Continental Modeller July 2026

RAILWAY OF THE MONTH ALTENDORF Ronald Barrink has modelled in HO a West German steam locomotive servicing facility as new diesels begin to make an appearance. PLAN OF THE MONTH LYNNETON YARD A simple switching puzzle in HO – Robin Beadle presents    an interactive layout based on the ‘Timesaver’ concept. FEATURES OLD SHOP FRONT Emmanuel Nouaillier shares more of his techniques for detailed structure modelling. FERROVIE CALABRO LUCANE Diesel railcars on a neglected narrow gauge system – Davide Raseni presents an impression of the south Italian 950mm lines modelled in HOm. LONG TRAINS THROUGH BELGIUM Dries Reubens with another look at his N gauge layout, designed to display long trains of authentic stock of different periods – here modern electrics. GTS RAIL E.483 001 Roberto Macchi shows how he enhanced a TRAXX Italian HO electric by A.C.M.E. AHMADPUR JUNCTION Following on from the feature in the previous issue, Stewart Blencowe describes his 7mm scale Indian scene with narrow and broad gauge track. PONFERRADA – VILLABLINO In March 1973 Peter Dale visited the last metre gauge line in Spain with working steam. DRY Hans Louvet describes his new IIm layout, set on a Sunday afternoon in a small French village. REGULARS PRODUCT REVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS VIDEO REVIEWS NEWS EXHIBITION DIARY