Unable to make it to the National Festival of Railway Modelling? 🚂 My full video tour covering all the incredible layouts from the show is now up #ModelRailway #Trains

What a weekend! 🎉 The National Festival of Railway Modelling was a fantastic event to wrap up the year. So great seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones! My video tour of all the stunning layouts will be up soon! #ModelRailway #NEC #Trains #Hobby #ModelTrains

The video covering the Barry Model Railway Exhibition 2025 is now live! I had a great time at this final Welsh show of the year. If you couldn't make it, check out all the fantastic club and member layouts here! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #SouthWales #Barry #ModelTrains

What a superb day at the Barry Model Railway Exhibition, organised by B&PMRC! A lovely little event and the final Welsh show of the year, featuring a great selection of layouts across many scales. Had an excellent time exploring the room and enjoying the atmosphere. #ModelRailway

Passing the Roll of Honour plaque at Carmarthen Station is a daily reminder of the GWR men who fell. We honour their sacrifice and the message they left: “Love one another.” Byddwn yn eu cofio | Lest we forget.

The World Record Making Tracks model railway came to the Vale of Rheidol Rly, and I got to be an operator for a day! Controlling the full 200ft line was an incredible, unforgettable experience. So happy to see Pete Waterman's massive layout here in Wales 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #MakingTracks #ValeOfRheidol

The full video covering the Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition 2025 is NOW LIVE! Relive all the amazing layouts and atmosphere from Sophia Gardens if you missed the show this weekend 🚂💨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #CardiffModelRailway #ModelRailway #Exhibition #UKRail #CymruRails

What a superb weekend at the Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition! The 2025 show at Sophia Gardens was better than ever with a fantastic variety of layouts—tiny narrow gauge to mainline giants. Huge thanks to the amazing organisers for being so accommodating and kind! 🚂💨 #ModelTrains #UKRail

What an amazing day at the Dean Forest Railway Royal Forest of Steam Gala! It was my first visit to this fantastic line, and what a treat it was, they put on an INTENSE timetable with so many trains running. I absolutely loved it! 🚂💨 #DeanForestRailway #SteamGala #UKSteam #HeritageRail

The magnificent GWR 5700 Class Pannier Tank 9681 is getting ready for a big day of hauling across the line! I'm here at the Dean Forest Railway Gala today and the atmosphere is fantastic. Do come along if you are in the area, you don't want to miss the incredible line up! 🚂💨 #Railways #Trains

I spent the day behind the controls of Pete Waterman's World Record Making Tracks layout! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Honestly I got so into it I lost track of time what an incredible experience. Huge thanks to the whole team for making me feel so welcome and letting me join the crew #MakingTracks #ModelRailway #WorldRecord

The Vale of Rheidol Steam Festival is ON! 🚂💨 HISTORY MADE: All three Rheidol Tanks—including the newly restored No. 9 'Prince of Wales' in BR Blue—are together for the first time since 1982! Plus, see the World Record Making Tracks layout

All three Vale of Rheidol tanks lined up this morning at Aberystwyth for the first time since 1982 — Owain Glyndwr, Llywelyn and Prince of Wales, each gleaming in their BR liveries. What a historic sight! 🚂 #ValeOfRheidol #SteamTrains #Wales

The World Record 208ft Making Tracks model railway by Pete Waterman is now open at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in WALES! 🤯 Officially the largest portable layout in the world, it runs during the Steam Festival this weekend and all next week (Oct 25-Nov 2). Come drive the model trains yourself!

