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Sadly, we have to move out of our Study Centre premises by the 2nd September.  We are urgently looking for a new home and working space so that we can continue conserving, cataloguing and digitising our collection.

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31st January 2025

Rapido Trains Ltd announce two new LNWR wagons in 4mmm scale 00 Gauge

Following Rapido Trains Ltd announcement of the LNWR D84 and D90 open Wagons in 4mm Scale, 00 gauge, The London and North Western Railway Society is delighted to announce we are commissioning an exclusive numbered variant of both wagons.
Our D84 4 plank Open General Merchandise Wagon No.45107 is in LNWR Grey Livery. Our D90 10T Coal Wagon No.57433 is also featured in LNWR Grey livery. Both wagons are representative of known prototypes and feature two rib buffers, long brake handle, split spoke wheels seated in metal bearings and a high level of detail above and below the floor line.
The RRP of these wagons is £32.95 each and you can place pre-orders now by emailing sales@lnwrs.org.uk
Pre-ordering via our website will be available soon.
Please give your name, address and include the type and quantity of each wagon you require and if you are an LNWR Society member, please quote your Society membership number.
The Rapido Trains Ltd announcement is HERE

Rapido have made extensive use of our Society’s archive in producing these wonderful models.  Just have a look at the specifications.

The numbered wagons pictured are exclusive to the L&NWR Society and are to be produced as a limited run.

27th October 2024

Ready to run accurate LNWR 50ft arc roof corridor carriages

Bachmann have just announced ready to run  4mm scale carriages in LNWR livery!   The Society has been involved in their development, resulting in accurate scale models.

The carriages will be available in the new year, with orders being taken from the 6th November.  There are four diagrams on offer . They will be available in LNWR, LMS and Midland & Great Northern Joint liveries.  The quality of the LNWR livery and lining is superb, as is the level of detail.

Premier Coaches for the Premier Line

A pre production sample photographed on the L&NWR Society stand at a recent exhibition

Some very exciting news from Rapido Trains UK.   The launch of a ready to run LNWR goods van in 00 gauge.  What a superb model it is too, available in six versions, including two in LNWR livery. More details here https://rapidotrains.co.uk/lnwr-d88-covered-van/

Hopefully there will be other LNWR goods stock to follow. Then a suitable locomotive to haul them?

As of the beginning of 2024 this website includes a number of pages that are exclusively for Society members. These pages include downloadable versions of our latest Newsletter and Journal, plus access to Society publications dating back to 1973 via our FlipBook library.  There is a version of our online shop with its own price structure. Members might also be interested in a number of very early films, some dating back to the late 1890’s, that we have in our archives.  Copyright restrictions mean that sadly we cannot share these publicly but do allow sharing to the membership. 

From time to time the Society are gifted items to sell to raise funds, the members pages will be used to offer these items to the membership only in the first instance.

Society members need to log in to access these pages, please use the link at the foot of every page of this website

Upcoming Society events

The Society run a variety of events throughout the year, please check the calender on this page  for details.

Our Study Centre in Kenilworth, Warwickshire is open every week, usually on Wednesdays and one Saturday of the month. Scroll down to see the calendar lower down this page for exact dates.

Our annual Steam Up Event will be on Saturday, 13th of September 2025, hosted by the Stafford & District Model Engineering Society

The Society Exhibition Stand

We attend model railway and model engineering exhibitions several times a year.

Scalefour Crewe 7th & 8th June     The third Scalefour Society exhibition in Crewe.

The Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition   16th to 19th October  at the Warwickshire Events Centre 

 

Attendance at further shows is being planned, details will appear once arrangements are confirmed.

 

 

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