WE have TWO new N Gauge publications available now!
Our long-delayed book THE 7 AGES OF N can now be ordered post-free from our Shop priced at £10.95 and the new 2025 Combined Edition of THE SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES IN N GAUGE can be ordered post-free for £11.95. Both publications will also be available (at a discount) from our stand (No 42) at the International N Gauge Show on Sat/Sun 14th/15th September. See below for more information on both.
The WINTER 2023/24 issue of N GAUGE NOW (No 36) is still available and copies can be ordered now from the website SHOP priced at £6.20 (including postage & packing) in the UK. See below for cover artwork and the list of contents.
This was the FINAL issue of N GAUGE NOW - at least as a four-times-a-year publication - but it is likely that a special N GAUGE NOW 2025 Annual will be published before the end of 2024. Keep watching this website for further information.
In the meantime, almost all back issues of N GAUGE NOW are still available with copies from as little as 50p each (when ordered in sets of four) until further notice and while stocks last. See WINTER SALE below.
HOWARD FOY/Proprietor and Editor, ENGEE PUBLISHING and N GAUGE NOW
WINTER SALE!
THE Engee Publishing Autumn Sale has now been extended into 2024 and will continue until further notice. It’s time for a big clearout of old stocks of early issues of N Gauge Now, so we are offering all available issues from Issue 2 to Issue 16 for less than £1 each (in packs of four) while stocks last.
We have grouped these issues into four yearly sets - that’s Issues 2-4 from 2015 as Bargain Pack A, Issues 5-8 from 2016 as Bargain Pack B, Issues 9-12 from 2017 as Bargain Pack C and Issues 13-16 from 2018 as Bargain Pack D.
Postage and packing for each of these packs is £3.50, making a total price of £5.50 per pack. This is a 50p increase on prices previously quoted on this website or in the magazine but follows a rise in the cost of posting these packs imposed by the Royal Mail in early April 2024.
We are also offering Issues 2-8 inclusive as Bargain Pack E for £8 including P&P and Issues 9-16 inclusive as Bargain Pack F, also for £8.
You can also order any of these issues separately for just £1 each. However, Please note that there will be a £1.60 P&P charge added for 1-4 issues ordered in this way. Orders for five or more issues will be mailed to you post-free.
We are also offering two further discount Bargain Packs to cover more recent issues. The four issues from 2019 (Nos 17-20) are available in Bargain Pack G for £10 (including P&P), and the four issues from 2021 (Nos 25-28) are available in Bargain Pack H also for £10 (inc P&P).
You can also order any of these issues (17-20 and 25-28) for £2.50 each, but please note that orders for just one of these issues will incur a £1.60 P&P charge. Orders for two or more will be mailed post-free.
Orders for all 2022/23 back issues remain at £5 each (including P&P).
The easiest way to order back issues is via our website shop with payment through PayPal or by credit/debit card (also via PayPal).
We are also happy to accept orders by post with cheques/POs made payable to "Engee Publishing" and sent with your name and address to: Back Issues, 40 Windsor Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7RR. We regret we cannot accept payments over the phone.
A full index of magazine contents for Issues 1-36 plus the “Premier” Issue was published in the Winter 2023/24 issue (No 36) and is also now available on the website (see "INDEX"), as are the contents of each individual issue below.
As you will see, the four issues produced in 2020 are missing from the above.
The first months of lockdown in 2020 and again in early 2021 generated an unprecedented (and unrepeated) deluge of one-off orders for current issues of the magazine - presumably from bored modellers surfing the internet and finding our website - with the result that Issue 21 (Spring 2020) and Issue 23 (Autumn) were completely sold out.
It was thought that Issue 22 (Summer) and Issue 24 (Winter 2020/21) were also gone, but a stock-taking at our storage unit unearthed a limited number of unsold copies of each. You will find these listed separately on our website for £5 each (inc P&P) while stocks last - or they can be ordered by post (details above). Please be advised that stocks of these two issues are strictly limited and when they're gone, they're gone!
PLEASE NOTE: Due to complexities involved in calculating Airmail postage to overseas destinations, we cannot accept any orders for Bargain Packs A-H from outside the UK. Individual copies of all issues covered by the Summer Sale are available to order at the stated prices in the Shop to which Airmail P&P must be added (just follow the instructions as you place an order). Customers are also reminded that orders from outside the UK are limited to EIGHT items per order.
