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British Rail DMUs and Diesel Railcars
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Call of Steam (Steam Railway)
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On the Settle and Carlisle Route
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Wiltshire Railway Stations
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All Change!: Visiting the Byways of Britain's Railway Network (Aa Illustrated Reference)
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Alnmouth to Alnwick, Coldstream and Berwick
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Along Country Lines
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Along Lost Lines discovering the glorious heritage if yesterdays railways
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Ayrshire's Forgotten Railways
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Berwick to St. Boswells
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Branches & Byways : South West Scotland and the Border Counties
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Class 37 Locomotives (Class Locomotives)
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Classic British Steam Locomotives
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Diesel Dawn Part 5: Chasing Diesels in the Last Century
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Diesel Dawn Part 6: Brush Types 2s
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Discovering Britain's Lost Railways
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Eyemouth Branch
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Guide to the Wensleydale Railway
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Hampshire Traction
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HST: The Second Millennium
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Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Scotland
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Lost Lines of Britain: A Nostalgic Trip Along Britain's Lost Railways
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Lost Railways of Dorset
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Lost Railways of Hampshire
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Lost Railways of Northumberland
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Lost Railways of Wiltshire
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MAIN LINE TO THE SOUTH PART 2
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Main Line to the West
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Main Line to the West
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Main Line to the West: Basingtoke to Salisbury Pt. 1: The Southern Railway Route Between Basingstoke and Exeter
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MAIN MAIN LINE TO THE SOUTH - PART ONE: THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ROUTE BETWEEN BASINGSTOKE AND SOUTHAMPTON
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Making a Start in N Gauge Railway Modelling
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Memories of Southern Railways
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More Southern steam in the West Country
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N Gauge Modelling: An Introductory Guide
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Northumberland & Durham Railway Pictorial, 1948-1967
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Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives: Their Design and Development (Locomotive Portfolios)
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Portrait of the Pines Express
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Rails in the Dales: Eight Yorkshire Railways
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Railway Stations of Britain: A Guide to 75 Important Centres
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Seventies Spotting Days Around the Southern Region
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Sixties Spotting Days Around the Southern Region
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Southern Rails Around Southampton
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Southern Steam in the South and West
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Southern Steam Locomotive Survey
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Southern Steam locomotive Survey: Bulleid "Merchant Navy" Pacifics (Southern steam series)
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Southern Steam Recollections: A Portrait of the Last Years
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Southern Way - Special Issue No 10
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Southern Way 60
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Southern Way Special 19 Eastleigh Enginemen
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Southern Way Special Issue No. 13: The Other Side of the Sou
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Southern Way Special Issue: Southern Way Special No 12: A Third-Rail Centenary
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Southern Way: Special Issue No.8: The Other Side of the Southern
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St Boswells to Berwick
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Station Master's reflections: images of railway life, 1954-64
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Steam Around Basingstoke and Salisbury
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Steam Days in Dorset
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Steam Sheds and Their Locomotives
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The Harrow and Wealdstone Railway Disaster: 50 Years on
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The Last Days of the Steam Railway
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The Meon Valley Railway
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The Newcomer's Guide to Model Railways: A Step-by-step Guide to the Complete Layout (Library of Railway Modelling)
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The North Berwick and Gullane Branch Lines (Oakwood Library of Railway History)
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The Railways of Peebles
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The Southern Region in the 1970s and 1980s
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The Southern: Then and Now
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The Time's Britain's Scenic Railways
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The Waverley Route Through Time
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The Wensleydale Railway
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Trains in the Southern Region: The Late 1960s and 1970s
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Trainspots - Yorkshire and the Dales
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. What fantastic customer service from Mark and the team at Rainbow! My online request was quite involved, but nothing was too much trouble and they were able to supply just what I wanted. Definitely the place to go if personal, human interaction is how you prefer to shop!
  
 
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   Mark Chandler 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Rainbow Railways is on my list for the shop that has the items I can’t get down south . So I do browse every now and again . Staff have been very helpful in the past with an order where I had to swap out a container for a similar one . That’s good service as I was notified back then before sending , this allowed me to pick one I recall - simple and job done for the container order . Now today fits the bill for finding the popular wagon , plus a couple more , had one in stock which sold out in my local region . I’ve also found on this site others in the past at great deals too . Can’t complain excellent service.
  
 
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   William Lindsay 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Superb well stocked model railway shop. Excellent knowledge base  with a fine service to match. Ordering online or by phone makes the purchase of any stock item or new pre-order item very easy. Fitting service available for decoders and speakers etc from various suppliers. Highly recommended with excellent staff and every visit is enjoyable and fun, as it should be.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic service from the guys at Rainbow.Ordered 3 of the fabulous TUA caustic soda wagons and they arrived in super quick time and were superbly packaged.Would highly recommended you give them a try.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great place to visit if your into model trains,Adam and Max are very knowledgeable and are great guys,Highly recommend a visit
  
 
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   Jam Fjord 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very well priced, quick to dispatch and that's backed up by knowledgeable and service-focused people. When I had a small problem with one of my models (not their fault, rare manufacturer issue) they went above and beyond to get it sorted. Definitely one of the local model railway shops we should be supporting, both in person and online. Recommended without hesitation.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great model rail shop, close enough to be my ‘local’! Great range and can customise models, allows click and collect so ideal to pick up - and be enticed by other items 😁!

