The majority of our N gauge Class 313s and 314s are due to ship from the factory on 2 September 2026 and are due to arrive week commencing 7 September. If the models arrive next week we will start to post them out week commencing 14 September 2026 (due to TINGS).
The models will arrive in two batches – Batch 2 is will contain the BR blue-grey, First Capital Connect and the DCC sound-fitted Network Rail 313s (exclusive to Rails of Sheffield) with Batch 1 containing all the other models.
Collection at TINGS: if possible (ie if the models have arrived in time!) customers will be able to collect orders at TINGS. We can’t guarantee that this will be possible as it will depend on when the models clear customs and exactly which day they are delivered to us.We will not be creating a form for collections and no need to contact us requesting collections – if the models arrive in time we will take stock with us.
Change of address: If you need to change your delivery address please update the shipping address in your account. If you change your address after 28 August 2026 please drop us a message to let us know so that we can check it has been picked up.
Balance invoices: apart from a small number of balance invoices (mostly to the USA) all balance invoices have been generated. If you are expecting a balance invoice and haven’t received it yet please login to your account on our website and go to Orders where you should see any outstanding balance invoices with the a “Pay” button next to them. If you paid in full then you don’t need to do anything – we will send out your order(s) when the models arrive.
We would be grateful if you could pay your balance invoice(s) before the models arrive so that we can get your orders out as quickly as possible.
Despatch emails: Please note when you pay a balance invoice the website automatically updates the deposit part of your order to “Complete” and sends you an email saying your order has been despatched – this is an automatic software bug that we can’t change. Your order is actually despatched when we mark the balance part of the order as “Complete” ie despatched (you should also receive tracking information from Royal Mail). No orders will ship before The International N gauge show (TINGS) on 12/13 September.
Once again, Revolution Trains will be exhibiting at the Great Electric Train Show this coming weekend (Saturday October 10th & Sunday October 11th) at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
Come and find us on stand 15, our usual spot opposite the large centrepiece Making Tracks 6 – Blisworth layout.
Making Tracks 6 has been described by Pete Waterman as his ‘last ever layout’ and represents a section of the west coast main line at Blisworth, just north of the junction at Roade, previously modelled on Making Tracks 4.
You can come and chat to the team about our upcoming class 37s, with 3D prints on display to give a feel for how the actual models will look, see decorated samples for the first time of our class 377 Electrostar, also in N, our OO class 93 EP sample – though it may spend some time running on Making Tracks 6 – our N Pullman cars, TT:120 box wagons and ask us about progress on all our other projects.
In addition we will have very limited numbers of sets of our sold-out 1938 stock trains in Isle of Wight and London Underground versions on sale plus other bin-end warehouse stock models.
With lots of layouts, traders and exhibitors to see it’s a show not to be missed – come and say hello!
Revolution Trains is offering the class 37 as its next locomotive in N gauge, 1:148 scale. CAD is largely complete and we will be opening the pre-order book once specific locomotive selections have been finalised.
CAD renders clockwise from top left: As built 37/0 with split headcodes, class 37/0 as built with centre headcodes, class 37/6 with WIPAC light clusters and class 37/9 ‘slug’ with experimental Mirrlees engine.
Our extensive research and tooling options enable us to offer numerous versions of these highly successful and much-loved machines, with many details specific to individual locos as they changed during six decades of service.
Our aim it to give N gauge modellers the opportunity to depict the full history of the class, with levels of quality and finesse not seen before in N.
A short history of the class 37
Originally designated English Electric Type 3, the locomotives were ordered as part of the British Railway Modernisation plan of 1955.
A total of 309 were built in seven batches between 1959 and 1964. The first built locomotives had driver connecting doors in the nose and split two-character alpha-numeric headcodes; but these were abandoned in 1962 as they were rarely used and caused excessive draughts in the cab.
1960s-1970s
The remaining 190 locomotives were built with four character headcodes mounted in the centre.
The first locomotives were outshopped in all over BR green with grey roofs; by the early 1960s yellow warning panels were added below the headcode boxes.
From the mid-60s all over blue was adopted and the BR double arrows added. The nose ends were painted all-over yellow to aid visibility; some locos had this modification while still in green.
Class 37 – the early years. Clockwise from top left: D6817 (Rob Reedman), D6805, D6708 (both David Page), unknown blue loco 1977 (D J Bailey), unknown loco on parcels (Foulger Rail Photos.) All images used under Creative Commons.
1980s – present day
In the 1980s BR identified a need for locomotives suitable for passenger rosters, and 31 locos were selected for refurbishment. These locos, designated 37/4, were painted into the striking BR large logo livery. Refurbished locos that did not receive ETH became class 37/5. Others were regeared for freight traffic, given extra ballast weight and dubbed 37/7.
In 1986 six locomotives were selected for use as ‘test beds’ for new engines under consideration for use in the proposed new class 38 class. Though the class 38 project was abandoned the locos kept the new engines, and retained the body modifications that had been required.
12 class 37s were selected for use on Channel Tunnel sleeper trains and designated 37/6; the planned service never started so the locomotives were sold to DRS who used them for nuclear waste traffic among other contracts.
A small batch of locomotives were taken on by Network Rail and redesignated class 97 to operate test trains and carry out signalling acceptance trials.
Class 37 – from the 80s. Clockwise from top left: 37418 with saloon ‘Caroline’, 37425 in Regional Railways livery (both Rob Reedman), 97303 Network Rail (High Llewelyn), 37901 and its ‘Mirrlees Pioneer nameplate (Dave’s Archive), 37901 in Europhoenix livery (Rob Reedman), 37419 in EWS colours (Paul Smith), 37690 + 37259 (Jez B) and 37716 ‘super shunter’ at Peak Forest (Phil Beard), 37401 on flasks (Rob Reedman). All images used under Creative Commons.
