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The first mass market railway sets where made by Marklin in Germany in 1891 but it was a group of English hobbyists who in 1904 began model building. The first electric models where introduced just ...

A railway-enthusiast couple postponed renovating their kitchen to construct a miniature railway featuring 400 metres of track winding through their garden. Dave Walker, 54, and his wife Angela, 55, ...

A model train at the Connellsville Canteen rolls down the track. For many, the sight of a model train racing around the base of a Christmas tree is an indelible holiday memory. As collecting and ...