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Model Railway hobbyists James and Sam navigate the trials and turnouts of something thats considered "a dying hobby" Both having been into railways since a young age, they share their thoughts and opinions as well as bad luck stories around the hobby and sometimes the wider world.

Sam Beecher-Jones


    • Apr 21, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    News and Exhibition Diary 21/04/26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2026 51:23


    This weeks news and exhibition diary is slightly early. with the TT120 announcement this week, we wanted to get the breaking news out as soon as possible!This is a TT120 Heavy episode so beware!Thanks in advance.

    0615 Narrow Minded Episode 2 - The Pursuit of Realism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2026 60:15


    James, Tom and George sit down for this newest episode of Narrow Minded. They talk about realism and compromising

    News and Exhibition Diary 15/04/26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 16:28


    James, Tom and George Williamson all sit down and talk about the news of this week.

    0614 The Next Station is: Dan from Cymru Rails

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 64:04


    James, Sam and Tom all sit down with Dan from Cyrmu Rails and talk about their model railway journey and ask those all important questions

    News and Exhibition Diary 08/04/26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 24:17


    James, Sam and Tom sit down and discuss this week's news

    0613 Do You Like My Curves?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 61:16


    Sam and Tom sit down and talk about different types of radius curves in various scale

    News and Exhibition Diary 01/04/26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 33:16


    Sam and Tom sit and discuss the news from the last 7 days and Tom reads the exhibition diary

    0612 With a Little Help From My Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 59:34


    James, Sam and Tom sit down and talk about how friendships can help your mental health in this hobby.

    News and Exhibition Diary 25/03/26

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 40:04


    James, Sam and Tom sit down and discuss this week's news

    0611 And Then There Were Three...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 75:33


    James, Sam and new Team Member Tom from Buggleskelly Station sit down and talk about their upcoming projects!

    0610 The Next Station Is Miniatur Wunderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 35:10


    James, Sam and Tom venture out to Hamburg and interview Niklas from Miniatur Wunderland.This episode is our also available as a video version on our YouTube channel

    0609 Working With Deadlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 47:25


    Sam sits down with Lucy from Loading Gauge to talk about tight timescales and deadlines. How do you deal with it as a modeller?

    0608 The Hobby's Greatest Sadness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 80:24


    Sam sits down with Hylton from Proper Chuffed to talk about having to start layouts over. sometimes multiple times!

    0607 Scenics with Tom Marshall and George Williamson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 84:29


    James and Sam have a week off and leave Tom Marshall in charge.Tom sits and chats with George Williamson about Scenics.

    0606 Multiple Units in Model Railways

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 97:10


    Sam sits down with Danny Havlik and discusses how were so lucky to have multiple units in model railways and in real life.

    0605 Layout Building From Start to Finish

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 65:49


    Sam sits down with Neil from the little layout company and discussed layout building from beginning to end!

    0604 All The Wanting of TT120

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 73:24


    Sam sits down with Chris Hobbs of PeachyTT120 and talks about what we'd like to see in TT120

    0603 The Q+A Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 100:03


    James and Sam sit down and answer listener questions. with special Guest Tom Marshall for the intro and outro

    0602 Narrow Minded

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 62:10


    well. it's here. I'm uploading it. but I'm not happy about doing so.I hope you enjoy it whilst I cry into a bowl of ice cream.Sam

    0601 The Next Station Is: Lawrie Goes Loco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 91:56


    James and Sam are back and this time they're talking to Lawrie from Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels, or more recently know as Lawrie Goes Loco

    MRRPET's Christmas Carol Charity Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 47:05


    The boys retell Charles Dicken's Christmas carol with a Model Railway theme!big thank you to all who made this possible.that's the cast who took the time to step in and especially Tom Marshall from Buggleskelly station, who without his support we wouldn't be able to do this.Merry Christmas everyone

    0516 I Won't Be Home For Fight Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 74:49


    James and Sam battle it out in a return to fight club!it's pick the best gifts for some of our friends...who will come out on top?

    0515 It Never Rains!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 57:21


    In this episode James and Sam talk about modelling different seasons and weather on a model railway.having Summertime and Sunshine is all well and good, but it doesn't always feel like the UK!