In recent years, due to their adaptability and low axle weight, numerous class 37s have been brought out of preservation or store for use on the mainline in mixed traffic duties and operated by companies including Rail Operations Group, Europhoenix, ERL and Loram.
The model
In time we anticipate offering examples from every sub-class and every era; but for this launch we are focussing on the early Class 37/0 locomotives in as-built 1960s and 1970s guise, the class 37/9 ‘slug’ engine test beds and the DRS modified class 37/6 locomotives long associated with their nuclear traffic with their distinctive light clusters.
CAD from left: 37/6 ex split headcode, 37/9 with Mirrlees engine, 37/0 as built with centre headcode, 37/0 as built with split headcodes.
Although exact running numbers for the first run have not been finalised, models will include versions with both split and centre headcode versions in BR green and BR blue plus class 37/6 and 37/9s in railfreight and privatisation liveries, taking this long-lived class from introduction to the present day.
In addition there will be several retailer commissions to be announced later.
Model Features
As well as prorotypical detail variations and our usual focus on accuracy, the Revolution Class 37 will feature numerous features designed to enhance the modeller’s experience; whether operating the locomotives on the layout or showing them off in a display cabinet.
Details, details, details…
There were a total of 309 class 37s built to seven different orders at two locations between 1959 and 1964. Almost from the beginning modifications and variations crept in; cantrail grilles, horn positions, boilers, lamp-irons changed between batches or even individual locomotives.
Revolution’s designs incorporate many of these plus others; here are some of the main features.
The first 119 locomotives, numbered D6700-6818, were built at the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (RSH) at Darlington with split headcode boxes.
When designed, British Railways wanted drivers to be able to move between locomotives, and so the alphanumeric headcode box was placed either side of a pair of doors.
94 of this first batch were fitted with steam heat boilers, making them true ‘mixed traffic’ locos that could operate with coaching stock. The remaining 24 were intended solely for freight, and were built without boilers.
In practice, British Railways found that connecting doors between locomotives were very rarely used, and were unpopular with drivers as they caused cold draughts in the cab, so they were dispensed with.
Instead, the 190 locomotives built from 1962-1964 were fitted with a single four-character headcode panel across the centre of the nose.
Other minor changes included the air horns being moved from the nose to the cab roof, and ‘cow horn’ lamp brackets fitted to locos destined for the Western region.
In the mid-1980s British Rail identified a need for more passenger locomotives, and 31 class 37s were selected for refurbishment at Crewe works. As well as being fitted with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment and new bogies, they were rewired and given with new alternators. In addition, the buffer housings were cut away, nose side grilles changed, high intensity headlights added and where appropriate the headcode displays, no longer used, were plated over and fitted with small marker lights.
In 1986-7 9 six locos were selected for use as ‘test beds’ for a new engine for the proposed class 38. Locos 37901-4 had a Mirrlees engine, which required significant modifications to the roof, while 37905-6 had a Ruston engine.
From 1993 12 locomotives were selected for use with the proposed channel tunnel ‘Nightstar’ sleeper services; and converted to the class 37/6 subclass. This involved fitted ETH plus railway standard jumper cables for multiple working.
The cross channel sleeper service was never introduced, and soon after the fleet was acquired by DRS, who fitted WIPAC light clusters plus the UIC third top marker light and ‘cleaned up’ the nose ends; plating over doors and replacing the RCH cables with a MW socket.
Snowploughs have also been fitted to various members of the class at various times depending on needs.
Following the withdrawal of English Electric class 55s and then class 50s, many 37s were given better cast frame bogies, to replace the fabricated ones they had from new.
Most of the class have 12-blade roof fans, but the 37/9s have roof fans with 9 blades.
Ride Height
A bugbear of English Electric Locomotives is the ride height.
The bodyside tumblehome, wheel diameter and ‘squat’ design of the prototype can cause problems for modellers with sharp curves.
Traditionally, this has been overcome either with underscale wheels, a raised body or a combination of both; a compromise that suits no one.
Revolution’s answer is different. Our model has scale wheels but the bodyshell is designed to ride at two heights, and can be easily clipped into either the ‘scale’ position for those with generous curves, or the ‘raised’ position with an additional 1mm of clearance as shown on the right.
Our test modelling suggests the locomotives will negotiate curves down to 295mm with the body at ‘scale’ height, and as low as 225mm with the body raised.
Bufferbeam and end details
All models feature kinematic NEM sockets at both ends.
Models will be supplied with a superdetailed bufferbeam at one end, and a simplified bufferbeam at the other with the N gauge coupler fitted.
However, all models will also include fully painted and assembled clip-fit bufferbeams offering the full flexibility of working couplers or superdetailing at both ends.
In addition, models will be supplied with a snowplough option that can be used with or without the N gauge coupler, provided the centre plough section is removed.
DCC and sound
Revolution models are designed with digital control, accurate lighting and class-beating sound at the heart of every project.
The class 37 is no different. Full lighting functions will be replicated, including day and night running, shunting and park mode where appropriate, and models will feature interior lighting to show off the highly detailed cabs.
Revolution is recording dedicated sound projects for the original, refurbished and Mirrlees engined versions and all models will feature the high-quality speaker customers will be familiar with from our Class 59 and 66 models.
All models will be factory fitted with a speaker so if you wish to upgrade to sound later this is straightforward and accessing the DCC decoder socket will be a simple matter.
Specific running numbers and liveries for the first run models will be confirmed when the order book opens once tooling begins.
