Voting is now open for the Hornby Magazine Awards 2026, and we’d love your support as Rails of Sheffield is nominated for Retailer of the Year.

A couple of our exclusive models are also in the running, including the Dapol Black Label GWR Inspection Saloon for Best OO Gauge Carriage and the Cavalex Models PXA/JXA Wagons for Best OO Gauge Wagon.

And it doesn’t stop there - plenty of the locomotives, rolling stock and ranges  nominated across the other award categories are available in stock right now at Rails, so we thought we’d take the opportunity to showcase some of the contenders.

If you’ve enjoyed shopping with us this year, we’d be hugely grateful for your vote — and while you’re at it, take a look at some of the award-nominated models available now!

We’re incredibly proud to be nominated for Retailer of the Year in the Hornby Magazine Awards 2026, and we’d be hugely grateful for your vote.

At Rails, we’re committed to doing everything we can to support and grow the hobby - from our flagship physical retail spaces in Sheffield and all-new Bespoke customisation services, through to our knowledgeable customer service team, easy-to-use website and regular programme of new and exclusive model announcements.

We’re constantly looking for ways to improve what we offer, whether that’s making shopping easier, expanding our services, bringing exciting new products to market or creating even more reasons to visit us in person.

If you’ve enjoyed shopping with Rails, visiting our stores, following our content or collecting one of our exclusives, we’d be delighted if you could cast your vote for Rails of Sheffield as Retailer of the Year.

Below is a list of all the different ranges that have been nominated for awards, that you can purchase in stock right now at Rails of Sheffield! There are plenty of amazing models to explore across multiple scales and categories. There are a lot of items to show here so you may need to click 'View entire message' or similar at the bottom of this email to continue.

Items are shown in the same order (where possible) as the voting categories.