Author Archives: Accucraft UK Ltd

Spring is here (although judging by the weather that may be a bold statement!) bringing further changes to the Accucraft (UK) range. After a successful run, ‘Lawley’ and ‘Leader’ have now sold out (although dealers still have stock) which gives … More →

This month we have news of the power unit competition and announce the start of a new one for 2012/13 to include entries in a class dedicated to out new gauge 1 B4 power unit, interesting news from Garden Railway … More →

Two dates for your diary this month!  Firstly on Saturday March 17th and Sunday the 18th there is the Midlands Garden Railway Show at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on the Fosse Way.  We’ll be attending this large scale model railway … More →

Accucraft (UK), on behalf of the Ffestiniog Railway, is to offer a strictly limited edition of the new-build ‘Lyd’ in 16mm (1:19) scale. The live steam model is based on our highly successful and very popular ‘Lew’ but incorporates all … More →

This month we have some really exciting news – four new locos in Gauge 1!  In addition we are launching our first collaboration with one of our dealers and are unveiling plans for our first adventure in 7/8ths scale. We … More →

Happy New Year to you all.  Not too much news this month, but we have the first image of the W & L cattle van, a very sweet little American switcher to persuade some of you to make the move … More →

Happy Christmas to all our customers!  This month we have news of an alternative livery for ‘Lew’, developments with ‘Peveril’ and the Baguley Drewery diesels and, for those with large Gauge 1 lines, two incredible American locos to straighten your … More →

Following a lengthy gestation period, ‘Peveril’ is on the way, an electric ‘Caledonia’ is racking up the miles in Northumberland, more W.D. Baldwins are in production and we have news of the lovely Southern Pacific 4-6-0 that Accucraft (US) has … More →

We are happy to reveal some images of the pre-production engineering sample of ‘Lew’, however, there are some small changes still needed to ensure the final result is perfect but these shots should show what a handsome beast she’s going … More →

W & L COUNTESSES We have just received a batch of live steam ‘Countesses’ and are currently sending them out to our dealers.  It is likely that this will be the last run of these locos for quite a while, … More →