We expect the pre-order book for these models to be opening later this year, and the models to ship to customers in Q3-4 2027.
Class 37 line up at York. Photo Rob Reedman/Creative Commons.
Once again Revolution Trains will be attending The International N Gauge Show at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre this weekend (12/13 September 2026), and we will have many of our upcoming sample models on display, plus some sought-after models available for visitors to purchase. In addition we will be announcing an all-new model at the show.
As ever, you can find us in the corner immediately to your right as you enter the hall, and we will have our prominent display cabinets plus a sales table with limited stocks of some sold out models available to purchase on the day.
Something to see…
On display will be all our latest samples in N.
You can ask us about progress on models in development such as the class 377 and 387 Electrostars, class 120 DMU or our new models, and get the latest on models currently in production such as our popular K-type Pullman cars, PTA box wagons and JSA steel carriers, third run class 66s and class 175 and 180 units.
Something new…
With the Class 313 models almost here, and having delivered numerous models over the last 12 months including the second run Class 66s, Alcan PCA tanks, 1938 stock London Underground trains and WIA car carriers we feel the time is right to announce our next powered models, and these will be unveiled on Saturday morning.
Something for the weekend…?
In addition, we will have stocks on hand to sell including a small number of hard-to-find or sold out models, and these will be available to buy on the day.
They will include first run Class 66s, the last few class 128 diesel parcels cars, Heidelberg Class 59s, wagons and coaches plus and both London Underground 1938 stock sets and Isle of Wight class 483 tube train packs in most liveries (a small quantity of 1938 sets will also go on sale on our website at the same time (1000) on Saturday 12 September for customers who can’t make it to TINGS).
There is also a small chance our currently incoming Class 313 and 314 units will have arrived in time to get to the show – please keep an eye on our social media for the latest on this.
The third batch of our Class 66 is going into production with delivery expected late 2026 – early 2027. The third batch features new tooling enabling previously unavailable variants to be offered. Our extensive tooling suite allows:
original EWS, BMAC 3-part, 2-part or Bug-eye lights,
original or low emission bodyshells,
original or reinforced cab windows,
low or high lashing loops,
US and Canadian-built bodyshells,
different bogie types for both UK spec or imported European specifications
For batch 3 we have added more new tooling to allow for the increasing numbers of the fleet with updated 2-aspect BMAC lights and plated-over NRN roof pods.
New tooling variation: 2-aspect BMAC lights and plated-over NRN roof pod
66301 – GBRf/Drax: back by popular demand is our very own “Goldie looking train” – 66301 ‘Drax Power Station 50’ in its unique gold livery. This model – licensed exclusively to Revolution Trains – sold incredibly quickly in the first batch of 66s and helped raise valuable funds for Martin House Children’s Hospice. Sales of 66301 and 66050 will continue to help raise funds for Martin House.
A very limited quantity are available to pre-order now for £164.95.
It will feature our usual refinements including accurate bodyshell, correct light units, bufferbeam details, photo-etched nameplates and has the ESU E24 Nano DCC interface. It has been produced with the full co-operation of GBRf and Drax.
66050 – DB: the next part of our “Drax collection” is 66050 ‘Yorkshire Rose’. 66050 was the other loco used on the Drax rail tour when 66190 was named after Martin House Children’s Hospice (we have a small number of models of 66190 left – available in our Shop).
66050 appears in bulled up condition, revised BMAC lights and Drax 50 logo. Sales of 66050 will also contribute to a donation to Martin House.
Please note that sales of 66301 and 66050 will be exclusive to the Revolution website so that we can maximise the donation to Martin House Children’s Hospice. To date sales of our Drax Collection of locos and wagons have helped to raise over £15,000 for Martin House.
66044 – DB: the previous batch of DB red 66s came with the revised BMAC lighting. This loco features the original BMAC lights. This 66 was painted at Marcroft in Stoke (rather than Toton) and features the DB logo in a different location.
66743 and 66746 – GBRf Royal Scotsman: this much requested pair of locos are in a striking Royal Scotsman maroon livery but are used much more widely than just the luxury train. Both locos are regularly seen across the country including on the Alcan PCA workings up the West Highland line.
66743 and 66746 feature bug-eye lights, original windows and GB Railfreight branding.
66605 – Freightliner orange: this features new tooling with revised BMAC lights and removed NRN pod.
66505 – Freightliner green: 66505 features original BMAC lighting and the early tie-down loops.
Exclusives
As well as the standard releases above the following releases are being produced:
Railway Icons (Locomotion Models / Rails of Sheffield)
Previously announced are the GBRf Rail 200 pair of ‘standard’ 66710 with replacement strengthened cabside windows and ‘low emission’ 66719 incorporating the disctinctive extended cooler group grilles and additional 5th door.
The models are available individually and can be ordered from Locomotion Models or Rails of Sheffield.
Rails of Sheffield
66501 and 66601 – Freightliner 60: as part of its 60th anniversary Freightliner produced two unique liveries in green and orange.
66501 and 66601 both feature new tooling to incorporate the revised BMAC lighting.
The Freightliner 60 locos are available individually (with or without sound) or as a twin pack – all can be ordered exclusively from Rails of Sheffield.
Prices have been held at the same price as batch 1 and 2 and are: £254.95 (DCC Sound) and £159.95 (DC Silent) (except for the charity locos).
Revolution Trains has teamed up with the London Transport Museum to offer an exclusive N gauge version of the operational 1938 stock set that is preserved at the museum’s Acton depot.
The unit, comprising Driving Motor ’A’ car 10012, Trailer car 012256, Non-driving Motor car 12048 and Driving Motor ‘D’ car 11012 (originally 11178), is in the 1960s livery or all-over maroon with gold LONDON TRANSPORT lettering, a combination not previously been offered by Revolution.
