It’s back to back Model of the Week blog posts! Today we look at another locomotive of War Department origin to help commemorate Remembrance Day. Unfortunately it does not have such a rich history as yesterday’s post on 400 Sir Guy Williams (click here to read), but it is interesting nevertheless!
The publishing of this blog post has been deliberately timed to coincide with Remembrance Sunday. Model of the Week blog posts chart the history of the prototype and our featured locomotive is of War Department and later Longmoor Military Railway origin and most significantly a locomotive involved in one of the greatest acts of bravery…
Don’t let your model locomotives miss out! Enter this year’s Movember Prize Draw, all you need do is pay £5 (that goes to charity), add your “Mo” to your train and then send in a picture or two. Simple as that! Let’s make a stand against cancer and have a lot of fun in the…
One of the most eagerly anticipated model releases that we have been waiting for is Hornby’s 00 scale recreation model of Gresley’s 2-8-2 P2 class 2001 ‘Cock O’ The North’. The below video is a sneak preview of what this Model in action and it has to be said that it looks very impressive indeed.…
Originally posted on Max Stafford's Kennel:
All the above locos are offered for sale. They have all been weathered, coaled and custom name/numbering added along with Markits bogie wheels. I’m looking for £130 each for the pacifics and £80 for the K3. These locos as portrayed are all Waverley Route regulars. Thanks!
Following the posting of photograph of a rainbow (click here), taken as Stanier Black 5 45379 passed by, today’s blog post is a reflection on the waiting game. Sometimes we railway enthusiasts will stand for quite some time in the cold or wet waiting for the fleeting moment when a locomotive will charge past, giving…
Check out the latest in UK Heritage Hub series, this time looking Bulleid Battle of Britain Pacific 34067 Tangmere.
Do not forget to download and read Issue 29 of UK Heritage Hub’s ezine has been published! Click here to have a look!
No, this is not a misspelling! Please do not forget that to enter this year’s Movember Prize Draw, all you need do is pay £5 (that goes to charity), add your “Mo” to your train and then send in a picture or two. Simple as that! Let’s make a stand against cancer and have a…
The UKHH are pleased to exclusively announce that the current standing on the Sir Haydn Appeal is £16.5k!! Which is a substantial jump over the past couple of months. Over the past year, Talyllyn Railway steam locomotive No.3 Sir Haydn has been on a unique tour around the steam heritage railways and museums of the…
Loco Yard 