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THE 7 AGES OF N
A new publication from Engee Publishing offering a guide to modelling Britain's railways from the earliest days of Stephenson's Rocket to the present day and Kato's Azuma EMUs. The 7 AGES OF N takes a stage-by-stage look at the various eras and is packed with advice and information on the models and accessories you will need.
This fully illustrated 64-page colour publication can be ordered now from our SHOP or via the post by sending a cheque/PO for £10.95 payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: The 7 Ages of N, 40 Windsor Road, GREAT HARWOOD, Blackburn, Lancs, BB6 7RR.
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SPOTTER'S GUIDE TO BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES and other motive power in N GAUGE
COMBINED VOLUME 2025
FULLY updated with more than 200 new entries from the 2020 edition, this is a 64-page A5-sized publication listing EVERY ready-to-run British steam and diesel loco, plus DMUs and EMUs, produced by Dapol, Graham Farish, Hornby Minitrix, Peco and Union Mills since before 1970 - that's more than 1,750 models - with more than 200 full colour photos.
All laid out in Ian Allan ABC-style format with running numbers, names, livery details and manufacturers' catalogue numbers.
More than 20 steam liveries and more than 50 different diesel/electric liveries illustrated.
Also included are details of catalogue items in the pipeline at the time of printing (August 2024) from Dapol, Graham Farish and other familiar names.
And it's just £11.95 (inc UK post & packing) and can be ordered now from our SHOP or via the post by sending a cheque/PO for £11.95 payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: Spotter's Guide, 40 Windsor Road, GREAT HARWOOD, Blackburn, Lancs, BB6 7RR.
COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO BRITISH FREIGHT ROLLING STOCK IN N GAUGE (1967-2020)
THIS 64-page A5 publication lists with catalogue numbers, livery details and running numbers (where known) EVERY item of British freight rolling stock in RTR form produced by Dapol, Graham Farish, Hornby Minitrix, Lima and Peco since 1967 (excluding specials and limited editions).
That's around 5,000 individual models of more than 200 different types -- and almost every type of model illustrated in full colour.
To get yours now at £8.95, including postage and packing, go to our SHOP or send a cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: Freight Guide, 40 Windsor Road, GREAT HARWOOD, Blackburn, BB6 7RR.
THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO BRITISH PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK IN N GAUGE (1967-2020)
THIS 40-page A5 publication lists with catalogue numbers, livery details and running numbers (where known) EVERY item of British passenger rolling stock in RTR form produced by Dapol, Graham Farish, Hornby Minitrix, Lima and Peco since 1967.
That's around 2,000 individual models of more than 75 different types -- and there are 177 photos with every type of model illustrated in full colour.
To get yours now at £5.95, including postage and packing, go to our SHOP or send a cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: Passenger Guide, 40 Windsor Road, GREAT HARWOOD, Blackburn, BB6 7RR.
ORDER BOTH TOGETHER AND SAVE £1.40! Go To SHOP and see the TWO COLLECTOR'S GUIDES listing.
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If you have a specific query regarding an order or any item(s) on this website, please note that the website email address is: [email protected]
Howard Foy – Editor/Publisher
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We accept DEBIT/CREDIT card payments via PAYPAL as well as by directly from PAYPAL accounts or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING forwarded with your order to:
Engee Publishing
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
If you want to order by post, state clearly the items you want and don't forget to include your address.
Alternatively, you can use our SHOP facility to place your order and then click on the "Payment by Post" button. This will register your order and your details with us and then you just need to send us payment via Royal Mail. You can print off a copy of your order for reference and/or to include with your payment.
ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS
Orders from OVERSEAS for N GAUGE MODELLING publications are welcome (payment by PAYPAL only) but AIRMAIL postage must be added (except for subscriptions, where it has already been added).
If ordering just ONE item (magazine or other publication), a fixed AIRMAIL postage element should be added where indicated. If ordering two or more items, again please add the AIRMAIL postage element as indicated. Please note that Bargain Packs are not available outside the UK although you can order those issues separately.
Overseas orders are also now subject to a MAXIMUM of EIGHT items per order.
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STILL AVAILABLE (while stocks last)
BINDERS FOR YOUR N GAUGE NOW MAGAZINES
£11.95 EACH (inc post & packing)
#Cordex binder will hold your magazines together for safe and convenient storage
#Spring-loaded nylon cord for easy use
#Textured dark blue water-resistant vinyl covering
#With gold N Gauge Now title/logo on the spine
#Will comfortably take up to 13 magazines
BINDERS to hold up to 13 issues of N GAUGE NOW are still available priced at £11.95 including P&P, and they can be ordered direct through the website SHOP.
