The Journal is produced in colour, usually on 72 pages and mailed to members quarterly.

Journal contents include:

  • Descriptions of Members Lines
  • Construction Articles
  • Prototype Articles
  • Area Group News
  • Hints & Tips
  • Members Sales
  • Society News
  • Trade Adverts

Journal Editor

David Cowgill took over as Journal Editor in January 2024.  He has been a member of the Society for over 30 years and is building his own steeply graded RhB-themed garden layout, which is still a work in progress after 10 years

View a sample of one of our recent journals.

Contributions

Submissions from members are welcome and should generally be sent a minimum of 6 weeks before the publication date (see Copy Dates right).

Please send to David, the Journal Editor at: journal@gscalesociety.com

The text should be supplied as Microsoft Word or Open Document files.
Pictures (clearly identified against their text position where appropriate) should be sent in JPEG, GIFF or PNG format, please use as a high resolution if possible.

All submissions are reviewed and may be edited before inclusion.
Inclusion in a specific edition is not guaranteed.

Edition

Copy Deadline

Publishing Date

2026 Spring

18 January

25 February

2026 Summer

19 April

27 May

2026 Autumn

19 July

26 August

Previous Journals

Approaching 40 years of content

The Society has a rich history of content going back nearly 40 years, all of which is available to members.


The complete index of articles appearing in the Journal since its first publication can be viewed in the file below:

Back copies of the Journal are available free for Society members in PDF format by emailing journal@gscalesociety.com with their name, membership number and edition required.

Please Note: As this is a manual process it may take several days
for a reply.

Journal Extracts

The following extracts from recent Journals are available to download or read online:

The Team

David Cowgill
Journal Editor

journal@gscalesociety.com

Josie Saulter
Advertising Manager

advertisingmanager@gscalesociety.com

For Trade Advertisers, our readers appreciate adverts from model suppliers & other railway-related businesses. One-off or regular ads are welcome in a variety of sizes. Please contact Josie Saulter advertisingmanager@gscalesociety.com to discuss your requirements and pricing.

The G-Scale Society was founded in 1987 for those sharing a common in interest in G-Scale trains. Since then, the society has grown to over 1,300 members with local area groups across the UK.

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