It is used throughout the year on heritage railtours around the underground network, offering 21st century travellers a taste of the art deco style of the 1930s.
Preserved 1938 stock set on a tour at Ruislip Manor station. Photo: Foulger Rail Photos Creative Commons.
The 1938 stock was designed by a team led by William Graff-Baker as part of the 5-year New Works Programme programme started in 1935. 1,000 cars were built and the trains operated primarily on the Northern, Bakerloo, Piccadilly lines for 50 years.
Revolution 1938 stock preserved set on ‘Leadenhall’ by Simon Veasey.
They were the first underground train in which the control equipment was distributed under the floor of each car, giving more room for passengers.
This unit was fully restored to operational use in 1999 and takes pride of place at the London Transport Museum’s depot in Acton. Single 1938 stock DM ‘D’ car 11182 is also on display at the Museum’s famous Covent Garden site.
The models feature the distinctive ‘Bakerloo brown’ roof to reflect their many years of service on the line, and have destinations of ‘Acton Town – District Line – Special’ on the DM ‘A’ car and ‘Uxbridge – Special – Piccadilly Line’ on the DM ‘D’ car.
These sets are a limited edition and are only available from the museum shop, either in store or online, and are retailing at £300 for a complete four-car train, with every sale supporting the work of the museum.
To order your set please visit the LT Museum shop website here.
For more information about 1938 stock, and to find out more about the museum’s role in preserving London’s renowned transport heritage, see here.
The deadline for preorders of our TT:120 MMA/JNA-T ‘EALNOS’ box wagon is fast approaching at the end of June 2026. Development of our first TT:120 wagon has been completed and we’re ready to start production. As a result preorders will close on 30 June 2026 so that production can begin with models expected towards the end of 2026.
There are around 1200 of these wagons on the network now and they are used by nearly every freight operator. These wagons are the ideal accompaniment to the Hornby Class 66 in DB, GBRf and Colas liveries, though they can also be seen hauled by Classes 56, 59 and 60. More information on the real wagons can be found here (including sample consists and route flows).
Models can be preordered from our shop or from any of our retailers with an MSRP of £44.95.
Standard releases
MMA-A DB Red
DB was the first operator to introduce the wagons, with 166 coming into service from 2016. The DB versions feature 9-ribs with bodyside doors and body-mounted parking brakewheels.
DB uses its wagons primarily for traffic from the Derbyshire quarries at Peak Forest to destinations in the Midlands and north of England, along with north Wales.
JNA-T Ermewa, Tarmac grey
These versions are similar to the DB MMA wagons, but do not feature the bodyside doors on each side. They are used primarily to transport stone from Tarmac’s large quarry at Mountsorrel to destinations across the south and east of England.
Version shown has Tarmac branding (versions 102D/E), also available without Tarmac branding (versions 102A/B/C)
JNA-T GBRf blue
GBRf operates several variants of the JNA wagons; the models offered by Revolution represent those used from wagon lessors VTG and Ermewa and have 11 ribs, side doors and bogie mounted brakewheels.
The GBRf wagons are used in a variety of flows.
Version shown has Ermewa branding (versions 103D/E), also available without Ermewa branding (versions 103A/B/C)
JNA-T VTG Mendip Rail silver
Since 2016 Mendip Rail has used a fleet of more than 60 JNA-Ts leased from VTG; they are simnilar to the 11-rib versions operated by GBRf but lack the side doors.
Their main use is for stone traffic from the giant Somerset quarries to depots across the south of England and into the midlands for unloading points that do not have the discharge equipment needed for the company’s large fleet of hopper wagons.
JNA-T Wascosa Network Rail yellow
Network Rail has a fleet of 50 wagons leased from Wascosa in their distinctive yellow livery. They feature the same 11-rib body as the Mendip Rail versions, but have brake equipment closer to that on the original DB MMA wagons with body-mounted parking brake wheels.
They are mainly used to deliver ballast to the network of virtual quarries where it is kept until needed for infrastructure upgrades.
Exclusive releases (all produced in limited numbers)
TMC have commissioned two exclusive liveries – Touax maroon and Cappagh/VTG blue with 4 numbers of each livery.
Touax
The Touax JNAs are used as part of the Mendip fleet transporting aggregates out of the Somerset quarries across the South of England.
Cappagh
Cappagh / VTG run sets of lighter blue JNAs across a variety of sites in the South of England and also hire out the wagons if needed to other operators (eg a rake of these JNAs ran on the Cumbrian coast for a period). The Cappagh JNAs are a mixture of branded (versions 107A/B/C) and unbranded (version 107D) as per the real wagons. As this is a new commission we won’t have time to prepare livery samples before production.
TTC Diecast and Malc’s Models have jointly commissioned two DB red MMAs with “Special Products” branding – these were used for different grades of aggregate (but are now back in the general DB pool).
TTC Diecast have also commissioned exclusive numbers of some of the “standard” release liveries (as above images) to give customers even more choice as follows:
DB redMMA
TT-EAL-101F 81 70 5500 077-9
TT-EAL-101G 81 70 5500 122-3
TT-EAL-101H 81 70 5500 399-7
GBRf blueJNA
TT-EAL-103F 81 70 5500 473-0
TT-EAL-103G 81 70 5500 500-0
TT-EAL-103H 81 70 5500 543-0 (Ermewa branded as well as GBRf)
Our much anticipated all-steel K-type Pullman coaches are ready for production and we will close our preorders at the end of July 2026.
We have recently received decorated samples of the K-type Pullmans and we’ve been providing feedback to the factory.
