ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 23/04/2026(I mean, obviously do *not* attempt to "remind" me.) 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 23/04/2026LNER steam railcar? I think so! Would say "oh my poor wallet" but it's a complete train for less than the price of most new locos, so... Remind me again why the Heljan takeover was a bad idea? youtu.be/9g7AgI5eSag?...youtu.beEXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK! Heljan reveals all-new model!YouTube video by Hornby Magazine and Key Model World 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Really striking that multiple retailers have worked together to put this message out. The Heljan news has clearly got them very worried about disintermediation. Understandably. 030
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Big news that Accurascale have acquired Heljan! Probably makes a lot of sense - the Heljan brand was pretty tarnished after their iffy 45 and bobbins 47s. Now being sold off at 100 quid a pop (tempting though?). The next wave of 86s have been re-priced sensibly too (definitely tempting!). #BSMRGUK 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Now the 222s are confirmed for two more operators, I wonder if they're a strong contender for an RTR model. Plenty of livery options, and suitable for modellers spanning several decades... #BSMRGUK 001
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Seems there's another wave of X-odus going on. If you're here from #TMRGUK, you're very welcome! I put a little starter pack together for people to follow - enjoy, and @ me if you'd like to be added. As with any community, it will thrive if we all chip in. #BSMRGUK 040
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Ooh - will Dapol be adding this to the liveries available on their 323s? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comFirst trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026Andy Burnham unveils next step in transport system, allowing contactless travel with fares capped across trains, buses and trams 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 09/12/2025It's a big day for modellers - Era 12 is here! Dilemma for modern image modellers is now whether to take the plunge as models start to emerge, or stick at Era 11 and protect your wallet... #TMRGUK #BSMRGUK 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Dunno if anyone would be interested in a bit of an oddity, but I recently acquired some original promotional material for Thameslink and the class 700s - now on eBay: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15751691...ebay.co.ukPardon our interruption... 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Now, fair enough to an extent: if Revolution didn't feel they were a goer commercially, a higher price tag might be key to making them available. But a full hundred quid? Sorry, no. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 29/11/2025I like Rails, the customer service is excellent... but this is just gouging, sorry. I expressed interest in EMR 180s to Revolution, who opted not to make them. Their regular 180s are £350 to pre-order; Rails's EMR 180s are a full HUNDRED POUNDS more. railsofsheffield.com/blogs/news/e...railsofsheffield.com🚄 Exclusive Revolution Class 180 Adelante AnnouncementWe're delighted to announce two exclusive versions of the forthcoming Revolution Trains Class 180 Adelante DMU in East Midlands Railway livery - preorder now! 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 27/11/2025It's 2025. Why the hell is Network Rail putting 480p standard definition videos on the Internet?? youtu.be/KGU1y47nT1Q?...youtu.beOne of the most complex switches and crossings renewals on the West Coast Main Line in yearsYouTube video by Network Rail 020
Reposted by ABC JunctionABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 19/11/2025New Accurascale loco needs to be a 43, surely? So many people making 47s, but nobody's snatched Hornby's lunch out of their hands on the HSTs? Baffled me for ages. Mk3 coaches will surely follow if they do it. youtu.be/sqvRoY6ACMo?...youtu.beAccurascale - Brand new ‘OO’ gauge Diesel announcementYouTube video by Accurascale UK 111
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I mean, you'd hope not. Though my wallet would probably be grateful. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 19/11/2025New Accurascale loco needs to be a 43, surely? So many people making 47s, but nobody's snatched Hornby's lunch out of their hands on the HSTs? Baffled me for ages. Mk3 coaches will surely follow if they do it. youtu.be/sqvRoY6ACMo?...youtu.beAccurascale - Brand new ‘OO’ gauge Diesel announcementYouTube video by Accurascale UK 111
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 10/11/2025I love Thunderbirds and this looks really cool, but... how do you know how big to make a scale model of something that never existed in real life?? Particularly when the original shows weren't super-consistent about scale / relative sizes... 100
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/11/2025More EMUs! Lovely to see, but the choices from most manufacturers do seem a bit... un-obvious (Electrostars aside). I'm all in favour of it though - this hobby isn't dying, it's reaching a crescendo in terms of the range and quality of models available. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Slightly gutted to find my onward train from Peterborough was booked to be an IC225 but has been swapped out for an Azuma! Bugger. Still, my first Azuma experience at long last... Well, never mind. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Deliberately left myself with a slightly long wait at Sandy, and it turned out to be gorgeous autumn sunlight. 120
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Decision made: this layout is set in autumn. (Red dots are where catenary masts will go.) #BSMRGUK #TMRGUK 091
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 11/10/2025GETS done for another year. Good trade stalls (though surprised not to see Rails!), maybe lacking any wow-factor layouts. Plenty of good ones, of course. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Pre-GETS breakfast. (Tesco café, Fenny Stratford, if you ever want a food alternative near the show.) 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Will you have the same discounts at GETS this weekend? 100