    0514 The Next Station is: Finnborough N Gauge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 96:59


    James and Sam sit down and chat with Steve from Finnborough N gauge!

    0513 Buying Secondhand

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 79:25


    James and Sam sit down and talk about buying secondhand in the hobby

    0512 The Peco Rail200 Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 81:20


    James and Sam sit down with Tom from Buggleskelly Station and talk about them being finalists in the Peco Rail 200 competition

    0511 The Next Station Is: New Junction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 104:38


    James and Sam sit down with Richard from New Junction and ask those all important questions.

    0510 And Now For Something Completely Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 100:32


    James and Sam are off on secret adventures (or taking time off, you decide) find out how Steve the British Railroader gets on with Danny from Various Multiple Units and Neil from The Little Layout Company

    0509 Track Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 71:31


    James and Sam sit down and discuss track planning.

    0508 Just Be Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 65:15


    In this episode James and Sam discuss the importance of being nice in our hobby.

    0507 Micro Layouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 99:52


    James and Sam sit down and talk about teeny layouts, with Tom from Buggleskelly Station as our special intro and outro guest.

    0506 The Next Station Is: Ben from Revolution Trains

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 81:40


    In this episode, James and Sam sit down and talk with Ben from revolution trains. This also features Stephen, The British Columbian Railroader as a special host.To find the just giving page for our Christmas Special:https://www.justgiving.com/page/mrrpchristmasepisode?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

    0505 The Next Station Is: St Saviours Railway

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 94:28


    This week, James and Sam sit down with Paul from St Saviours Railway. Formally known as Effingham Junction!

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    0504 The Project Update Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 89:21


    In this episode, James and Sam sit and talk about some of their recent and ongoing projects.The good, the bad and the "oh what's that over there?"

    0503 The Next Station is: CAVALEX

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 111:22


    In this episode of the podcast:James and Sam sit down with Cav and Alex from Cavalex!Its a thoroughly enjoyable chat and our first with a manufacturer.

    0502 How To Model in TT120

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 87:52


    In this episode,James and Sam talk about how you could start modelling in TT120.Its a new range but has already started to develop a following.However, where do you start?

    0501 - A Slice of Sodor W/That Model Railway Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 123:02


    In this episode James and Sam talk with Josef from That Model Railway Guy about his new series celebrating 80 years of the railway series!We were sent "media previews" of the series and we loved it!

    0414 How To Kill Time Till September...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 79:24


    this week is the last episode before our Summer break, we have guests in the form of Tom from Buggleskelly Station, Neil from the Little Layout Company and Steve from The British Railroader!

    0413 Sleeper Spacing and Other Ways To Waste Your Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 88:07


    this week James and Sam talk about jobs in the hobby which might look great, but are they mind number enough to do it?

    0412 The Next Station Is: Proper Chuffed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 86:04


    this week, James and Sam sit down with Hylton from Proper Chuffed!

    0411 The Next Station Is: Adam from Railstuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 106:59


    it's time for the cross over you didn't expect!

    0410 Is This The End For The Model Magazine?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 71:46


    is the magic of the magazine still a thing? has printed press had it's day?

    0409 Repaints with VMU & SWM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 109:45


    This week James and Sam talk about repainting in the hobby with the help of Danny from Various Multiple Units and Max from SouthWest Max

    0408 The Next Station Is ModelU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 78:44


    James and Sam sit down with Chris from ModelU

    0407 Do You Even DCC Sound Bro?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 58:17


    in this episode, James and Sam talk DCC sound. Is it good? bad? or just turn that bloomin racket down!

    0406 The Next Station Is Farkham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 77:56


    James and Sam sit down with Lucy from "Farkham"

    0405 Kit or Scratch Building?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 68:24


    James and Sam talk about building kits or scratch building

    0404 The Next Station Is: TMC The Model Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 79:00


    this week we sit down with Alex and Howard from The TMC!

    0403 Celebrating 80 Years of The Railway Series

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 106:13


    James, Sam and Tom from Buggleskelly Station talk about 80 years of the railway series and how it's affected them as hobbyists

    0402 50th Episode (Not Such a) Suprise!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 76:27


    James and Sam answer listener questions for our 50th episode!

    0401 Bus on a Bridge and other Cameos

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 72:33


    This week we talk all about cameos on layouts!

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