The main feedback is that the Pullman brown needs to be a touch darker and richer and some of the lining registration needs to be slightly improved. The distinctive brown outlines around the windows also need to be emphasised more. We are expecting samples of the versions with grey roof and simplified Pullman crest/lining shortly.
LNER / BR (E) Queen of Scots (1928 – 1950s)
Pack A (Third Brake – Third Kitchen – Third Parlour – First Kitchen)
Third Kitchen – Car 71Third Parlour – Car 73Third Brake – Car 77First Kitchen – Thelma
Also available, pack B (First Parlour – Third Parlour – Third Kitchen – Third Brake) – combine packs A and B to make a complete 8 car Queen of Scots rake.
GWR / SR Ocean Liner Express or Bournemouth Belle Pack A (First Kitchen – First Parlour – First Parlour – First Kitchen)
These Pullmans were used by the GWR first and subsequently by the SR on services such as the Ocean Liner Express (mixed in with other stock) and Bournemouth Belle (all Pullman of various types).
Also available, Southern Railway Ocean Liner Express or Bournemouth Belle Pack B (Third Kitchen – Third Kitchen – Third Parlour – Third Parlour)
Third Class Cars 81-84 were built in 1931 and used by the SR to strengthen their existing Pullman services. They were later transferred to the ECML.
BR (E) (1950s)
By the 1950s there was a transition period as the services started to expand. As well as the Queen of Scots, new services were formed of Pullman cars (often a mix of types of Pullmans) such as: the Yorkshire Pullman; Tees Tyne Pullman; and the Master Cutler. This pack is useful for the 1950s period.
BR (E) ECML 1950s pack (Third Brake – Third Brake – Third Kitchen – Third Brake)
BR (S) Bournemouth Belle (1960s)
By the 1960s the Pullmans had been repainted into a revised livery with grey roofs, a new Pullman coat of arms, simplified lining and the Third Class car branding style changed to “Car No. XX” instead of “Third Class Car No. XX” (following the removal of Third Class).
Pack A and B represent coaches used on the Bournemouth Belle in the 1960s.
Pack A (Second Parlour – First Parlour – First Kitchen – Second Parlour)
Pack B (First Parlour – First Parlour – First Kitchen – Second Parlour)
BR (E) (1960s)
By the 1960s the majority of the Pullmans had been transferred to the Southern Region (see the BR Bournemouth Belle above) but the Pullman brakes were retained on the ECML to run with the new Mark 1 Pullmans as no Mark 1 Pullman brakes were built. This twin pack is perfect to go with Farish Mark 1 Pullmans.
VSOE modern pack
The final pack is a triple pack of the all-steel K-type Pullmans which survive in service on the Venice-Simplon Orient Express (VSOE) to the present day. This pack has Gresley bogies and under-frame trussing representing the modern changes to the Pullmans since their withdrawal in the late 1960s.
VSOE pack with Gresley bogies and trussing: First Kitchen – Ione; First Parlour – Lucille; First Parlour – Zena
Once the order book is closed the models will go into production, with delivery expected in early 2027, though as ever this schedule could slip.
For those who prefer not to pre-order the packs will be available from selected retailers, though as with all Revolution models the MSRP is higher than the discounted pre-order price which saves customers £7.50 per coach!
Revolution Trains will be at DEMU Showcase 2026 at the Wyndley Leisure Centre in Sutton Coldfield this coming weekend, June 6th and 7th 2026.
Revolution’s stand is in the centre of the floor, and we are also adjacent to the layouts Oldshaw in EM and Leadenhall in N which are owned and operated by two of the Revolution team, and will be showcasing many of our most recent models.
Of interest to diesel and electric era modellers will be a variety of samples in three scales: decorated samples of our upcoming N gauge K-type all-steel Pullman cars in their present day VSOE Belmond guise with modified kitchen car, trussing and Gresley bogies, Class 313 PEP units in N, Ealnos MMA/JNA ‘Ealnos’ box wagons in TT:120, 3D printed OO Class 93 tri-mode locomotive and decorated samples of incoming products including our PEP units in N and Class 175 and 180 DMUs in N and OO.
As ever you can ask us about other plans and potential new models, and we are invariably more indiscreet in person than on the web!
Plus there will be two layouts on show with a taste of Revolution…
Leadenhall, making only its second full outing, is a slice of the City of London in N and features electric units shuffling in and out of a slightly faded secondary terminus in the Network Southeast era while the occasional parcels coach is shunted in for loading or unloading.
Leadenhall is owned and operated by Revolution’s Customer Services Manager Simon Veasey.
Oldshaw is an EM end-to-end layout owned depicting a secondary line in the Western Region in Worcestershire some time in the 1980s. Originally built by Andrew Bartlett with a single fiddle yard to terminus, the layout was subsequently acquired by Tom Harwin, Guy Molyneux and Mike Hale and a second fiddle yard was added to enable through running.
Stock on Oldshaw is a mix of passenger units and an eclectic mix of diesel-hauled freight including steel, fertiliser, palleted goods, china clay, domestic coal and cement among others.
Revolution is returning to the NEC this weekend for Model World Live, by Key Model World.
We are on stand A36 right near the door and just past Hornby and we will have a variety of exciting samples on show include the full range of our upcoming MMA/JNA ‘ealnos’ box wagons in TT:10 – perfect to accompany your Class 66.
OO modellers can see first samples of our class 320 and 321 units up close and we will have a few warehouse or other items on sale in both OO ad N including our well regarded N gauge class 66s from the recently delivered second run.
Our N gauge 1938 stock underground sets and Isle of Wight Class 483 sets have arrived at Revolution HQ. With Model World Live at the NEC this weekend we will offer customers the opportunity to collect their order at the show, but it is unlikely we will be able to post any orders until next week.
