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Contents September 2024 vol 75 No.887 678 Slattocks Junction Railway of the Month Tony Williams and Ralph Rober tson of the Manchester Model Railway Society explain why the group’s P4 layout became “a lesson in how not to build a model”, yet has evolved into a superb evocation of the Calder Valley line. 688 Wainwright L Class 4-4-0 Scale Drawings To complement John Cockcroft’s build of one of these South Eastern & Chatham Railway locomotives, we present scale drawings and accompanying prototype notes by the late Ian Beattie. 692 Building an L Class in O gauge John Cockcroft begins building a David Andrews etched kit for one of these SE&CR machines. In this first instalment John describes the assembly of the tender. 695 Storing stock safely Nigel Adams suggests some of the solutions he has used to create boxes for his locomotives and stock. 696 Tregurra Dries Mark Murray has perfectly encapsulated Cornwall’s china clay industr y with his diesel-era layout based on two real-life ‘dries’, on the edge of the Duchy’s Bodmin Moor. 702 A Yorkshire Dales stone barn Having scratch-built two Yorkshire barns for his OO Settle & Carlisle layout, Ian Nuttall describes how he built a third for a friend who is modelling the same line. 707 Cherry Tree Halt John & Carolyn Davies describe this compact narrow gauge layout modelled in 4mm scale, which is ideally sized for display at home and taking to shows. 710 Cobbolds Wharf Matthew Por teous relates how a group of members in Bur y St Edmunds Model Railway Club took up 7mm finescale modelling for an exhibition layout. 718 A Fowler 2-6-4T for James Street Project of the Month Dave Cooper constructs a London Midland & Scottish Railway suburban passenger tank for the N gauge layout James Street, featured in the September 2018 RM. 722 Norton Vale Plan of the Month Though complete and a regular sight on the exhibition circuit, this OO gauge layout by the Nailsea & District Model Railway Club is our Plan of the Month because it is based on a Cyril J Freezer track plan first published by Peco in the 1960s. Doug Richards tells its stor y. 2a 728 678 696 688 RAILWAY MODELLER

