N GAUGE NEWS

Check out the NGN review of the Rails of Sheffield excluisve Mathieson Models N Gauge 7 plank open wagons!

Bachmann Europe are to release the Graham Farish N Gauge Class 37 as 37501 ‘Teesside Steelmaster’ exclusively to members of the Bachmann Collectors Club. Carrying the attractive and unique light blue livery with BR double arrows and British Steel and Teesrail logos, No. 37501 also features the colourful Thornaby depot Kingfisher motif. Based on the highly regarded Graham Farish Class 37/5, features of this new model include directional lighting (including the high-intensity

First announced in 2016, Bachmann's decision to produce the Class 319 took many by surprise, coming hot on the heals of the Revolution Trains announcement of the similar Class 320/321. The model was slated to feature several firsts for the Graham Farish range, including conductive couplings and interior lighting, so has the 6 year wait for the first Mk.3 based EMU from Farish been worth it? Read on..... The Prototype Originally designed for use on the new Thameslink line betw

Rapido Trains UK is to answer the calls of ‘N’ gauge modellers by scaling down four of its popular ‘OO’ gauge South Eastern & Chatham Railway wagons to 2mm:1ft scale. Rapido’s new ‘N’ gauge range of SECR wagons comprises the Diagram. 1349 five-plank open, the Dia. 1355 seven-plank open, the Dia. 1426 10t van and the six-wheel dual-veranda brake van. The entry point to the range are the four ‘Freight Train Packs’, which contain 1x Dia. 1349 five-plank, 1x Dia. 1355 seven-plank

Revolution Trains have revealed images of the paint samples for their N Gauge Class 128 parcels unit. Revolution is offering six versions in a selection of liveries and in both Midland Region centre headcode and Western Region gangwayed versions to cover the lifespans and locations of these esoteric and well-liked units. Although only a small number were built (4 for the Midland region, 6 for the Western region) these units travelled far and their appearance changed significa

The N Gauge Society have announce their next RTR N Gauge model in the form of the 6.5 ton Cowans Sheldon hand crane. Cowans Sheldon built prototype 6.5 ton hand crane No. M1 in 1935 for the LMS and several production 6.5 and 10 ton rail mounted travelling cranes during the Second World War, primarily for the LMS, but also a smaller number for the SR. These passed to British Railways at Nationalisation and could be found in yards, works and sidings all over the network. The pr

Rapido Trains N Gauge Conflate P wagons have entered production with release currently expected for later this year. 15 versions of the conflat are planned for release and three triple packs, and Rapido report that some versions are now close to selling out. These new wagons are the perfect accompaniment to Rapido’s forthcoming ‘N’ gauge Metro-Vick Type 2. Six Co-Bos were allocated to Cricklewood to work the overnight London-Glasgow container service. Together with the ‘Confl