If you would like to collect your order please complete this short form: Order collection – Model World Live / NEC 2026 (please complete it by end of Thursday 23 April 2026 to guarantee that we bring enough stock). Even if you don’t complete the form we will try to bring “spare” stock but we can’t guarantee it!
It’s going to be a hectic fortnight for the team at Revolution as we have just received the OO gauge Cartic-4 and Borail/Mullet/Parr/Super Tench wagons, and also we are on the road at the London Festival or Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace this weekend (March 21/22) and then Model Rail Scotland at the SECC in Glasgow next weekend (March 27/28/29.)
As ever, we hope that all roads will lead you to Revolution and we will see you on our stand at one show or the other. These floorplan guides should assist. At Alexandra Palace you will find us at the rear of the main hall, near the catering counter and in the shadow of its massive organ (!).
Some of us will be at both shows…
While at Glasgow we will, ironically, be right at the front of the hall next to the second entrance in what has become our regular spot next to Rainbow Railways.
On our stand you will have the chance to see decorated samples of our new MMA/JNA ‘Ealnos’ box wagons in TT:120 – these are our first models in the new scale. For those that cannot make either show we will post photos later.
There’ll also be a chance to see our second run Class 66 locomotives, EP samples of our Class 320 and 321 units in OO, plus our N gauge Electrostar, Pullman cars and many other upcoming models. There may also be a surprise if a delivery can be made on time!
The second batch of popular N gauge Class 66s have already been produced and will be available shortly from your preferred retailer.
We focussed on “standard” workhorse liveries in batch 2 to complement the batch 1 locos with many of batch 1 already sold out.
EWS 66006: 66006 was one of the first 66s in the UK. Presented here with the later driver mirrors, original BMAC lights and swinghead couplers.
DRS 66401: 66401 in DRS compass livery with bug eye lights.
Team GBRf
Team GBRf: 66302, 66701, 66770 and 66798
GBRf 66302: the eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a sample of this model that sneaked into a batch 1 image. 66302 was taken on by GBRf following it being off lease from DRS. It was quickly stripped of DRS logos and adorned with large GBRf lettering. It entered service with Fastline in 2008, before being acquired by Eversholt and leased to DRS, receiving DRS blue livery, before being passed on to GBRf in 2022.
GBRf 66701 ‘Whitemoor’: appears in original GBRf format as one of the small batch of 7 originally introduced by GBRf but with the cabside and front ‘First’ branding applied in 2004.
GBRf Europorte 66770: part of the final batch of locos built at Muncie, Indiana with revised details including cab front recess and extended sandboxes.
GBRf 66798: one of a pair of locos with 66795 (produced as part of Batch 1) repatriated from Germany with ‘Euro’ details including extended horn grille, UIC cab interior and rectangular buffers.
Colas 66849‘Wylam Dilly’: appears with Colas’s diamond logos and bugeye lights.
Freightliner 66615: 66615 in Freightliner’s green livery with ‘bugeye’ lights represents one of the lower-geared 66/6 versions as used by Freightliner Heavy Haul.
Revolution Bespoke
If you ordered any of the above from our Bespoke offerings you will receive a full factory-finished model and a refund of the Bespoke charge.
Prices, Availability and DCC compatibility
The prices have been held at the same price as batch 1 with the MSRP of £159.95 for DC/DCC ready models and £254.95 for DCC sound fitted models.
All models have been produced in limited quantities in both DC/DCC ready and DCC sound fitted versions. As per batch 1, the 66s require a E24 decoder. DCC silent E24 decoders are available from our webshop pre-programmed for full functionality.
What’s next?
The previously announced GBRf Rail 200 pair available exclusively from Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion Models will form part of batch 3 due later this year. The remainder of batch 3 will be announced shortly!
Revolution has received EP1 samples of its upcoming OO gauge four-car class 321 and three-car class 320 units for checking and testing.
Revolution Class 321/4 sample on Tidmarsh by Thetford and District MRC.
We are grateful to Thetford and District MRC for allowing us to test the models on their impressive ‘Tidmarsh’ display layout.
321417 in London Midland livery at Milton Keynes, 320318 in Scotrail Saltire at Coatbridge. Photo: Tom Smith.
Revolution is offering the Class 321/4 – comprising DTCO-PMSO-TSOL-DTSO and the Class 320 comprising DTSO-PMSO-DTSO cars. We are offering versions incorporating the original light clusters with rectangular markers, revised clusters with round markers and latest versions with combined marker lights and tail lights.
All models feature directional, destination blind, driver controls and interior lighting and are also available in DCC/Sound with controllable operating pantographs and side door lock lights. The outer cars are fitted with working representations of the Tightlock coupler on the prototypes, while the inner cars have 14-pin connectors to allow the whole train to be controlled by a single DCC decoder fitted in the underside of the pantograph car.
The EP1 is primarily designed to test the quality and fit of the mouldings, and to give us an early idea of running characteristics and any areas requiring improvement.
We have already identified areas for improvement including the fit of some smaller parts incuding the front lower fairing, radio roof pods, the bogie yaw dampers and roof airconditioning units (not all versions) and the clarity of the glazed components. Running tests identified some light leakage in the front clusters. These will be corrected.
The Class 321/4 units were built by BREL at York and introduced between 1989 and 1990 with Network Southeast for suburban services from London Euston and Liverpool Street. Following privatisation they transferred to Silverlink, London MIdland, Great Eastern, then First Capital Connect, Great Northern and finally some were converted to three car sets and moved to Scotland to join the similar Class 320 units that had been in service since 1990 too.
