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European show in Birmingham

Lottenbirge Standard meets narrow gauge in the Erzgebirge • Mark Dale presents his German dual gauge exhibition layout with an unusual operating feature.

Allegra A simple idea, impressively executed • Mike Carter has a new theme in a new (for him) scale and gauge.

A shorter turntable Suitable for many layouts • Antonio Federici shows how he adapted a Peco N gauge turntable for HO.

Halte Royale d’Ardennes On the line between Dinant and Bertrix • Rudy Altenhoven created an attractive scene depicting a well-known location as an entry for the 2025 Modelspoor micro-layout competition.

Route setting Improved remote control of points on a garden railway • Andrew Eastabrook reports how route setting on The Pas and Northlands was updated, with considerable technical assistance from Rob Wesley.

Mallecombe The result of a holiday in France • Malcolm Pickering explains how he was tempted away from modelling British subjects.

The Pollo Part of the former Prignitzer Kreisbahnen • Graham Lightfoot visited the preserved section of a once extensive 750mm gauge network in northern Germany.

Prrenjas goods Shunting the daily pick-up freight • Myles Munsey was determined to model something completely different – a small fragment of the little-known Albanian rail system set firmly in the communist era.

Bicycle rack Adapting an Artitec model • Jacques Poré shows how he enhanced a small scenic feature to make it more French.

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