GMRC Series 2 – Heat Five

Channel 5’s Great Model Railway Challenge 2019 has been maintaining consistently high viewing figures just under the million mark, and the last of the first round competitions, heat five, which aired on Saturday 5th October, accelerated momentum, bringing together the Railway Sleepers, Team Grantham and Muddle & Go Nowhere to compete for the remaining place in the series’ semi-finals. Imagination was unrestrained...

GMRC Series 2 – Heat Four

The Great Model Railway Challenge 2019 has really hit its stride now, and heat four which aired on Friday 4th October saw Three Millers, The Titfield Thunderbolts and Who’s Counting Rivets competing for a place in the series’ semi-finals. The teams approached ‘Uncharted Territory’ with resolve, armed with creativity and resourcefulness in spades. Three Millers’ low-tide railway ‘Luctor et Emergo’ (‘I...

Trident Trains Receives ‘Bachmann Retailer of the Year’ Award for 2018

The 2018 Bachmann Retailer of the Year Award was recently presented to Trident Trains of Nantwich. The shop, which was first established in 2004, was taken over by current proprietor Richard Spibey in 2008, and under Richard’s ownership it has been transformed from a general modelling store into a one stop shop for railway modellers. Richard has concentrated on trains...