Go to our SHOP now to order your BINDER or send a cheque payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
Lancs
BB6 7RR
IMPORTANT: Our website Shop facility is not set up to permit multiple orders for the same item. If you require TWO Binders (or any other item), ordered direct from the website, simply place TWO separate orders.
(Multiple orders are OK if placed via post)
PLEASE NOTE: We regret that due to the excessive postage costs, we CANNOT supply Binders to overseas subscribers.
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AN UNMISSABLE PUBLICATION FOR N GAUGERS EVERYWHERE!
Issue 36 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £6.20 (inc £1.60 post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 36 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#Model Focus: Dapol's Class 142 Pacer
#Freight Focus: A detailed look at eight-wheeled wagons of the BR era
#Heading East - Modelling the railways of East Anglia in N
#Signs of the Times - Railway signage and posters
#Another Great Van Kit - Grahame Hedges tackles the Vanwide
#Scratch-Building - a high-rise corner filler
#TINGS 2023: The International N Gauge Show in pictures
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - Where to find N in action
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
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Issue 35 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 35 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#New Model Focus - the LNER J50 0-6-0T from Sonic Models
#Freight Focus: A detailed look at steel-bodied mineral wagons
#Dining On The Move - a history of on-train catering
#Sweet Dreams? . . . and Sleeping Cars in the spotlight
#Creative Cameos - Picture Special on adding those little touches
#They're N'Tastic! - New 3D-printed road vehicle kits
#Layout Focus: South Coast main line action at Dorcross Bay
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - Where to find N in action
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
Issue 34 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 34 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#Rebirth of the 90s - the new 25kv electric loco from Graham Farish
#Freight Focus: A detailed look at covered wagons (box vans)
#No Passengers Here! - Non-passenger coaching stock in N
#Midlands Manoeuvres - Modelling the Midland Main Line
#A Brake Tender in N - Scratch-building an unusual wagon
#First for Containers - a look back at a pioneering N Gauge kit
#Layout Focus: Scenic splendour at Ambleton Vale
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - Where to find N in action
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
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Issue 33 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 33 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#Farewell to Union Mills - a tribute to the work of retiring Colin Heard
#Ultimate Makeovers - adding detail to your UM locos
#Freight Focus: Hoppers in prototype and N Gauge form
#Travelling in Style - the Pullmans story in prototype and N Gauge
#Lighting the Way - colour light signals in N
#Let's Build A Shed - constructing a Ratio plastic kit
#A Van for a Fiver - inexpensive kits from the NGS
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - Where to find N in action
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
Issue 32 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5.00 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 32 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#New Model Focus: Class 320/321 EMUs from Revolution Trains
#Freight Focus: The Brake Vans story in prototype and N Gauge form
#Post Haste - Moving mail by rail
#Kit-bashing - Chemicals tank wagons for N Gauge
#The "Right" Way . . . to make model buildings for your layout
#TINGS 2022 - The International N Gauge Show in pictures
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - Where to find N in action
#FIND THAT ARTICLE - An index to all 32 issues to date
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
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Issue 31 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5.00 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 31 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#New Model Focus: Class 319/769 EMUs from Graham Farish
#Freight Focus: Moving hazardous liquids (and milk!) by rail
#Steam's Most Wanted - Feedback Special
#Kit-building - a "Lowmac" bogie wagon
#Ten More Mathiesons - the return of the bespoke "Private Owner" wagons
#Scratch-Building - a London church in N Gauge from Grahame Hedges
#Four-mations - recreating pasenger services of the "Big Four"
#It's a Tall Story - putting height into your layouts
#PLUS all the latest news
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
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Issue 30 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is available to order, priced at £5.00 (inc post & packing). Just go to SHOP to order your copy. We now accept payment by credit/debit card via PayPal or direct from a PayPal account or by cheque/PO payable to ENGEE PUBLISHING to: N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 30 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on:
#The long history of Container Trains in prototype and N Gauge model form
#Most Wanted - five more steam locos we think should be available in N
#Being Bold With Brass - the story of kit specialists Severn Models
#Where Are They Now? - the lost liveries of privatisation in N Gauge
#Getting Started With Kits - more sound advice and tips for beginners
#Scratch-Building - Grahame Hedges tackles an Art Deco garage
#A Multitude of DMUs - kit-bashing to create a full set of "First Gen" units
#Messing About With Boats - Photo Special on ships with trains
#PLUS all the latest news about new model releases and upcoming plans
STILL AVAILABLE . . .
