Railway Modeller is the oldest UK model railway magazine currently in print, the first edition having been published in 1949. The current editor is Steve Flint, who many will recognise as one of the judges on Channel 5's "Great Model Railway Challenge".
Railway Modeller is published by Peco Publications, the publishing arm of Peco, one of the UK's leading suppliers of model railway accessories and track. For much of its history it had the tagline "For the average enthusiast", reflecting its intention to be aimed at the mainstream modeller rather than those with more esoteric interests. The current tagline is "At the heart of the hobby".
As of 2021, Railway Modeller is still the best-selling UK model railway publication.
In the current issue
Railway Modeller
July 2025
RAILWAY OF THE MONTH STØRDAL ModelSpoorGroep Valkenswaard introduce their Norwegian HO exhibition layout, an imaginary location chosen to include typical features.
PLAN OF THE MONTH SAINT-DÉSERT A wayside station on a former PLM secondary line – Régis Déroussin introduces his home HO layout, which manages to include a station, a junction, and an impressive viaduct, all in a reasonable space.
SCALE DRAWINGS A FREELANCE RAIL BUS A custom-made body on a Bachmann mechanism – Gilbert Gribi made an interesting Oe vehicle using his own 3D-printed parts for the body and details.
FEATURES
CJ @ 13 Emmanuel Nouaillier demonstrates more of his techniques for intricately detailed structure modelling.
CALLA FOUNTAIN CROSSING Watching long trains go by – Perth MRG present their scenic North American N gauge exhibition layout, built to allow the running of consists from different eras.
BY BLUE TRAM TO LILLO Recreating a lost line near Antwerp – MOBOV present their HOm depiction of a well-known Vicinal route.
BALTIC STATES NARROW GAUGE Blair Hobson visited some of the preserved railways and tourist lines in Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
VICTORVILLE, CA. c.1953 Des Browne looks in more detail at some of the features on his American HO layout, located in his loft.
END OF TRAIN LAMPS Jacques Poré shows how to fit working lamps to a wagon which appears not to have space for the electronics.
LE VIEUX HAMEAU The old hamlet – Paul Walton relates how he came to create a French narrow gauge exhibition layout in HOe.
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Railway Modeller - July 2025
