N GAUGE NEWS

First announced in September 2021, the Dapol O&K JHA hopper wagons are now arriving with stockists. N Gauge News takes a close up look at these brand new N Gauge models. The Prototype During the early 1980's, Foster Yeoman were becoming increasingly frustrated with the poor reliability of motive power provided by British Rail to haul their aggregate trains from the Torr Works quarry in Somerset to various destinations in the South of the country. This led to negotiations for

The venerable and ubiquitous Class 08 shunter, or 'Gronk' as they were nicknamed, has been in the Graham Farish N Gauge range since 1979, with the original model being mounted on a generic chassis and lacking the distinctive outside frames of the prototype. N Gauge modellers had to wait until 2008 before a brand new model was produced following the Bachmann Europe acquisition of the Graham Farish brand. A paradigm shift for the Farish range, the new Class 08 came with high le

Dapol have released images of paint samples for the next batch of N Gauge Standard Class 7 'Britannia' pacifics. Four individual locomotives are planned for release along with a 'East Anglian' set containing loco and 4 Gresley coaches. The individual locos are: 2S-017-006 CLASS 7MT BRITANNIA 4-6-2 70000 BR UNLINED BLACK EARLY CREST 2S-017-007 CLASS 7MT BRITANNIA 4-6-2 70050 'FIRTH OF CYDE' BR LINED GREEN EARLY CREST 2S-017-008 CLASS 7MT BRITANNIA 4-6-2 70051 'FIRTH OF FORTH'

N Gauge News has taken a close up look at the Rapido Trains UK N Gauge Class 28 'Metrovick' CO-BO diesel-electric locomotive, which is on course for release later this year. The Rapido model represents the locomotives after their 1961 works visit with later style cab windows and will feature the following specifications: Post-1961 flat screen version Next18 decoder socket High quality motor and drive systems Directional lighting Wealth of separately fitted and highly detailed

3D printing has been a technology available to modellers via commercial printers such as Shapeways for some time, but the introduction of high quality home resin printers over the last few years has led to the emergence of several specialist suppliers making use of this technology to provide models that would not previously have been suitable for mass production. N'Tastic Scale Models are one such supplier and have developed a large range of N Gauge road vehicle kits covering

Bees Hill Models and West Coast Models are to produce a 3D printed set of kits to allow a reproduction of the Overhead Line Maintenance Train used on the West Coast Mainline. Conversions of the coaching stock to form the train started in the early 1980s using ex SK, CK, BSK and BCK Mk1s and all wore olive green up until the very early 90s. A couple of sets survived in service in green up until late 1999 but the majority were repainted into blue and given the large, red electr

Dapol are set to re-issue their N Gauge LNER B17 4-6-0 steam locomotive in four new numbers and a train pack with 4 Gresley coaches. Models planned for production are: 2S-020-004 / 004D 2854 'SUNDERLAND' LNER Apple Green 2S-020-005 / 005D 1667 'BRADFORD' LNER Wartime Black 2S-020-006 / 006D 61661 'SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY' ex-LNER apple green with British Railways lettering 2S-020-007 / 007D 6153 'HUDDERSFIELD TOWN' BR green with late crest 2S-020-008 / 008D 'Easterling' Train P

Dapol have announced a raft of new liveries for three classes of N Gauge DMU models in their current range. Class 142 The Class 142 'Pacer' will see several new livery variations released: 2D-142-006/006D Northern Rail 2D-142-007/007D Provincial 2D-142-008/008D Regional Railways Red/White/Grey 2D-142-009/009D First Great Western Blue/Gold 2D-142-010/010D Regional Railways The Dapol Class 142 features: Powered and dummy car sets Detailed bodies with flush glazing and close cou

A distinctive sight amongst container traffic since their introduction in 1997, the KQA/KTA pocket wagon from Scottish manufacturer =C=Rail=Intermodal= is now available for a second production run, and provides an essential wagon for modellers of freightliner traffic. The Prototype The KQA/KTA wagons were produced to allow the carriage of 9ft 6in tall 'High Cube' containers within the UK loading gauge. With a distinctive slab-sided design, the method of carrying containers ea

First announced in 2005, the Class 60 was one of the first all new diesel models introduced after the sale of the Graham Farish brand to Bachmann Europe and marked a significant upgrade in terms of performance and detail over previous N Gauge diesel locomotives. The latest release features some appreciable upgrades to the mechanism and electrics, so in this mini review we're taking a look at what's changed following the release of four new liveries of the updated model. Exter