Go GNER with Graham Farish

New Mk. 3s in the erstwhile ECML operator’s colours.

ALTHOUGH THE East Coast operator GNER is no more, having been replaced last year by National Express on the prestigious route, ‘N’ gauge modellers can keep the GNER flag flying with a new selection of 75ft Mk. 3 HST trailers in the dark blue and red colours.

New signal box from Skaledale

Hornby produces a Settle & Carlisle line themed box.

NOT STRICTLY SPEAKING a product of the diesel & electric era, Hornby has released a new signal box in its resin Skaledale scenic accessories range (Cat Ref. R8853, RRP £15.00).

More coal hoppers from Farish

New numbers for EWS and Freightliner coal hoppers

FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION of the Graham Farish EWS HTA and Freightliner HHA 102-tonne bogie coal hoppers last year, the Bachmann subsidiary has released three more examples of these wagons with new numbers.

Class 37/5 update

The latest news on the Class 37/5 project.

RAIL EXPRESS Modeller entered into a special arrangement earlier this year with Bachmann that is to see the firm’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 37 model provided with a new nose, roof and improved detail to represent the refurbished former split-headcode box machines.

Railfreight for Class 37

Bachmann releases its sound-fitted ‘Tractor’ in new colours.

THERE WAS SOME surprise when Bachmann announced just one refurbished Class 37 for 2008, centre-headcode Class 37/5 No. 37693 in original Railfreight livery, and with DCC sound on board to boot.

More Pullman quality

Four new numbers/names for Bachmann’s Mk. 1 Pullmans.

FIRST RELEASED IN the back end of 2006, Bachmann’s Met-Camm Pullman coaches built on the firm’s excellent Mk. 1 platform. The company has now followed up the first run with a set of four new number and name combinations.

Bachmann goes for BR Type 2s

Seven Class 24s and Class 25s are on the menu for 2008.

JUST ARRIVED IN the RAIL EXPRESS Modeller office is the first of what plans to be an extensive selection of new BR/Sulzer Types 2s from Bachmann, which will feature a range of specifications (DCC ready, DCC sound etc). All will sport modified tooling to accept full lighting.

New liveries for ex-Lima items

The Mk. 3 TGS and Class 156 DMU get new colours.

HORNBY HAS RELEASED three versions of the former Lima Mk. 3 TGS, in GNER (44063, Cat Ref. R4315A, RRP £21.00), First Great Western ‘fag packet’ (44093, Cat Ref. R4326, RRP £26.50) and InterCity Swallow (44024, Cat Ref. R4314A, RRP £21.00) liveries.

Wagontastic DEMU show

Bachmann, Hornby and Dapol have all recently shown off new wagon models.

AS WELL AS the new HST and multiple unit models illustrated previously, the DEMU event saw all three manufacturers present displaying pre-production tooling for new wagons in both ‘N’ and ‘OO’ gauges.

‘Skateboards’ and ‘Sprinters’

Test shots of the new Class 150 and 153 units.

TWO OTHER IMPORTANT new models that were being shown off in pre-production form at DEMU’s Burton exhibition were the Hornby Class 153 single-car DMU and both Class 150/1 and Class 150/2 versions of Bachmann’s forthcoming ‘Sprinter’ unit.