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Currently on the last northbound train of the day at the NYMR gala, with literally about two other people. Baffles me why after-dark running isn't more popular - it's so atmospheric! (I know the SVR do it - sampled it last year and it was great.) 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Not about the event, no. But a web search for LNER A4 and its number (clearly visible in the photo) will throw up plenty about the locomotive, I'm sure. 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 19/09/2025One of many interesting details in this is the image of the A4 at Alexandra Palace - remarkable to think of such a big engine being run up that tiny branch line! 100
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Train now running 13 down. Hoping we tip past the magic 15 now so I can at least claw some money back. 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Will be interested to see how GWR's customer services handle this. Meals are charged separately, so I've not technically paid for anything I've not got (although I only booked 1st class to be sure of a meal). A goodwill gesture would be in order... Let's see! 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025So this is my Pullman dining experience. Meals cancelled because of an earlier trespass incident that stopped the staff reaching Paddington apparently. Got an email an hour ago but didn't pick it up until I was actually on the train. Honestly, fuming. 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025So this is my Pullman dining experience. Meals cancelled because of an earlier trespass incident that stopped the staff reaching Paddington apparently. Got an email an hour ago but didn't pick it up until I was actually on the train. Honestly, fuming. 000
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I always do a boring tweet about GETS being a landmark in the year, but I do always look forward to it. Fun bit of the autumn starts now and runs to GETS, via a couple of trips away, a steam gala, the local beer festival, and some Parkrun tourism. Bring it on! bsky.app/profile/keym... 220
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 12/09/2025My (late) summer holiday starts with a pint at Paddington! Will be sampling the Pullman dining experience once I get underway... 140
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Possibly my favourite photo from the day - there was a period when the shadows from the adjacent building played across 37501 delightfully. 120
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025They've got Sprinters in preservation now. Well, a Sprinter. This was arguably the defining sight on the railways in my area growing up. Sigh. Still, the paint job is fantastic. 100
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025The common narrative is that British steam locomotive manufacture ended with Evening Star, but of course it continued for export for another decade. Took me a while to twig why this particular loco was top-and-tailing with Prince until I realised it was the true final engine off the production line! 100
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Also enjoyed seeing the ever-changing Harefield Road in person, after following it on YouTube for a long time! 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025A slightly unexpected bonus was being able to get a really good look at Making Tracks without the massive crowds that usually jostle around it (though I was there quite early - saw later on that it did indeed get very busy). It's not just the size that's impressive - the detail really is exquisite. 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 03/08/2025So - Greatest Gathering yesterday! I'm not going to spam your timeline with loads of pics - let's be honest, we'll all have taken more or less the same photos, right? But here's a few quick personal highlights for me. 130
Reposted by ABC JunctionKernow Model Rail Centre @kernowmodelrail.bsky.social · 02/08/2025If anyone can identify this individual who today at 1501 helped himself to an N Gauge Graham Farish DCC Sound Fitted Strathclyde Class 108 DMU at the Greatest Gathering event please let us know. 0611
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 02/08/2025This is where I was going! I bet you couldn't guess! 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 01/08/2025I'm off on an adventure! But where to? It's such a mystery! You'll never guess! 021
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Got an invoice from Revolution for the second half of the money for their WIA car carrier wagons. Hadn't heard a dickie-bird from them about the project for ages - hopefully they'll turn up soon. Shame my 175's not here yet. The TfL livery was still current back when I ordered it... 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Rail chat seems a bit quiet here compared to there, which is very disappointing. Can't contemplate resuming my Twitter account though - it's ethically indefensible and that's the end of it. 030
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 20/07/2025[contd] but frankly his review is what I look for if I want to know if a new model is technically any good. Nobody else is as thorough. Doesn't mean you have to take his scores as gospel, but if you want to see the mechanism and the quality, his channel is the place to go. 010
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Oof, I see Accurascale have had a right bitch about Sam's Trains - that's quite a level of contempt on show, to make a remark like that. Suspect unfortunately it's the mask slipping - lots of 'serious' modelling people seem to be snotty about Sam [contd] www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp_C...youtube.comExtremely Disappointed...YouTube video by Sam'sTrains 110
ABC Junction @abcjunction.bsky.social · 17/05/2025I know it's a bit pot luck buying stuff off ebay, but I've never had coaches with such filthy roofs before. Needed a bit of elbow grease, not just a quick wipe! #BSMRGUK #BMRGUK 110
