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49 The Salopian Line Mike Edge describes the extensive OO gauge layout that he and his son Charlie have constructed in the loft – which required a little ingenuity to fit it around the roof beams.

54 Using your free backscene Callum Willcox shows how to use the free backscene with printed copies of this issue, depicting a typical Nor th Wales scene near the Ffestiniog Railway.

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38 Mileposts – One hundred years of Wimbledon Model Railway Club Rod Gould recounts the histor y of the world’s second oldest model railway club, which was founded exactly a centur y ago this month, in Januar y 1924.

41 Winter at Wellow Inspired by the winter scenes of 1963 captured by legendar y railway photographer Ivo Peters, Callum Willcox set about creating this Somerset & Dorset Railway diorama in 4mm scale, using snow scatter from the Peco scenics range.

44 The Crompton Junction, West Hallowes & Yeominster Railway Through the Railway Room Door Ian Blackburn invented an elaborate back stor y to suppor t the mix of Western Region diesel and Southern Region third-rail electric ser vices on this twin-level O gauge system.

56 Readers’ Letters 58 New Product Reviews A bumper 14 pages of reviews this month, led by the Titfield Thunderbolt train pack and Wisbech & Upwell Tramway coach from Rapido Trains UK. We also look at the new BR Standard 2MT 2-6-0 from Hornby in OO, together with the upgraded Bulleid light Pacific, Gresley ‘Hush-Hush’ 4-6-4 with smoke lifting cowl and RailRoad Deltic from the same firm; the Great Western Railway Toplight coaches in OO from Dapol; new seven-plank wagons in TT:120 from Peco; GWR Siphon G milk vans in O from Miner va Model Railways; and much more…

72 Book Reviews 73 News We repor t on this year’s Warley National Model Railway Exhibition, and bring you the winter 2023 announcements from Bachmann, headed by Bulleid ‘Booster’ electric locomotives in OO from EFE Rail. We also round up the latest news, including the first ready- to-run WD 2-10-0 from Ellis Clark Trains in OO; the London & Nor th Eastern Railway Garratt from Heljan, also in OO; a J52, O1 0-6-0 and Por t of Par Bagnalls from Rapido Trains UK in OO; an all-new GWR ‘5700’ pannier tank in OO from Accurascale; a new N gauge Class 66 from Revolution Trains; and much more…

84 Societies & Clubs The biggest and best guide to the exhibition scene.

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