Australian Model Railway Magazine

The Australian Model Railway Magazine covers the modelling of Australian railways in all scales and gauges. The magazine regularly features contributors layouts and modelling projects, covering everything from completely scratchbuilt models, through modifying ready-to-run commercial products and kit bashing to 'hints and tips', as well as product reviews and the latest news from the manufacturers.

Australian Model Railway Magazine

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Amby West • Arthur Hayes builds a Queensland Railways prototype shunting layout. Photos by the author.

Henley Beach debut • Rodney Barrington reports on the progress of Henley Beach, a group layout build. Photos by the author.

Prototype Modellers Forum 2025 • John McCallum reports on the Victorian Model Railway Society’s Prototype Modellers Forum 2025, photos by the author.

Kelso, New South Wales • Scott Fitzgerald outlines a modern location to model with two ‘dust bowl’ intermodal terminals. Photos by the author.

Wiring, turnouts and deadlines

Build a controller hanger • Les Fordham builds an easy and affordable controller hanger. Photos by the author.

Exhibition Gallery – Philip Island 2026 • 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 • 90 years of the Sydney Model Railway Club. Alan Smith looks back at 90 years of the Sydney Model Railway Club.

Ken Smith Article Sydney Model Railway Society Bulletin July 1945

Snippet from Norm Read

Dungog – The prequel • Andrew King describes the development of the layout Dungog by the North Shore Railway Modellers Association. Photos by NSRMA members unless otherwise noted.

Wagon profile: SSR - Arrow Commodities BGIH 100t grain hopper wagon • Chris Jones outlines SSR and Arrow Commodities new grain hopper wagons. Photos by the author unless otherwise stated.

Brett Watson Weathering • In this gallery we display a selection of Brett Watson’s locomotives that operate on his layout of Dungog.

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