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Union Mills N gauge locomotives

This is a signposting site to the unofficial Union Mills N gauge appreciation group and its growing community on Facebook. This web page and the Facebook group are not officially connected in any way to Union Mills N gauge models.

I would like to thank Colin Heard for sharing so much information on the history of his marvellous N gauge products.

Read on for information about Union Mills Models.

About Union Mills Model Railways

Colin Heard made his wonderful Union Mills locos between Autumn of 1994 and 2022, selling his last loco on 6th January 2023

Union Mills Model Railways made 1:148 British N gauge 2 mm steam locos, of British outline. The name is taken from their location on the Isle of Man, and started in 1994. Union Mills are not online, so the Facebook appreciation group was set up to show people what Colin has made and is still making.

Colin can currently still be contacted for support at colin.h@manx.net or ring him on 01624 852 896 to check availability of these wonderful locomotives. Unions Mills Models Ltd are at Unit 5, Union Mills Trading Estate, Union Mills, Isle of Man IM4 4AB.

Any caller should remember that Colin is only available during normal office hours - of the London, United Kingdom (GMT) time zone.

We have all the Union Mills Loco detail and history sheets. Go to the next page

The Facebook group

Union Mills locos on Facebook
Union Mills N Model locos - still in production

Detailing Union Mills Models

There are some websites that offer detailing accessories suitable for Union Mills Models. They include;

Springside Models offer detailing accessories for 2 mm.

https://www.springsidemodels.com/2mm-detailing-accessories

Springside Models accessories on Union Mills N models

N Brass locos offer detailing accessories in 2 mm.

https://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/nhome.html

N Brass Locos accessories on Union Mills N models

Fox Transfers, offer waterslide transfers, etched nameplates, and more.

https://fox-transfers.co.uk

Fox Transfers on Union Mills N models

Example of detailing

Some photos of Rich Ferraro's City of Truro, detailed with Fox Transfers. Sadly, Fox don't do the GWR emblem on the tender.

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Rich Ferraro's detailed Union Mills N City of Truro
Union Mills N model loco detailed
Union Mills Model City of Truro, detailed by Rich Ferraro

Converting locos to DCC

Sharing your Union Mills loco's photos

If you would like to share any photographs of you Union Mills locos to display on the Facebook group or join like minded people, then please come and join the group. When adding photos, make it clear which model the photo is of. You can either add them directly into the relevant loco's album, or I can drop them into the photo album for you. Please ensure that you are only uploading your own photos, and ideally that they clearly show the loco rather than just a train on a layout.

If you detail or modify any loco, then we would love to see photos and video of that process.

Whilst we have a Union MIlls Models photo album on this site, Photo albums on the Facebook group are now stored in the Media section, at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2121268031438640/media/albums

Thank you

Union Mills N gauge model railway locos