SNEAK PEEK! The World Record 208ft Making Tracks layout has been assembled at the Vale of Rheidol Railway (Oct 25 - Nov 2). It's Pete Waterman's largest portable model railway ever—and you can drive the trains! #ModelRailway #WorldRecord #TrainSpotting #UKRail #Wales

Relive the Fishguard Harbour Railway Heritage Day! A brilliant event showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and preserved lines at the stunning Welsh coastal harbour. See the action #RailwayHeritage #FishguardHarbour #UKRailways #Trains

Hard to believe it was one year ago today that I was enjoying the incredible Cardiff Model Railway Exhibition 2024! This show is always a fantastic event and easily one of the highlights of my whole year. So many amazing layouts! #CardiffModelRailway #ModelTrains #Wales

Amazing time at the Fishguard Harbour Railway Heritage Day today! Huge credit to South West Wales Connected Community Rail Partnership & Stena Line for this fantastic event. Loved the new exhibition & talks. So happy to celebrate this history in West Wales! 🚂 #Wales #Railway #History

The Gretton & Wenlock Railway (O-16.5 gauge) is a charming freelance Shropshire narrow gauge branch line set in the late 1940s/early 1950s. It features a great mix of passenger and goods traffic, including a timber merchant's yard! #ModelRailway #NarrowGauge #O165Gauge

Rumbling Bridge (OO Gauge) by Nick Skelton. This charming Scottish through station on the former Devon Valley Railway is set just before its closure in the 1960s, featuring scenic bridges and working semaphore signals! #ModelRailway #OOGauge #ScottishRailways #ModelTrains

The difference almost 5 years makes! This is my original that started it all, and now it's had an update! The new one will be out early next week and also at the Waley At Statfold show this weekend. The sales of the kits there will go towards restoring the Glyn Valley Tramway! 😁

Hergest (OO and OO9 gauge) by Peter Cullen. A charming layout set in the Autumn of 1947, depicting a small station where the GWR standard gauge line met an ex-Glyn Valley Tramway narrow gauge line, serving as an interchange for goods 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ModelRailway #OOGauge #NarrowGauge #ModelTrains

Bristol Avon Bridge (EM Gauge) by Keith Sully is an instantly recognisable layout capturing the atmosphere of Bristol Temple Meads in the late 1970s. Look out for the incredible laser-cut overall roof! Seen recently at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition 🚈 #ModelRailway #EMGauge #ModelTrains

Gary Atkinson's Woodhead N gauge layout at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition was stunning! It perfectly recreates the iconic 1960s route, complete with impressive overhead electric catenary powering EM1/EM2 locos hauling trains through the dramatic Longdendale Valley #ModelRailway #NGauge

Richard Holder's incredible Tan-y-bwlch layout at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition! This beautiful OO9 gauge model perfectly captures the atmosphere and operating practices of the Ffestiniog Railway during its busy 'Bygones Weekends'. A true narrow gauge masterpiece! #NarrowGauge

What a spectacular weekend at the Autumn Steam Rally and Country Fayre! So much miniature live steam action at Pembrey Country Park, plus vintage cars and classic buses. The Llanelli & District Model Engineers put on the biggest and best miniature steam rally in Wales! 🚂

The new video is live! A big thank you to the Pembrokeshire Model Engineers for hosting such a great day and to all the visitors from the Swansea Society of Model Engineers. Check out the incredible locomotives in action! 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Alderford, an impressive OO gauge layout by Carl Bowden, was a highlight at the Bristol Model Railway Exhibition. Inspired by the late '80s North West electrified lines, it features a busy terminus, working pantographs, and realistic sound. #ModelRailway #OOGauge #BristolModelRailwayExhibition

The Swansea Model Railway Exhibition was a great show once again! If you missed out, you can see all the incredible layouts on my latest video #ModelRailway #Swansea #Wales

Karen snapped up this pair of useful oak frames for me at the weekend. I’ve only just had a chance to look at them and… 😳 wait-what! I’m guessing these photos of the Viaduct at Quakers Yard originally hung in the construction company’s offices or similar. #RailwayHistory @cymrurails.bsky.social

Had such a wonderful time at the Swansea Model Railway Exhibition today! An amazing show with incredible layouts every year. Big props to the Swansea Railway Modellers Group for organising this prestigious Welsh show! #ModelRailway #Swansea #Wales

Had an amazing day at the Blaenavon Heritage Railway's Annual Steam Gala today! It was brilliant to see all the visiting and home fleet locomotives in person 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Swansea Model Railway Exhibition is back this weekend at the LC Swansea! It's one of the best model railway shows in Wales and a must-see for any enthusiast. Come see some amazing layouts and meet fellow hobbyists 🚂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #modelrailway #modeltrains #wales #swansea #railwayexhibition #trainshow

