Yahoo

‘Death of the model railway’ as ageing enthusiasts run out of steam

Jools Holland, the musician and television presenter, is a model railway buff. However, organisers of a long-running model railway exhibition says they are simply getting too old for the job - COLLECT ...
Liverpool Echo

Former Hatton's Model Railways store in Allerton 'to become late-night bar'

The former site of Hatton’s Model Railways in Allerton could become a late night bar and restaurant. An application for a premises licence for the building, on Smithdown Road, has been submitted to ...
Liverpool Echo

Hatton Model Railways hosting two days of family fun at new store

Iconic Hatton’s Model Railways are celebrating their 70th anniversary in their new store. The shop moved out of its Smithdown Road home earlier this year to a bigger premises in Widnes after 70 years.
Daily Mail

Is this the end of the line for model railways? Enthusiasts blame Gen Z's lack of interest in miniature trains for downturn of industry as popular exhibition is axed

A lack of young people owning model trains has been blamed for the closure of a popular exhibition and a major retailer. Organisers of the annual Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at Birmingham ...
BBC

Market Deeping model railway club thriving despite national decline

A group of model railway enthusiasts in Lincolnshire say their club is thriving despite a national decline in people taking up the hobby. The Market Deeping Model Railway Club says it has 80 members, ...