British Railway Modelling (BRM)

HOW TO… BUILD A RETAINING WALL

My layout, ‘The Edge Hey and Strines Railway’, started life on a trestle table four years ago, but driven by my grandchildren’s enthusiasm, it has grown to fill a large bedroom.

New to railway modelling, I did a number of things the wrong way round and was forced to find ways to solve problems a more experienced modeller might have avoided, but it’s all part of the fun!

As the layout reached maturity, my husband, David, pointed out that the track my grandchildren and

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