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Christmas gift ideas for the steam nut in your family

We have compiled a list of gifts all sold here at MRW and handpicked to excite the railway/steam enthusiast in your life!

Cheeky Stocking fillers  (Under £10)


MRW Keyring - 10mm Spanner & Bottle Opener

The MRW keyrings are stainless steel and mean you will always have a 10mm spanner in your pocket. M6 bolts are no longer a worry for a tight situation, making them perfect for regular users of our Jubilee portable track. The bottle opener cut out also makes them great for a cold beverage at the end of a day's running!

We have good stock levels and these are available for immediate dispatch.



3 ½”, 5” and 7 ¼” Gauge Track Gauges  

These handy gauges are ideal to check trackwork for conformity and help identify any gauge problems or excessively worn railheads. They are also excellent for use when building track as a quick gauge checker both in the workshop or out on the railway in a working party. These gauges have been developed by MRW in our Nottingham workshop and come in a range of sizes of  3 ½”, 5” and 7 ¼” Gauge. 




Publications 

We have two books by Colin Edmondson in our range, written by an enthusiast for enthusiasts.


How To Build Your Own 7 1/4 Gauge Points From Bar Stock


How To Build Your Own 7 1/4 Gauge Points From Bar Stock


Coupling bars, blocks and pins


We offer 3 types of coupling product ranges :

  • Medium Duty : 9mm hole to suit a 8mm pin - ideal for 5” gauge

  • Heavy Duty : 11mm Hole to suit a 10mm pin - Just right for 7 ¼” gauge

  • Super Heavy Duty : 13mm hole to suit a 12mm pin. - perfect for heavy commercial use in 7 ¼” gauge


Coupling bars


Coupling pins

Coupling pin with retaining clip suitable for miniature ride on railway. These pins are ideal for use with both passenger and goods trains where you want a strong reliable joint between rolling stock and locos. Diameter Options (mm): 8, 10 & 12.


Sold in a pack of 8 or individually.


Weld-Free Coupling Block Kit

This is an unpainted set of parts to make a simple and very effective coupling for bar couplings. The design is totally weld free - the tabs for the pin are held captive between the front plate and the buffer beam. The couplings come as single slot or two slot multi-height versions. Pins sold separately.


Gifts that keep giving (Under £50)

The products we make and sell here at MRW are designed to last and go on to give years of reliable service. Everything listed below will last for years to come and is a gift that will be remembered.



Vallorbe Files.

A superior quality of metalworking file for every day tasks in the home workshop or for professional metalworking.


Vallorbe are world leaders in metal working files and have a wide range for numerous sectors including industry, forestry, jewellery, watchmaking, blacksmithing and luthiery. The files we have selected are well suited for Model Engineering and general Machinist tasks but we can source a wide variety of files for our customers from Vallorbe’s extensive catalogue. If you are looking for a specific file for a metalworking application, please do contact us to find out how we can help.




1pt Oil Bottle Half Size Oil Bottle - Handmade - Norfolk Tinman


The perfect Christmas gift and we have just re-stocked ready for any last minute purchases before the big day. These oil bottles are completely handmade by the Norfolk Tinman using only traditional tinsmithing methods, they are an absolute work of art and made exclusively for MRW.  



If your loved one has a traction engine or locomotive they have capacity for enough oil to last most miniature loco’s/traction engines over a week. These bottles are ideal companions when visiting steam rallies or events. Commonly used as a pair where one bottle is larger than the other, this 1pt pairs with our 3pt bottle where the larger would be used for general lube and the smaller for steam oil.




Locomotive Rolling Road For Miniature Trains Made By MRW

Available in 3 1/2 inch gauge, 5 inch gauge, and 7 1/4 inch gauge.


Rolling roads are ideal for testing locomotives. Built from 6mm steel plate and using sealed roller bearings, these rolling roads are sturdy and durable and an excellent tool for anyone looking to rebuild and maintain miniature locomotives. All our new rolling roads are adjustable for different wheel sizes.



Bar & Pin - Colin E. Chopper Large Head Coupling

Available as an assembled pre-welded product or as a kit you build yourself. Chopper couplings are common around the world especially on narrow gauge railways but they have not been widely adopted in the miniature railway hobby as they are not normally cross compatible with other coupling types without complex adaptors. These chopper couplings are designed to work with a bar allowing them to connect to other types of coupling without issue.


We have good stock levels of these running up to Christmas, and the website is kept up to date with current stock levels.

 

Still cant decide?

You cant go wrong with a gift card. The brilliant thing about these is that they are electronic, meaning they can be purchased last minute and sent to the person on Christmas day....just chose the date you want the card to appear in the receiver's inbox.



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