722 710 718 702 735 Fordon Hill An intensive N gauge model created by Oscar Robson, with the help of his father Ken, which won the award for ‘most enter taining layout’ at the York show earlier this year. 738 A coal yard cameo Many layouts feature coal staithes in the goods yard, but in truth, it was much more common for coal merchants to unload the fuel from wagons directly into road vehicles. Chris Moorhouse shows you how to model such a scene in OO. 735 SEPTEMBER 2024 WHAT’S ON THE COVER S E P T E M B E R 2024 A T T H E H E A R T O F T H E H O B B Y BRITAIN’S No.1 MODELRAILWAYMAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2024 £5.75 AT THE HEART OF THE HOBBY VOLUME 75 No 887 Tregurra Dries Cornish china clay traffic in OO BOOKLET SHOWING BOOKLET SHOWING BOOKLET SHOWING FREE A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT FROM FREE A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT FROM MAKING A START MAKING A START IN TT:120 An introduction to modelling in 1:120 scale MAKING A START IN TT:120 IN An introduction to modelling in 1:120 scale PRODUCTS YOU CAN BUY MODELMAKING FEATURES CONSTRUCTING A LAYOUT PLANS YOU CAN BUILD PRODUCTS YOU CAN BUY MODELMAKING FEATURES CONSTRUCTING A LAYOUT PLANS YOU CAN BUILD 696 678 688 V O L U M E 7 5 SlattA slice Lancash Drawn, des modelled Slattocks Junction A slice of industrial Lancashire in 4mm Cobbolds Wharf A Suffolk dockside scene – modelled in 7mm Wainwright L Class 4-4-0 Drawn, described & modelled Wharfe scenemm Reviewed inside ... tted Deluxe Bachmann Sound Fitted Deluxe Bachmann Class 31/1 in OO Hornby Stanier Coronation Pacific in TT:120 Collett large Prairies for N from Sonic Models n Class 31/1 side ... n Class 31/1 in OO n Class 31/1 in OO acific in TT:120 m Sonic Models PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHED BY www.pecopublications.co.uk www.pecopublications.co.uk 710 Mileposts – 60 years of the Mileposts – 60 years of the 726 Mileposts – 60 years of the G&SWR Association Stewar t Clinton, Treasurer of the Glasgow & South Western Railway Association, chronicles the organisation’s histor y and describes how, as it celebrates its 60th year, it continues to promote the histor y of this Scottish pre-Grouping railway company and its successors. 728 Old Parrock Micro Marvel Paul Rhodes describes this compact depiction of rural East Sussex during the early 20th centur y, which occupies a scenic area of just 4' 3" x 1' 6". See it at Rapido RailEx this September… 732 Talking Points Topical issues from the world of railway modelling. This month, RAILWAY MODELLER inter views Rapido Trains UK General Manager Andrew Hardy. 740 Readers’ Letters 742 New Product Reviews Leading the reviews this month is the all-new Class 31 diesel in OO from Bachmann, our sample being a Deluxe Sound Fitted model with the new auto uncoupling device. We also run the rule over Bulleid CIÉ 12-ton open wagons in OO from Irish Railway Models; the Stanier Princess Coronation Pacific in TT:120 from Hornby; the 14-ton anchor-mounted tank wagon in N from Graham Farish/Bachmann; figure packs from Modelu; Great Western Railway large Prairie tanks in N from Sonic Models; and an OO gauge BR blue Class 47 diesel, and BG and GUV parcels vans in O, from Heljan. 752 Book & DVD Reviews 753 News Bachmann announces all-new LNER V2 in N gauge Graham Farish range; Revolution Trains to produce MMA/JNA box wagons in TT:120; exclusive Rapido wagons to raise funds for Peckett 0-4-0T Marcia; Peco becomes sole UK distributor for WWScenics; Dapol reveals liveries for next production run of Great Western Manor 4-6-0s; Accurascale unveils decorated samples of Great Eastern Railway ‘Buckjumpers’; previews of Bur y St Edmunds, Swindon and International N Gauge shows; The Model Centre opens new Nor th West office; and much more… 760 Societies & Clubs The biggest and best guide to the exhibition scene. SUBSCRIBE SEE PAGE 6a FOR DETAILS 3a

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Contents September 2024 vol 75 No.887

678 Slattocks Junction Railway of the Month Tony Williams and Ralph Rober tson of the Manchester Model Railway Society explain why the group’s P4 layout became “a lesson in how not to build a model”, yet has evolved into a superb evocation of the Calder Valley line.

688 Wainwright L Class 4-4-0 Scale Drawings To complement John Cockcroft’s build of one of these South Eastern & Chatham Railway locomotives, we present scale drawings and accompanying prototype notes by the late Ian Beattie.

692 Building an L Class in O gauge John Cockcroft begins building a David Andrews etched kit for one of these SE&CR machines. In this first instalment John describes the assembly of the tender.

695 Storing stock safely Nigel Adams suggests some of the solutions he has used to create boxes for his locomotives and stock.

696 Tregurra Dries Mark Murray has perfectly encapsulated Cornwall’s china clay industr y with his diesel-era layout based on two real-life ‘dries’, on the edge of the Duchy’s Bodmin Moor.

702 A Yorkshire Dales stone barn Having scratch-built two Yorkshire barns for his OO Settle & Carlisle layout, Ian Nuttall describes how he built a third for a friend who is modelling the same line.

707 Cherry Tree Halt John & Carolyn Davies describe this compact narrow gauge layout modelled in 4mm scale, which is ideally sized for display at home and taking to shows.

710 Cobbolds Wharf Matthew Por teous relates how a group of members in Bur y St Edmunds Model Railway Club took up 7mm finescale modelling for an exhibition layout.

718 A Fowler 2-6-4T for James Street Project of the Month Dave Cooper constructs a London Midland & Scottish Railway suburban passenger tank for the N gauge layout James Street, featured in the September 2018 RM.

722 Norton Vale Plan of the Month Though complete and a regular sight on the exhibition circuit, this OO gauge layout by the Nailsea & District Model Railway Club is our Plan of the Month because it is based on a Cyril J Freezer track plan first published by Peco in the 1960s. Doug Richards tells its stor y.

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