Unit 24 Little Mill Business Park
Linlithgow Bridge
Linlithgow
West Lothian
EH49 7DA

Tel: 01506 237099
(Only manned during shop trading hours)

VAT Number : 370 2476 07
Registration Number : SC686048

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Chris Gates

What fantastic customer service from Mark and the team at Rainbow! My online request was quite involved, but nothing was too much trouble and they were able to supply just what I wanted. Definitely the place to go if personal, human interaction is how you prefer to shop!

Mark Chandler

Rainbow Railways is on my list for the shop that has the items I can’t get down south . So I do browse every now and again . Staff have been very helpful in the past with an order where I had to swap out a container for a similar one . That’s good service as I was notified back then before sending , this allowed me to pick one I recall - simple and job done for the container order . Now today fits the bill for finding the popular wagon , plus a couple more , had one in stock which sold out in my local region . I’ve also found on this site others in the past at great deals too . Can’t complain excellent service.

William Lindsay

Superb well stocked model railway shop. Excellent knowledge base with a fine service to match. Ordering online or by phone makes the purchase of any stock item or new pre-order item very easy. Fitting service available for decoders and speakers etc from various suppliers. Highly recommended with excellent staff and every visit is enjoyable and fun, as it should be.

Dave Le Sausage

Fantastic service from the guys at Rainbow.Ordered 3 of the fabulous TUA caustic soda wagons and they arrived in super quick time and were superbly packaged.Would highly recommended you give them a try.

stevie clair

Great place to visit if your into model trains,Adam and Max are very knowledgeable and are great guys,Highly recommend a visit

Jam Fjord

Very well priced, quick to dispatch and that's backed up by knowledgeable and service-focused people. When I had a small problem with one of my models (not their fault, rare manufacturer issue) they went above and beyond to get it sorted. Definitely one of the local model railway shops we should be supporting, both in person and online. Recommended without hesitation.

Mike Gow

Great model rail shop, close enough to be my ‘local’! Great range and can customise models, allows click and collect so ideal to pick up - and be enticed by other items 😁!

Books

British Rail DMUs and Diesel Railcars

Call of Steam (Steam Railway)

On the Settle and Carlisle Route

Wiltshire Railway Stations

All Change!: Visiting the Byways of Britain's Railway Network (Aa Illustrated Reference)

Alnmouth to Alnwick, Coldstream and Berwick

Along Country Lines

Along Lost Lines discovering the glorious heritage if yesterdays railways

Ayrshire's Forgotten Railways

Berwick to St. Boswells

Branches & Byways : South West Scotland and the Border Counties

Class 37 Locomotives (Class Locomotives)

Classic British Steam Locomotives

Diesel Dawn Part 5: Chasing Diesels in the Last Century

Diesel Dawn Part 6: Brush Types 2s

Discovering Britain's Lost Railways

Eyemouth Branch

Guide to the Wensleydale Railway

Hampshire Traction

HST: The Second Millennium

Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Scotland

Lost Lines of Britain: A Nostalgic Trip Along Britain's Lost Railways

Lost Railways of Dorset

Lost Railways of Hampshire

Lost Railways of Northumberland

Lost Railways of Wiltshire

MAIN LINE TO THE SOUTH PART 2

Main Line to the West

Main Line to the West

Main Line to the West: Basingtoke to Salisbury Pt. 1: The Southern Railway Route Between Basingstoke and Exeter

MAIN MAIN LINE TO THE SOUTH - PART ONE: THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ROUTE BETWEEN BASINGSTOKE AND SOUTHAMPTON

Making a Start in N Gauge Railway Modelling

Memories of Southern Railways

More Southern steam in the West Country

N Gauge Modelling: An Introductory Guide

Northumberland & Durham Railway Pictorial, 1948-1967

Oliver Bulleid's Locomotives: Their Design and Development (Locomotive Portfolios)

Portrait of the Pines Express

Rails in the Dales: Eight Yorkshire Railways

Railway Stations of Britain: A Guide to 75 Important Centres

Seventies Spotting Days Around the Southern Region

Sixties Spotting Days Around the Southern Region

Southern Rails Around Southampton

Southern Steam in the South and West

Southern Steam Locomotive Survey

Southern Steam locomotive Survey: Bulleid "Merchant Navy" Pacifics (Southern steam series)

Southern Steam Recollections: A Portrait of the Last Years

Southern Way - Special Issue No 10

Southern Way 60

Southern Way Special 19 Eastleigh Enginemen

Southern Way Special Issue No. 13: The Other Side of the Sou

Southern Way Special Issue: Southern Way Special No 12: A Third-Rail Centenary

Southern Way: Special Issue No.8: The Other Side of the Southern

St Boswells to Berwick

Station Master's reflections: images of railway life, 1954-64

Steam Around Basingstoke and Salisbury

Steam Days in Dorset

Steam Sheds and Their Locomotives

The Harrow and Wealdstone Railway Disaster: 50 Years on

The Last Days of the Steam Railway

The Meon Valley Railway

The Newcomer's Guide to Model Railways: A Step-by-step Guide to the Complete Layout (Library of Railway Modelling)

The North Berwick and Gullane Branch Lines (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

The Railways of Peebles

The Southern Region in the 1970s and 1980s

The Southern: Then and Now

The Time's Britain's Scenic Railways

The Waverley Route Through Time

The Wensleydale Railway

Trains in the Southern Region: The Late 1960s and 1970s

Trainspots - Yorkshire and the Dales

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