Category Archives: British Rail

Hotel California

Posted on December 14, 2025 by bawdsey

You can step out any time you like, but you can never leave. Thats branch or short line modelling for me. A brief chat with a viewer at the NEC in late November brought that thought forefront. They chatted for … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, journey, Layout, layout design, makeover, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trees, TT120, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, woodland scenics | Tagged history, trains, travel | 2 Comments

57xx, Out! First Look

Posted on December 6, 2025 by bawdsey

Well it’s here, the Accurascale 57xx, and spoiler alert, its definitely been worth the wait. This release really brings the Pannier family up to date with a contemporary high quality and detailed model of this iconic and promiscuous family, nearly … Continue reading →

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Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC

Posted on November 27, 2025 by bawdsey

Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, Conversion, dapol, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, gwr, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, product news, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie2, throwback thursday, toy train, train set, Uncategorized, Wales, Western Region, woodland scenics | Tagged accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, Exhibition, finescale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, trainset | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Accurascale 57xx

Posted on November 26, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, blog, british finescale, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, finescale, first look, Friends, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Inspiration, Layout, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, n gauge, NEC, new release, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, pannier, peco, product news, Rapido Trains, realism, review, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie2, toy train, train, train set, train show, TT120, united kingdom, Wales, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged accurascale, Exhibition, Hobby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, railroad, shelfie, toytrain, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Seven Sleeps to go! NEC 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 by bawdsey

This time next Saturday I’ll hopefully be anticipating a cool one, it being the NEC model railway show hosted by Warners Publications. I’ll be taking Shelfie 2 there, Guyzance disposal point, and I’m thinking its only its fourth exhibition appearance, … Continue reading →

Posted in #saturday, accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, Exhibition, finescale, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Layout, Modelling, NEC, OO Gauge, railroad, railway, saturday, scale modelling, scenery, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, trees, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged Art, Exhibition, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, model-railroading, NEC, photography, travel | 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 3, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, artist, Bachmann, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, iphoneography, layout design, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged Bachmann, finescale, Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, OO Gauge, shelfie | Leave a comment

How it Started Bachmann’s 08..

Posted on August 23, 2025 by bawdsey

This, ^^ this ^^ is how it started. A chance find on Facebook, advertised fairly as damaged and a poor runner. I wasn’t looking for one but the price vs condition made me think this is worth a punt. The … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, BR Blue, brassmasters, British Rail, D&E, dapol, DC, DCC, dingham, Eighties, Facebook, heljan, hobbies, Hobby, Hornby, Industrial, Layout, makeover, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, repair, shelf layout, shelfie, toy train, train, Uncategorized | Tagged Bachmann, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

#FEF The Greatest Gathering

Posted on August 1, 2025 by bawdsey

This weekend I’m helping out on a friends trade stand at the greatest gathering in Derby. These rail open days and events really aren’t my thing, but having the opportunity to wander round some classic British first generation traction has … Continue reading →

Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cavalex, D&E, dapol, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, fef, flying scotsman, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Great Western, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Photography, prototype, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, seventies, train, train show, travel, TT120, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged Bachmann, british rail, Exhibition, fef, Hobby, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, photography, railroad, train | 2 Comments

Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2

Posted on June 25, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Layout, layout design, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged Hobby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Class 30 To 31

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bawdsey

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, D&E, dapol, DC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged accurascale, british rail, Hornby, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment