50 Best Model Railway Blogs and Websites in 2026
Model Railway Blogs
Here are 50 Best Model Railway Blogs you should read and follow in 2026. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
1. Model Railroading Blog
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Description New or updated pages, additions, pictures, comments, article reviews and new techniques relating to building model railroads. BYMRR.com is all about learning how to build your model railroad and how to become a master at the skills and techniques that are used to create a beautiful, operational 3D work of art.MORE Email ****@bymrr.net
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2. Rails of Sheffield Blog
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Description Promotions, new products, and sales. We are one of the UK's largest suppliers of quality new and second hand model railway stock.
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3. Model Train Help Blog
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Description Everything on model trains, model railroads, model railways, locomotives, model train layouts, scenery, wiring, DCC, and more. Model Train Help is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step, truly comprehensive valuable resource for the beginner or advanced model railroader.MORE Domain Authority 26 Get Email Contact Read Now
4. ModelTrainStuff Blog
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Description Welcome to the ModelTrainStuff.com Blog, brought to you by MB Klein. We've been helping folks create memorable model train experiences for over 100 years and are here to help inspire, teach, and explore with you! Browse our tutorials & reviews and share the love of model trains.MORE Email ****@modeltrainstuff.com
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5. USMRR
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Description A journal following the history, design, construction and operation of Bernard Kempinski's O Scale model railroad depicting the U. S. Military Railroad (USMRR) Aquia-Falmouth line in 1863, and other model railroad projects.MORE Domain Authority 29 Get Email Contact Read Now
6. Chris Nevard Model Railways
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Description I'm Chris Nevard - a professional photographer, model maker, writer & pretend musician.I write about model making and undertake photographic commissions. I've been into photography, railways and modeling them in miniature for almost 40 years.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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7. The Model Railway Club Blog
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Description Modeling posts and updates from members and layout groups - dive in and find inspiration and ideas. The Model Railway Club is the original model railway club established in 1910.
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8. Phil's Workbench
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Description I'm Phil. I've been making models most of my life starting with a bag of balsa offcuts and a trail of badly painted Airfix kits. Nowadays I build and exhibit model railways and boats which have appeared in many magazines. This blog is a record of my activities both for personal projects and models built for other people.MORE Email ****@pagenumberone.co.uk
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9. Central Vermont Railway Blog
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Description A journal following the design and construction of Marty McGuirk's HO scale model railroad, inspired by the Central Vermont Railway of the steam era.
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10. Peckforton Light Railway
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Description This blog describes the ongoing development of a 16mm scale 45mm gauge garden railway situated in the North West of England, the UK from 2004 to the present day. I have always wanted to build a garden railway since I first became interested in railway modeling (c1960).MORE Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact Read Now
11. NG Trains Blog
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Description I'm Paul. A lifelong modeller my hobby turned into a business some 20 years ago run as an aside to a full time engineering job in the rail industry. Since 2007 it's been my full time job. Get all the information with special offers, updates on where we'll be, and general stuff about EDM Models.MORE Domain Authority 26 Get Email Contact Read Now
12. York Model Rail Blog
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Description Stay informed about our new products and clients' projects with our blog. York Model Rail is a bespoke laser cutting service and online shop for railway modelers with architectural detailing, kits & tools.MORE Email ****@yorkmodelmaking.com
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13. Michael's Model Railways Blog
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Description Michael Campbell's blog about his model railways. If you are interested in model railways, particularly in narrow gauge, or small (micro) layouts, then I hope you will find this site interesting.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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14. BYLONG Blog
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Description Follow along the author's journey of collecting and building model railways.
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15. Winnipeg Model Railroad Club Blog
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Description The club emphasizes education and entertainment, so you'll learn a great deal about modeling railroad in the blog. The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club is a non-profit incorporated club. Its purpose is to promote the interest and enjoyment of model railroading.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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16. Musings on my Model Railroading Addiction
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Description A mad model railroaders adventures in modelling Toronto's Liberty Village in the 1950's.
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17. Playing Trains
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Description I'm Bob Hughes. The site follows the progress of various railway modeling projects and layouts but, as you'll see from the blog entries, my main interest lies with O scale narrow gauge modeling. My model railway interests are varied, tending more towards narrow gauge in the larger scales, and usually in limited spaces but the FCPyF has been rebuilt as a single large layout instead of a conglomeration of smaller ones in a modular format.MORE Email ****@aol.co.uk
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18. O9 Modeller Blog
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Description Articles on Railway modeling in 7mm scale on 9mm gauge track, representing 15' gauge miniature railways and 18' gauge industrial railways.
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19. Railway Models and Art Blog
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Description This is a blog where I will show the trials and tribulations of model builds as they happen. I picked up the model railway bug from my father which ran into my teens but was forgotten when life happened. Years after me and my wife started model builds again together along with this site.MORE Domain Authority 11 Get Email Contact Read Now
20. Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
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Description Get the latest updates and news about the Strathaven Miniature Railway along with ideas, help and discussion on model engineering. Strathaven Miniature Railway aims to provide modelling facilities for our members along with facilities for the testing, operation, maintenance and repair of working models.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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21. Chris Ford Model Railways Blog
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Description A blog about model railways, model railroads, model buildings, model scenery, trains, locomotives, and model layouts and diorama. Chris Ford has been a modeler since childhood starting with simple plastic and balsa wood kits. By his teens, he had become almost exclusively interested in railway modeling, and by adulthood, he had developed a particular interest in more 'quirky' railway prototypes, especially the narrow gauge lines.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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22. Classic Collect Models Blog
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Description Hi, my name is Geoff Whittaker and I am a freelance writer specializing in History, Transport and green issues. This site features articles on Model Railways, Railways, cars and transport in general.MORE Email ****@electronincantation.co.uk
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23. JSSX Railway Blog
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Description Explore the blog for model railways articles, tutorials and updates on layouts and modeling from the author. The JSSX is a local shortline, with limited operating and capital budgets. JSSX serves 5 commercial and industrial accounts and interchanges with the Grand Trunk in the U.S. upper-midwest rustbelt region.MORE Email ****@sympatico.ca
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24. Carleton Railway Blog
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Description Follow along the journey of building the Carleton railway model. An HO-scale operating model railway, located in Saint John, New Brunswick. The setting for the railway is rural Carleton County, NB ca. 1965.MORE Domain Authority 8 Get Email Contact Read Now
25. Kelvins Railway Models
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Description My name is Kelvin Barnes and I have been a keen railway modeler for over 40 years and in this time I have produced many layouts and hundreds of models. This blog is about my adventures in building model railways from layouts to locos. This site aims to share some of my work and to offer a few hints & tips on my methods.MORE Email ****@btopenworld.com
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26. 7mmloco Blog
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Description Follow my journey as I build different prototypes on railways. Since retirement from Bombardier in Derby, 2 years ago, building and collecting 7mm 0 gauge locos has taken over a good part of my life.MORE Domain Authority 10 Get Email Contact Read Now
27. Choppers Railway Blog
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Description This is a blog about my experiences of building one (or several!) model railways. My aim is to share my experiences and enjoy my hobby along the way. I am relatively new to railway modeling, although I have long been interested in the armchair. I am learning my way around the hobby as I go.MORE Domain Authority 6 Get Email Contact Read Now
28. Southern Railway
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Description The model railway world and mainly Southern Railway meanderings of Graham 'Muz' Muspratt. Muz is a Southern Railway modeler & historian! Director/Trustee of SR Merchant Navy 35011.
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29. Dorset Railway Modelling Blog
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Description Find occasional mutterings about model railways, 3mm,4mm,7mm, and 009 Narrow Gauge.
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30. The Model Railway Show
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Description Hi, I'm Trevor. I'm a lifelong model railway enthusiast. Explore my blog to know more about my layouts, models and other tutorials for model railways.
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31. Albion Yard
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Description The layout, Albion Yard has come about primarily due to a house move and is about eight years old. Whilst the original intention was that this blog would be specific to the layout, I have widened the scope of the content by adding one or two previously published articles and some new material.MORE Domain Authority 20 Get Email Contact Read Now
32. Railroad Prototype Modeler
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Description This blog is about RPMing, and people I have met while modeling. I chose the name because I am an 'RPMer', and the RPM title also hints at my association with the St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler's Meet.MORE Domain Authority 1 Get Email Contact Read Now
33. Brick Model Railroader
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Description Brick Model Railroader is a news and information resource for all things LEGO trains. Our mission at Brick Model Railroader is to serve the LEGO Train Hobby as an online news resource and to help promote and grow the hobby of LEGO Trains in all its forms.MORE Email ****@brickmodelrailroader.com
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34. Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine Blog
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Description Joe Fugate is the founder, publisher, and editor of Model Railroad Hobbyist (MRH) magazine. Joe's been a model railroader since the late 1960s and is a published model railroad author. Joe has a rich background in web software development, publishing, and video production - Model Railroad Hobbyist is just the latest of his hobby media projects.MORE Email ****@mrhmag.com
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35. Model Railway Engineer Blog
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Description The number one destination and multi-award winning site for model train enthusiasts, scale modellers, and miniature painters. Find tips, guides, and inspiration on making and improving a model railway.MORE Email ****@modelrailwayengineer.com
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36. Journal of Model Railroad Design Blog
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Description Journal of Model Railroad Design is a website that offers a creative outlet for one of my favorite past times. This is my portal to share all of my acquired knowledge about railroads, modeling railroads, and more with you. I have spent most of my life fascinated with model railroading and trains.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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37. Bron Hebog Blog
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Description A blog about a 009 narrow gauge model of the Ffestiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway. I'm Bron - a broadcaster, writer and railway modeler. Best known for the 009 Festiniog Railway layout 'Dduallt' which I built with my father David in the early 1990s and which is still making appearances on the exhibition circuit.MORE Email ****@btinternet.com
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38. Railway Model Store Blog
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Description Railway Model Store is the home of model railways. We stock all major brands including Hornby, Fleischmann, Marklin, Arnold, Oxford, Herpa & more.
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39. Chesapeake, Wheeling and Erie Railroad Blog
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Description The Chesapeake, Wheeling and Erie Railroad is an HO scale layout representing a free-lanced, coal-hauling railroad set in West Virginia in the mid-1970s. My goal here is to share some of the backgrounds of the railroad, talk about various aspects of construction and document progress on the layout over time.MORE Domain Authority 20 Get Email Contact Read Now
40. JLandT Railroad Blog
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Description Follow the construction of the JLandT Railroad, a HO single deck, proto-freelanced layout set in the 70s to 80s, based on the Reading Lines and Conrail merger era.
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41. Philden Model Railway Blog
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Description As a lifelong railway enthusiast, I have spent the past three decades exploring the railway lines of Australia and New Zealand while taking photos of our disappearing railway landscape Down Under. With another railway book to follow soon, and two more model railway layouts currently under construction, I've now turned this blog over to wherever the rails take me. Be it sharing my latest episode of what didn't quite work out, or banging on about something interesting I discover while building, researching or simply operating my trains.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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42. Thomas Klimoski Blog
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Description The blog features articles on model railways, railroads, tips and tutorials for layout, building models and stories about my experiences. Like most model railroaders, I have always had a passion for model and prototype trains. From my first Lionel train set to my current layout, the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, model trains have been a part of my life.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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43. A Model Railway Blog
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Description This is a journal about my railway modeling activities. Railway modeling is a craft that fuels the creative needs of the soul.
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44. Branching Out NSWGR Blog
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Description Explore my Railway modeling journey through the blog. I have a lifetime interest in Trains. As of 2016, I decided to take on the hobby of Railway Modelling to a serious level.
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45. CParkstone's Railway modellers Blog
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Description Read about Model Railways, 4mm scale, ex LSWR and the Southern Railway in the 1930s and BR blue in the 1970s. Kit building to scratchbuilt, RTR to DCC.
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46. Rail-stuff Blog
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Description Get the latest updates and news about events and products from RAILstuff. RAILstuff is a truly independent online retailer, created by modelers for modelers.
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Model Railway Bloggers
| Blogger Name | Designation | Blog Link | Twitter Handle | Twitter Follower | |
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| Greg Warth | Author | building-your-model-railroad.com/model-railroad-blog.html | @gregwarth | 10 | |
| Chris Nevard | Author | nevardmedia.blogspot.com | @nevardmedia | 3.1K | |
| Phil Parker | Author | philsworkbench.blogspot.com | @practical_phil | 400 | |
| Julie Lightburn | Author | yorkmodelrail.com/blog | |||
| Michael Campbell | Author | michaelsrailways.blogspot.com | |||
| Ray P | Author | bylong.blogspot.com | |||
| Bob Hughes | Author | playingtrains.wordpress.com | |||
| Chris Ford | Author | unnycoombelala.blogspot.com | |||
| Geoffrey Whittaker | Author | classiccollectmodels.co.uk/model-railway-blog | @electronincant | 7 | |
| Jim Sloan | Author | jssxrailway.blogspot.com | |||
| Kelvin Barnes | Author | kelvinsrailways.com | |||
| Graham Muz Muspratt | Author | southern-railway.com | @grahammuz | 1.1K | |
| Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine | Editorial Inquiries | model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog | |||
| Joe Fugate | Founder, Publisher, And Editor | model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog | @jfugate | 22 | |
| Andy Leaning | Author | modelrailwayengineer.com | @modelrailwayeng | 3.1K | |
| Robert Chant | Author | jomrd.com/index.php?page=Blog | |||
| Phillip Overton | Author | phildenmodelrailway.blogspot.com | @phillipoverton | 1.8K | |
| strathavenminiaturerailway | Contributor | strathavenminiaturerailway.org | |||
| Oliver Davies | Contributor | railsofsheffield.com | |||
| Warren Bennett | Contributor | railsofsheffield.com | |||
| Mick Bayliss | Contributor | 7mmloco.co.uk | |||
| Robert Anderson | Contributor | model-train-help.com | |||
| Bawdsey | Contributor | albionyard.com | |||
| Rob Pulham | Contributor | railway-models-and-art.co.uk | |||
| grahammuz | Contributor | southern-railway.com | |||
| Enrico Lussi | Contributor | brickmodelrailroader.com | |||
| Cale Leiphart | Contributor | brickmodelrailroader.com | |||
| Tom Cunnington | Contributor | themodelrailwayclub.org | |||
| Lawrence Robbins | Contributor | themodelrailwayclub.org | |||
| Groove_dev | Contributor | modeltrainstuff.com | |||
| Modeltrainstuff | Contributor | modeltrainstuff.com | |||
| Paul Martin | Contributor | ngtrains.com | |||
| Tklimoski | Contributor | thomasklimoski.com | |||
| Adam Eley | Contributor | rail-stuff.com | |||
| Fran Burke | Contributor | irishrailwaymodels.com | |||
| Chris Stone | Contributor | brickmodelrailroader.com |