Published monthly by Peco Publications, Railway Modeller is a guide to creating railscapes of every era of train, from steam to electric, and caters for modellers of all abilities. Each issue features the best from the hobby for those modelling Britain's railways in all the popular scales and offers a unique blend of articles by experts and beginners alike, including a special section for newcomers wanting to learn all about the hobby and model making in general.

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In the December edition of Railway Modeller, we announce the winners and runners-up in the Peco RAIL200 Model Layout Competition, which celebrated this year's 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and set participants the challenge of building a layout or diorama in a space of just 750mm x 305mm. The winning and runner-up layouts, together with other selected finalists, are featured in this issue and will be on display at the National Exhibition Centre for the National Festival of Railway Modelling on 22 & 23 November. 
Railway of the Month is Ryburn, a P4 model based on the Rishworth branch in Yorkshire, and set in the pre-Grouping era of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Other layouts featured are Ryecroft Arena, a modern era N gauge urban station in just 5' 7" x 2'; Bred Albin, an OO gauge Scottish terminus modelled in winter and set in the BR steam era; and Millfield, an OO9 narrow gauge layout built on a cardboard base. A suitably seasonal article also shows how a layout was built to run around the base of a Christmas tree!
Other features include the Diamond Jubilee of the London & North Eastern Railway Society, and the story of how a group of modellers re-created the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway station of Sturminster Newton for display in that town's museum. New products reviewed include the BR Class 104 Diesel Multiple Unit in OO gauge from Heljan; four-wheeled coaches and KFA container wagons in TT:120 scale from Hornby, Beilhack snowploughs in OO from Accurascale; the London Midland & Scottish Railway 20-ton brake van in OO from Bachmann; and BR demountable tank wagons in OO from Clark Railworks.