Introduced by Model Rail Managing Editor, Nigel Harris, from the English Welsh & Scottish Railway diesel traction depot at Toton, this programme takes a behind the scenes look at this main EWS workshops with ideas on how to model a diesel locomotive depot and the buildings and details to incorporate. Our cameras were given free reign to record depot activity and maintenance work.

Wychnor '0' gauge
Model Rail was invited to record the final operating session on the Wychnor on Trent '0' gauge Group's layout before it was dismantled while major building refurbishment took place. This superb layout that's big enough to handle even an LMS Beyer Garrett, will be re-housed in a smaller room and so will never again be seen as you see it here!

Scenery basics
Chris Leigh shows how to build a basic landscape using polystyrene tiles and plaster bandage and goes on to demonstrate how to finish realistic hills. He adds detail, including gorse bushes and poppies while Darren Sherwood demonstrates a novel technique using sea moss to make lifelike trees.

Whiter than white!
China Clay traffic old and new. Our 'operations' feature examines the working of china clay trains which originate in Cornwall to carry the whitener used in paper and pottery throughout the UK and overseas. From Beattie well tanks and 'clay opens' to modern 'CDA' wagons and Class 37s, we provide all the details you'll need.

Prototype details:
Chris Leigh adds a new smoke box door to the Hornby Southern Region rebuilt 'Merchant Navy' and Darren Sherwood shows his Alexander Models Class 17 Clayton.  We've archive footage of the real thing, too.

Top tips on how to model in card. Once you can build a basic structure in card, there's no building you can't tackle.

A modeller's guide to Toton Recorded in 1998 and 2000, we look behind the scenes at Toton traction depot.

Running time 90 minutes approx.