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Bachmann GWR 45xx/4575 Small Prairie Tank Class Review

It may have been around for a while, but Bachmann’s 45xx/4575 model is still an important model in the firms range.  It is an essential type for GWR branchlines, so an important addition to the Loco Model Reviews Page.  So let’s see how good the model is!

21/01/2014 in Era - Pre-Grouping, Region - Western, Reviews - Locomotive.

Hornby Railroad Generic 0-4-0T Locomotive Mini Review

Hornby produce a number of locomotives that share the 0-4-0 chassis – the Caledonian Pug, class 06 diesel shunter, and three side-tank models; the Industrial Class D; the GWR Holden Tank and a fictional ex-Thomas the Tank engine model, the subject of today’s loco review. This locomotive is fictional, but is very losely based on

23/11/2012 in Reviews - Locomotive, Younger Enthusiasts.

Hornby Railroad GWR Holden 101 0-4-0T Locomotive Mini Review

Hornby produce a number of locomotives that share the 0-4-0 chassis – the Caledonian Pug, class 06 diesel shunter, and three side-tank models; a fictional ex-Thomas the Tank engine the Class D and the GWR Holden Tank, the subject of today’s loco review. As with the Class D; the GWR Holden tank is based on…

21/11/2012 in Region - Western, Reviews - Locomotive, Younger Enthusiasts.

Hornby Railroad Class D 0-4-0T Locomotive Review

Hornby produce a number of locomotives that share the 0-4-0 chassis – the Caledonian Pug, class 06 diesel shunter, and three side-tank models, the GWR Holden Tank; a fictional ex-Thomas the Tank engine and finally the Class D which we are reviewing today.  The “class D” (above) is based on a real class of five…

17/11/2012 in Region - Industrial, Reviews - Locomotive, Younger Enthusiasts.

Bachmann GWR City Class Review – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2

Steadily over the past few weeks, I’ve been reviewing locomotives in my collection, with the general aim of providing a free resource for 00 scale steam modellers.  Seeing as it is 100 days until Christmas (a scary thought!), hopefully these reviews are becoming available at just the right time!   Following from the Review of …

16/09/2012 in Era - Pre-Grouping, Region - Western, Reviews - Locomotive.

Hornby (Streamlined) LMS Coronation Class Review – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1

The creation of a Loco Model Reviews Page. has proven to be very popular and as a result, and so there will be two more reviews completed by the end of the week to bolster this page to make it a more comprehensive resource for locoyard followers. So without further ado, here we have part one of…

13/09/2012 in Era - Grouping, Region - Midland / Scottish, Reviews - Locomotive.

Hornby (Railroad) Caledonian Pug Review

Having recently completed a review of the Hornby terrier, I was a little disappointed to have it sitting at the bottom of the list of models reviewed, especially as despite it not being a great model, I enjoy running three in my collection.  There are many models that I’ve owned in the past that were…

10/09/2012 in Region - Midland / Scottish, Reviews - Locomotive.

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