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N Gauge Now
40 Windsor Road
GREAT HARWOOD
Blackburn
BB6 7RR
Issue 18 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with in-depth profile articles on:
#GWR HEAVY METAL - Churchward's 2884 Class 2-8-0 in focus
#SWANSONG OF THE SIXTIES - BR Class 60s profiled
#MAKING TRAX - The FiNetraX N Gauge track system
#COLLECTING PRIVATE OWNER WAGONS - By collector Chris Wright
#LAYOUT FOCUS - A Lancashire 1950s/1960s steam shed
#WAS IT WORTH THE WAIT? - Dapol's Pacer here at last
#WHAT ABOUT THE DIESELS? - "Modern image" heritage locos in N
#FANTASTIC PLASTIC - the Ratio model kits
#EVENTS DIRECTORY - all the N Gauge on show in coming weeks
Plus all the latest N Gauge news and more - and it's 100% N Gauge.
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 10 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy.
ISSUE 10 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with in-depth profile articles on Diesel Multiple Units: The First Generation plus GWR Halls, Manors and Granges, plus a look at N Gauge car models for your layout, an intricate N Gauge layout in a 30in x 30in box, modelling Japanese railways, the scenic accessories of Langley Models and a special investigation into the rising cost of N Gauge ready-to-run models. Plus all the latest N Gauge news and more - and it's 100% N Gauge.
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 9 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy.
Issue 9 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on the BRCW 'Crompton' Class 26/27/33 diesels and LMS Royal Scots and Jubilees in N Gauge, Electra Vinyl Overlays, whitemetal kits and models from P & D Marsh, fictitious liveries, lorries and large commercial road vehicles for N and an in-depth feature on Heatherley, a "modern image" layout with an unusual feature - a working stone-loader for hopper trains. Plus all the latest N Gauge news and more - and it's 100% N Gauge.
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 8 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy
Issue 8 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on East Coast A1/A2/A3 Pacifics and 0-6-0 diesel shunters in N Gauge, the fourth part of an in-depth series on RTR British coaching stock in N featuring Pullmans, Sleepers, Mail trains and more, and a picture feature on Japanese N Gauge exhibition layout Tohoku City plus articles on N Gauge and the internet, Dapol's Easi-Fit Couplers, vinyl overlays and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!
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STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 7 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy
Issue 7 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on Class 31 diesels and Southern Railway steam locos in N Gauge, the third part of an in-depth series on British coaching stock in N featuring pre-war coaches of the "Big Four" and a picture feature on top N Gauge exhibition layout Dragonby plus articles on N Gauge buses, Britain's modelling "Eras", military modelling, modifying Class 20s and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 6 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy.
Issue 6 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on the Deltics, Britannias and 9Fs in N Gauge, the second part of an in-depth series on British coaching stock in N featuring Mk2, M3 and M4 coaches, a picture feature on an intriguing US-themed layout plus articles on military modelling, brass kits, modifying tanker wagons and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 5 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, priced at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy.
Issue 5 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on the GWR Castles and Kings and Class 37 diesels in N Gauge, the first part of an in-depth series on British coaching stock in N, the Japanese Unitrack system, the early history of N gauge as developed by Graham Farish and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 4 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, now half-price at £1.95 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply). Just go to SHOP to order your copy.
Issue 4 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on the Diesel-Hydraulics Iincluding Westerns and Warships) and Stanier Princess Coronation Pacifics in N Gauge, modelling departmental operations, signalling for N Gauge layouts, modelling military trains, how to Anglicise Japanese Tomytec trucks, a brand-new steam-era layout recreating a Lancashire location and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!
STILL AVAILABLE: Issue 3 of N GAUGE NOW: THE MAGAZINE is still available, now half-price at £1 (if ordering only this issue a P&P charge of £1.50 will apply).Just go to SHOP to order your copy. Issue 3 is a 56-page A4 magazine in full colour with articles on the Class 47 and A4 "Streaks" in N Gauge, modelling present-day freight operatiions, Irish railways, the Class 142 Pacer in kit form, Del Prado N Gauge collectables, Kings Park WCML N Gauge layout and lots more. And it's 100% N Gauge!