Top left, image right: 321426 at South Kenton in 1998, 320318 at Partick in 1995. Both Matt Taylor/Creative Commons. Bottom left: 320436 at Euston in 2009. Hugh Llewelyn/Creative Commons.
In 2022 Varamis Rail acquired a handful of Class 321/3 and 321/4 units and converted them for express parcels use between Scotland, the Midlands and London. These units have had the passenger seats removed and racking introduced for secure storage of parcels.
The models are being extensively tested to identify any further issues and check the DCC functionality.
The next step is for decorated samples to be prepared, and these are anticipated some time in early summer, though as ever this is an estimate and timings can change.
Revoliution Trains is delighted to have teamed up with Rainbow Railways and The Model Centre to offer our highly regarded N gauge Class 66 locomotive in the striking blue DB Maritime livery.
Seven locomotives have received the attractive blue colour scheme, and all are available to order from Rainbow and TMC from today.
66047 Maritime Intermodal Two at Eastleigh. Foulger Rail Photos/Creative Commons.
As can be seen from the images below, while Maritime Transport Ltd is an intermodal business, the reliveried locomotives are used on a variety of traffic with numerous wagons already offered by Revolution including Drax biomass IIA-D hoppers, WIA articulated car carriers, IHA covered steel wagons, and MMA or JNA box wagons.
Photos from top: Foulger Rail Photos, Johjn Turner, Train Photos, Steve Knight, John Ray all used under Creative Commons.
The seven fully licenced models – 66005 Maritime Intermodal One, 66047 Maritime Intermodal Two, 66142 Maritime Intermodal Three, 66051 Maritime Intermodal Four, 66162 Maritime Intermodal Five, 66090 Maritime Intermodal Six and 66148 Maritime Intermodal Seven – cover the entire DB Maritime fleet and are all supplied with photo-etched nameplates and detailing accessories.
The models are fully factory painted and finished, with the exception of the numbers and nameplates which are added in the UK.
Photos courtesy The Model Centre.
The models are fully licenced by Maritime Transport Ltd and the stylish blue livery has not been available ready-to-run in N gauge before now.
Rainbow’s Colin Rae said: “We’re delighted to be working alongside Revolution Trains on a range of bespoke Class 66 models and equally pleased to be teaming up with The Model Centre to bring these attractive Maritime Intermodal models to market.
“This collaboration allows modellers to choose from standard, sound-fitted and professionally weathered options, making this a really special release.”
Alex Yates, from The Model Centre, added: “Through this low-number model collaboration with Rainbow Railways and Revolution Trains, we’re bringing exclusivity to N gauge model collectors.
“With Revolution’s Class 66 platform a proven success, it seemed the obvious choice to create these strictly limited-edition models.”
These models are available in limited numbers and only available from The Model Centre or Rainbow Railways.
We have a considerable quantity of models expected over the next couple of months with many already at sea (and one due to come by air)!
OO gauge/4mm
Borail/Mullet/Parr/Super Tench 60′ engineers wagons have shipped and are expected to arrive in the UK in early March. Update – 19/1/26: all balance invoices generated.
Cartic-4 car carriers have also shipped and are expected shortly after the Borails/Mullets/Parrs/Super Tench in early-mid March. Update – 17/2/26: all balance invoices generated.
KSA ‘Rover Cube” vans and timber carriers – the remade KSAs are largely complete. The timber carrier versions have shipped and are due early March (with the Borails). The vans are in the final stage of production and checking and will ship separately soon.
N gauge/2mm
1938 stock – the much anticipated 38 stock are largely complete with final instructions and packing to be completed before the models are shipped. The 38 stock will be air-freighted so we’re still expecting delivery to the UK in the next few weeks.
Balances: if you paid in full then you don’t need to do anything – we will send out your order(s) when the models arrive. If you paid a deposit we will send you balance invoices for your models starting this week. All the models featured in this update will be invoiced. Please note that sending out all the balance invoices will take some time – please do not chase balance invoices until we have said that they have all been generated. We will update this page with progress of balance invoice generation.
If you are expecting a balance invoice(s) for a model and we state that all invoices have been generated then please check your account on our website if you haven’t received it by email – if you can’t find the balance invoice(s) in your account then please contact us in case we’ve missed it.
We would be grateful if you could pay your balance invoice(s) before the models arrive so that we can get your orders out as quickly as possible.
Please note when you pay a balance invoice the website automatically updates the deposit part of your order to “Complete” and sends you an email saying your order has been despatched – this is an automatic software bug that we can’t change. Your order is actually despatched when we mark the balance part of the order as “Complete” ie despatched.
If you need to change your delivery address please update the shipping address in your account.
Can any of us believe another year has passed already? Farewell 2025 – and welcome 2026!
So much has happened in the last 12 months for Revolution that it is hard to pick out highlights, but we’ve delivered thousands of new powered and unpowered models in both N and OO, attended a record seven (for us) shows including the once-in-a-generation Greatest Gathering to celebrate 200 years of rail travel, expanded into a larger business unit, made three shop appearances and carried out numerous research trips as we continue to develop exciting new models.
We had a Revolution railtour of the lowlands and highlands of Scotland, Mike and Ben travelled east to visit our Chinese suppliers and with the help of our friends at Drax, GBRf and DB managed to help raise more than £25,000 for the Martin House Childrens Hospice in Yorkshire.
The year hasn’t been without its pitfalls – we had to cancel one newly announced model when we discovered that despite asking we were not told of an existing licence and had to reject an entire production of another product because of quality control flaws.
We hope all our customers and friends in the model railway world and real rail industry have managed to have a relaxing Christmas break, and all of us at Revolution Trains wish everyone a very Happy New Year!
Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion Models have commisioned Revolution Trains to produce exclusive models depicting GBRf locomotives 66710 Karen Harrison and 66719 Michael Portillo in their eyecatching red Rail 200 anniversary livery.
66719 leads 66710 past Leicester with the Rail 200 ‘Inspirations’ train. Photo: Rob Reedman/Creative Commons.
The models will join the Railway Icons range of models celebrating the best of the railway heritage and history of Britain.
Both of these releases are very limited and will be available in both DCC Sound fitted and DC Silent. All models feature the ESU E24 (Next 28) DCC interface and are supplied with a speaker pre-fitted.
66710 and 66719 were repainted to highlight this year’s 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger service.
Outshopped in eye-catching bright red, and bearing the crests of each of the former ‘big four’ on each cabside, the two GBRf machines formed one of the highlights at August’s Greatest Gathering in Derby – the spectacular event created by the rail industry to celebrate two centuries of rail transport for all. Both carry large bodyside GBRf branding in white, along with red GBRf lettering on the roofs.
Both locomotives were named at the event – 66710 honours Karen Harrison, Britain’s first woman train driver, while 66719 was named Michael Portillo, after the well-known rail personality and former Conservative MP.
Locomotive images courtesy of John Ray, Derek Hoskins and Foulger Rail Photos and used under Creative Commons.
Revolution’s Class 66 has been very well received and our tooling suite allows us to offer accurate renditions of both ‘standard’ 66710 with replacement strengthened cabside windows and ‘low emission’ 66719 incorporating the disctinctive extended cooler group grilles and additional 5th door.
The models are available individually and can be ordered from Locomotion Models or Rails of Sheffield. The prices are: £254.95 (DCC Sound) and £159.95 (DC Silent). The models are expected to arrive in Q3-4 next year.
Looking for a present for a loved one or something for yourself? We have a limited amount of models in stock ready for despatch – just click on Shop>In Stock and follow the scale and model categories. Only the models in the “In Stock” category are available for delivery before Christmas (NB just to confuse matters, the website also uses “In stock” to describe models available for Preorder – please don’t mix the two up as we don’t want disappointed faces!).
The last date we can guarantee delivery before Christmas is if we receive your order by close of business (ie 1730) 15 December 2025 (for UK orders only, for international orders some of the last guaranteed posting dates have already passed so we can’t guarantee that non-UK orders will be delivered before Christmas but we will do our best).
In stock items (available for immediate dispatch) or at least some of them:
Fancy a Class 59 in N gauge? We have them in all liveries and variations of details from the original 59/0s all the way to the modern Freightliner orange 59/2.N gauge multiple units more your thing? We have units for all eras (L to R): Class 128s from the 1960s to 1980s; Class 320 and 321 from the 1980s to the present; Class 390 Pendolinos from 2000s to present.IPA car carriersHow about some N gauge rolling stock? Mark 5 coach sets in Caledonian Sleeper or TransPennine Express liveries; 1960s Cemflos; or IPA car carriers?IPAs in 00OO gauge rolling stock? From our FNA-D nuclear flask carriers, to our FWA Ecofret twins and triples, or our IPA car carriers.
That’s not everything, but we only have limited quantities of all items and some liveries/versions may be sold out. One of our fabulous Retailers might still have stock of a particular item including our newly arrived Class 66s!
Revolution Trains has received decorated samples of its forthcoming OO gauge class 175 Coradia and class 180 Adelante units for assessment.
These will be checked and assessed and any modifications or amendments sent to the factory. With this in mind we have set a pre-order deadline of 31 January 2026 for these models – once orders close they will go into production and delivery is expected in Q3 2026.
Class 175
The Class 175 units are being offered in Arriva Trains Wales an Transport for Wales liveries, as they operated for two decades around Wales and north west England, until withdrawal at the end of 2023. The fleet is currently being prepared for introduction by GWR on its trains in Devon and Cornwall with the fleet expected to be in full service by the end of 2026.
Revolution is offering 175008 (2-car) and 175103 (3-car) in Arriva livery, and 175003 (2-car)and 175107 (3-car) in Transport for Wales colours.
All models come with speaker pre-fitted, inter-car power couplers and working headlights, tail lights and interior and door lock lighting. One decoder is needed per unit and is easy to install in a 21-pin MTC socket.
Class 180
The Class 180 was designed for high speed inter-city services operated by First Great Western from London to the west country; however unreliability issues plagued their early years. They did eventually settle down into service, and operated in the stylish dynamic lines colours with First Great Western and with Hull Trains.
Since 2009 the trains have progressively entered service with Grand Central on its East Coast routes, and four former Hull Trains units have also operated with East Midlands Railway.
Revolution is offering complete five car trains in the following liveries:
First ‘Dynamic Lines’ – 180102 First Great Western, 180109 Hull Trains.
Grand Central: 180107 Hart of the North (replaces 180108 William Shakespeare), 180112 James Herriott (with green stripe on one driving car).
180107 Hart of the North (changed from 180108 William Shakespeare): bright orange stripe, Grand Central branding, no blue disabled access door stickers or orange bike stickers (as ran from approximately 2010 to 2018)
180112 James Herriott: later duller orange/old gold stripe (except for green stripe on one driving car), Grand Central by arriva branding, blue disabled access door stickers and orange bike stickers (as ran from 2019)
Two units: 180109 and 180113 have been commissioned by Rails of Sheffield in the attractive East Midlands Railway scheme and can be pre-ordered direct from Rails. Please note the N gauge sample is shown below.
All the models will be going into production after Chinese New Year in 2026 and are expected to ship in Q3 2026.
