br />
MRS to make big changes to their club<br />
layout. This is the result.<br />
The Virgin fleet<br />
Ben Ando presents a potted history of<br />
Virgin Trains - a franchise that’s always<br />
tipped a nod to the railway’s roots.<br />
LAYOUT: Sheepcroft<br />
Stuart Davies rose to the challenge<br />
of building a layout in ‘EM’ gauge by<br />
rummaging around in a skip.<br />
Southern’s end of steam<br />
To commemorate this bittersweet<br />
anniversary, Paul A. Lunn presents<br />
three classic end-of-steam locations.<br />
Modeller on the roof<br />
Brian Rolley needed a backscene that<br />
would withstand close scrutiny, and a<br />
flat image wouldn’t be good enough...<br />
Post-war ‘Big Four’<br />
A guide to the ‘Big Four’s’ final liveries<br />
as they tried to restore pre-war glamour<br />
in the face of nationalisation.<br />
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A trio of Brush Type 4s help George<br />
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Build a ‘OO9’ diorama<br />
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