''Model Rail'' is a British railway magazine focusing on rail transport modelling. It was first published in 1997, after running as a supplement to ''

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''. ''Model Rail'' is published 13 times a year. It contains articles about railways in Britain, layouts,

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, building kits,

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, and other model-making techniques.

History

The original ''Model Rail'' ran as a supplement to ''

'' magazine. It became an individual magazine in Autumn 1997. The original Editor was Dave Lowery (who is now the Model Consultant).Originally published termly, it became bi-monthly, and then monthly. In March 2007, ''Model Rail'' began publishing 13 issues per year, including Spring and Christmas editions. Recently, editor Chris Leigh has stepped down, and Ben Jones took the role with Leigh becoming Consultant Editor.

Layout of magazine

The 'Masterclass' for the first magazine was the Class 31, and which showed readers how to detail their

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model. From magazine No. 114, ''MR'' had a new look, with more articles, "Show and Tell", and a gallery. The order of the regular features changed, with "Window Shopping" moving to the back, and Reviews moving to the front, next to "The Big Picture".

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External links

Official website
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History

Layout of magazine

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