Model railroad

Welcome to my landing page for model railroad! This is where I will add written content from time to time regarding model trains. You can get links to my articles directly in your favorite RSS reader by adding this link to the reader.

NOTE: My articles are comparable to blog posts, not tutorials. I do however hope that reading the articles can inspire or help you have fun with the hobby!

Pages

A Y1 and T-class model waiting at a station by a passenger platform.
Trainyard

My trainyard-page contains a list of all the model trains I own. Might be outdated from time to time.

Model of Euro 4000 in front of a mountain side.
Image gallery

This page contain model railroad images that have taken myself.

Newest articles

Front of the CD 312 running number 001 while parked.
CD 312 CargoNet from Sudexpress

I have recently been to a model railroad fair where I was able to find model of the CD312 for sale. Lets have a look at it.

Model of the BM69a seen from the front.
BM69a from NMJ

NMJ have created different versions of BM69a in the past. I have now been able to get one to my collection. Lets have a look at it.

EL16 model with metallic and matte paint applied.
Repairing the paint on an EL16 from Roco

There is always a chance that a paint job on a model might get damaged. Let's have a look at how I repaired a minor damage to my EL16.

EL18 in SJ Nord livery hauling five B5 coaches.
EL18 NSB from Roco

I have been able to get the hold of an EL18 model from 2021 in a livery similar to what can be seen in operation today. Let's have a look at it.

Home-made table made out of wood with some tracks and locomotives on with an office chair in front.
Building a model railroad table

The first step in building a model railroad is the creation of model railroad benchwork. Lets look at the first steps I did to build a table for my future layout!

BR 159 in CargoNet livery hauling a container train in a curve.
BR159 CargoNet from Sudexpress

Sudexpress have just relased a new BR159 locomotive in a livery that can be seen where I live. Lets have a look at it.