It was great to be back at the Pembrokeshire Model Engineers track for their September running day! What a fantastic day seeing the Maunsell L1 and Class 20 locomotives in action

I had a great time at the Port Talbot Model Railway Exhibition, and it was a real highlight to finally meet Matt Slade in person. He's one of my favourite YouTubers and he's just uploaded his video from the event. Be sure to go and give it a watch! #ModelRailways

I had a great time this weekend attending the Port Talbot Model Railway Exhibition. So many incredible layouts were on display! If you weren't able to make it to this year's show, my video covering the event is now live on YouTube

What a brilliant weekend at the Port Talbot Model Railway Exhibition! It was a pleasure to attend both days. Huge thanks to the Porthcawl Model Railway Club for a fantastic show in an amazing venue. The layouts were brilliant, and I hope this becomes an annual event! #ModelRailway #ModelTrains

Had a fantastic first day at the Port Talbot Model Railway Exhibition at The Orangery, Margam Park! The show is on again tomorrow from 10am to 4pm and we'd love to see you there if you're free #ModelRailway #PortTalbot #MargamPark #ThomasTheTankEngine #ModelTrains #Wales

The video from The Greatest Gathering is now live! I know it was impossible to see everything in one day, so I've put together a video dedicated to the fantastic layouts that were on display in the model railway village 🚂 #ModelRailway

The Greatest Gathering was a once-in-a-lifetime railway event, and I had an incredible time! For those who couldn't be there, I've just uploaded a new highlights video with everything I was able to see. #TheGreatestGathering #Railway200 #trains #steam

Final day at The Greatest Gathering was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Saw the incredible Flying Scotsman and met some amazing creators! #TheGreatestGathering #Derby #FlyingScotsman

My latest project has been modelling Rosyth No.1, an Andrew Barclay steam locomotive that worked at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Pembroke Dock. I'm really proud of how this piece of Pembrokeshire’s industrial past turned out!

What an absolutely incredible first day at The Greatest Gathering! This is truly a once in a generation event. The atmosphere was amazing and it was brilliant to see so many locomotives in one place. Can't wait to be back tomorrow! #TheGreatestGathering #Derby #RailwayEvent #TrainShow

Derby-bound for the greatest gathering! Couldn't be more excited 🚂 Keep an eye out for videos on the channel covering the event

So reassuring to hear the latest Model Rail Replacement podcast! Sam & James (along with Tom, Neil, & Steve) discussed exhibition coverage & my recent experience. They agree it's great for the hobby, encouraging visits, spotlighting talent and reaching those unable to attend. Well worth a listen!

I’ve been working on adding a beautifully modelled and 3D printed windmill from @buggleskellytom.bsky.social to the layout! It's even motorised and brings so much character to this corner of the layout. #ModelRailway

Somerset Lane: BR Diesel Era! ⛽️ Explore Tim Crockford's 7mm O gauge layout, a stunning recreation of the first all-diesel BR depot in East London (late 50s/early 60s). Featuring early BR diesel shunting & main line locos! #OGauge #ModelRailway

New video is LIVE! Wanted to get this out early to make up for no video last weekend! The Awdry Extravaganza 2025 at Talyllyn Railway was an unforgettable experience, celebrating 80 years of The Railway Series! #Railway #NarrowGauge #TTTE

The Awdry Extravaganza 2025 at the Talyllyn Railway was an unforgettable experience, celebrating Rev. Wilbert Awdry & 80 years of The Railway Series! Such a fantastic event, I had a truly lovely time 🚂✨ #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway #ThomasTheTankEngine

Day two at the Awdry Extravaganza was a BLAST! 🚂✨ Chilled out day. Saw Albert & Gerry's brilliant new faces! Visited the amazing exhibition at Tywyn & saw the picnic train at Dolgoch. Appreciated incredible modelling talents! #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway #ThomasTheTankEngine @talyllyn.co.uk