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Tales from my workbench, shows reports and build project updates for my models and model train layouts.
Your chance to vote!
Last year, MRE was nominated and went on to win Silver for best website in the British Model Railway Awards. This year, it's been nominated again! [...]
Update: a move and new space for train tinkering
For a good reason posts have been lacking here recently but with a little luck that will change after Christmas. [...]
Can you help?
It's that time of year again when we share love and goodwill. [...]
Hornby pops up at St Pancras Station
Travellers and commuters passing through St Pancras Station are in for a treat this Winter. [...]
A family visit turns into railway reconnaissance
It wasn't planned but a family visit turned up an expected surprise and a massive aid to my layout construction.
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A trip down memory lane
As mentioned in a previous post, I've recently rediscovered a few of my long lost childhood trains. [...]
Fund raising campaign for Market Deeping Model Railway Club passes £64,000 in a matter of hours
A fund-raising campaign to help Market Deeping Model Railway Club recover from a vandalism attack on Saturday raised over £45,000 in just over 24 hours. [...]
Organiser and exhibitor nightmare as layouts and rolling stock destroyed by vandals
Modellers around the world have reacted with sympathy, sadness and anger to the news that numerous layouts at Market Deeping Model Railway Club's show in [...]
Richard Leaning, Dad.
This isn't a post I expected or wanted to write. [...]
Hornby launches Coca-Cola Christmas Train Set
Christmas is coming as Hornby unveils a Coca-Cola Christmas train set. [...]
There’s a world-record for model trains pulling a real train??? Watch the incredible video
Model trains pulling a full-size locomotive? How many trains would it take? Can it even be done? [...]
Now I am become Stig, the model builder
How I went full Stig of the Dump for the sake of my models. [...]
Congratulations to the winners
Here are the winners of the recent London Festival of Railway Modelling competition here on MRE. [...]
Attempt on model railway world speed record – miniature Mallard to try and break 186mph record
Model railway enthusiasts will be looking to break a world speed record this weekend. [...]
Competition! Win one of four tickets to The London Festival of Railway Modelling
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Winners were announced here.
Model Railway Engineer has teamed up with Warners Exhibitions to offer you the chance to win [...]
A not so little bit of Lego trains
Regular readers of this blog will know I focus on traditional model railways, Hornby etc. But occasionally I like to play with other forms of tiny train, Lego [...]
A big week for Hornby
Hornby is going to need a bigger awards cabinet. [...]
2018 British Model Railway Award winners: Model Railway Engineer honoured
The winners have been announced. [...]
Jools Holland reveals model railway 10 years in the making
Musician and TV presenter Jools Holland has revealed his 100ft model railway. [...]
Ideas for a future layout
Looking for something out of the normal for your next layout? What about a North American logging layout?
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