The October 2026 issue of the AMRM is out now

 The October 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the October issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the October issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the October issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The October cover.

Contents page

The October 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

Feature articles are:

Strathburn

Adam Dalzell and Keith Pennington 

describe how they breathed new life 

into the layout Strathburn.

Unusual sidings  for your layout

John Casey provides some prototype 

ideas for unusual sidings on your layout.

Rolling Roads

Les Fordham sets up a rolling road 

for running in his models

Wagon profile: AQEY  two-pack articulated  

container flat wagon.

Mitchell Campton describes the 

Australian National AQEY two-pack 

articulated container flat wagon 

rebuilt from redundant 75ft vans.

Designing and building  a space-efficient 

staging yard

Les Fordham outlines his 

techniques for designing and 

building a space-efficient staging 

yard, which meets his layout’s 

operational requirements.

Victorian Railways  F class

The AMRM team’s detail hound 

presents modifications and details 

of the Victorian Railways F class 

shunter.

Readers Gallery - Andrew Collier

Andrew Collier presents some  

of his bespoke models built for  

his interwar suburban layout 

‘Glenburn’ and other prototype 

‘distractions’

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: scott@amrm.net.au

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: August 2026 issue of the AMRM

 The August 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the August issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the August issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the August issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The August cover.

Contents page

The August 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

 

Feature articles are:

 

Otham Road

Brett Kavanagh describes

Adamstown Model Railway Club’s

exhibition layout, Otham Road

 

The Murray Railway Modellers 2026

Albury Exhibition gallery

Scott Fitzgerald presents a gallery

of the layouts attending the Murray

Railway Modellers 2026 Albury

Exhibition.

 

Koolyanobbing, Western Australia

Scott Fitzgerald presents a location

to model, servicing an iron ore

mine in Western Australia

 

Building a Queensland Government Railways

B18¼ class steam locomotive

Ian Renshaw builds a Sn3½ B18¼

class steam locomotive in brass.

 

Make your own back scenes

Les Fordham outlines how to make your own backscenes

 

Introducing working timetables on your layout

Phil Nadin outlines the operating

system he developed for his layout

Northmeadow Lines, based on

published working timetables.

 

Historical buildings of Ganmain NSW

Scott Fitzgerald presents some

historical buildings and

advertising that can be added 

to your layout regardless of era.

 

Making large rolling stock boxes 2.0

Scott Fitzgerald shares his

techniques for building high

capacity transit boxes for your

rolling stock.

 

Brett Watson Weathering Part Three

Brett Watson displays a selection of his collection.

 

Adelaide Model Railway Exhibition 2026

Scott Fitzgerald presents a gallery

of layouts attending the 2026

Adelaide Model Railway Exhibition

 

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmteam@outlook.com

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: June 2026 issue of the AMRM

 The June 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the June issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the June issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the June issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The June cover.

Contents page

The June 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

 

Feature articles are:

 

The Northmeadow Lines

Phil Nadin describes his substantial

NSWGR layout set in the late 1960s.

 

Location to model: North Gawler, SA

Keith Pennington presents 

North Gawler, A South Australian

Railways station on the fringe

of the Adelaide suburban system

and the Barossa Valley railway

lines

 

Amby West Operations

Arthur Hayes outlines card operations for his Queensland Railways

inspired layout Amby West

 

The 2026 Sydney Railroad Prototype

Modellers event

Ben Gray reports on the first

Sydney Railroad Prototype Modellers event

 

Putting the O into Casterton – Part Sixteen

Scott Whitaker describes his epic layout build.

 

Layout design and presentations ideas from the UK

Scott Fitzgerald shares layout design examples,

presentation and operational observations

from a recent visit to

two exhibitions in the United Kingdom

 

Glendale’s buildings

Bob Comerford presents a selection of buildings

scratch-built by Dale Dawson for his New

England based NSWGR layout ‘Glendale’.

 

A Broadford Retrospective

Iain Hunter closes the final chapter

on his Australian exhibition layout

‘Broadford’ and shares his

experiences of exhibiting in the UK

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmteam@outlook.com

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.

Back issue: April 2026 issue of the AMRM

 The April 2026 issue of the AMRM is available in store

If your local hobby shop or newsagent does not stock AMRM (ask them why not!), you can purchase a paper copy of the April issue online at:

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

The digital version of the April issue of the AMRM will is available from Zinio

Buy digital issue of the April issue of the AMRM  from Zinio.

The April cover.

Contents page

The April 2026 issue of the AMRM, is now available on line, hard copies are available in store.

Feature articles are:

Amby West

Arthur Hayes builds

a Queensland Railways

prototype shunting layout.

 

Henley Beach debut

Rodney Barrington reports 

on the progress of Henley Beach,

a group layout build

 

Prototype Modellers Forum 2025

John McCallum reports 

on the Victorian Model Railway

Society’s Prototype Modellers

Forum 2025

 

Location to model: Kelso, NSW

Scott Fitzgerald outlines

a modern location to model

with two ‘dust bowl’ intermodal

terminals.

 

Phillip Island Exhibition gallery

Mark Jesser presents a gallery

of layouts at the 2026 Phillip Island

and District Railway Modellers

exhibition.

 

90 years of the Sydney Model Railway Club

Alan Smith looks back

at 90 years of the Sydney

Model Railway Club.

 

Dungog – The prequel

Andrew King describes 

the development of the layout

Dungog by the North Shore

Railway Modellers Association.

 

Wagon profile: SSR   BGIH 100t hopper

Chris Jones outlines SSR and

Arrow Commodities new grain

hopper wagons

For Reader’s Gallery, if you want your layout or modelling project published, email: amrmteam@outlook.com

Finally there is News from the Australian hobby world, and Mailbag...

We also have available an online version of AMRM to compliment our traditional paper version. You can purchase the paper version from newsagents, hobby shops and specialist bookshops (or direct from AMRM if none of the above are convenient), while the online version can be purchased either through us or direct from Zinio International.

Contact AMRM, either by sending us the form below, or via our website, to take out a subscription to the online version (or adjust your current subscription to include the online version) in time for the release of the online version.

Purchase this issue of AMRM.

Ring the office on (02) 9311 2036 and have your credit card handy.

Or click here to

www.australianmodelrailways.com.

purchase the paper or digital (or both) versions of AMRM at our website.

You can also purchase a digital issue of AMRM (including back issues) from the Zinio site.