THE GREATEST GATHERING!

Last weekend, we were honoured to be a small part of The Greatest Gathering, the flagship event of the Railway 200 celebrations in 2025 - which was the largest-ever gathering of historic & modern trains and rail-related exhibits.

We were delighted to be a part of the show's Model Railway Village and it was a pleasure to see thousands of visitors over the weekend. At the show we had time to showcase many of the exhibits on view and also caught up with some of our friends in the industry to compare their latest product samples to the real-life vehicles on display at the show.

If you couldn't attend the show, or just want to relive the weekend - we've put together a video showcase below - including some interviews with model railway manufacturers!

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Over the weekend, we tried to photograph as many vehicles at the show as possible - and we also had some fun comparing our product samples to the real things! Head over to our Facebook page to scroll back through a huge variety of content from the show.

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OWN A PIECE OF GG HISTORY

You can own a piece of Greatest Gathering history with this OFFICIAL tote bag! These bags were produced by our friends at the Railway Museum and are now available in stock here at Rails of Sheffield. Purchase your own memento from this special event.

Railway 200 The Greatest Gathering Tote Bag

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MODEL RAILWAY UPDATES

Over the weekend, various manufacturers had new project updates to share with us that we were able to get photos of for you! Check out the latest news below...

CAVALEX CLASS 47 3D PRINT SAMPLE

Cavalex provided us with a sneak preview of this 3D printed sample of their newly announced OO Gauge Class 47! This gives you an early indication as to the sheer level of incredible detail that they are packing into these new locomotives.

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HORNBY TT:120 SCALE DECORATED SAMPLES

Meanwhile on the Hornby stand we were able to get a preview of the decorated samples for their highly anticipated TT:120 Scale Class A1/ A1X 'Terrier' 0-6-0T steam locomotives and accompanying 4-wheel coaches in LBSCR, SR and BR liveries.

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CLARK RAILWORKS 'PRESTWIN' DECORATED SAMPLES

We also got to check out the decorated samples of Clark Railworks' recently announced 'Prestwin' Silo wagons in OO Gauge! Available as triple packs in a variety of BR pre-TOPS and post-TOPS conditions.

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ACCURASCALE CLASS 89 DUE IMMINENTLY

The wait is nearly over! Our EXCLUSIVE newly tooled Accurascale OO Gauge Class 89 electric locomotives are set to arrive in stock this week. It was lovely to see the real 89001 'Avocet' on display just outside the Model Railway Village as part of the 'Electric Avenue' display.

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HELJAN CLASS 42 WARSHIP EARLY SAMPLE

At the event, we also got to take a closer look at these updated engineering samples of the all-new Heljan OO Gauge Class 42 'Warship' diesel locomotive - including our EXCLUSIVE example depicting the prototype batch.

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HELJAN CLASS 153 DMU UPDATES

Heljan also showed us their latest engineering sample for their all-new OO Gauge Class 153 DMU, as well as the decorated samples of the O Gauge version! The latter models are expected to arrive in stock in the next few months, with the OO ones coming in 2026.

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DAPOL CLASS 88 BI-MODE IN STOCK NOW

Last but not least, while we were there we just had to get a picture of our EXCLUSIVE Dapol OO Gauge Class 88 bi-mode locomotive with it's bigger sister!

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