Pop producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman has rejected claims model railways are dying out. His comments came after the cancellation of the UK's biggest model train show and the closure of one of ...

Concerns were raised recently about an apparent lack of interest in model railways in the younger generations, leading to a lack of staffing at key enthusiast events. Article continues below ...

A lack of young people owning model trains has been blamed for the closure of a popular exhibition and a major retailer. Organisers of the annual Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at Birmingham ...

Detailed working model continues to preserve the town’s railway history six decades after the last train left the station ...

Model railways have been around for a very long time, and enthusiasts will sometimes build huge layouts stretching across hundreds, even thousands of feet. If you don’t have the space or the money, ...

Hornby said it was "a real honour" to be celebrated on Royal Mail stamps Royal Mail is issuing a set of 12 stamps to celebrate Hornby Model Railways, which was first started by Liverpool toymaker ...

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Next generation required to take over the staffing and running of events ‘does not seem to be materialising’ Patrick has covered major news events in the past three decades, from the death of Princess ...

Rod Stewart has donated £10,000 to a model railway club whose exhibition was destroyed by vandals. We enthusiasts know how much the hobby can help mental health The singer and model railway enthusiast ...

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A lack of young people interested in the hobby has been blamed for the closure of a popular exhibition and a major retailer. A lack of young people interested in model trains has been blamed for the ...