Good evening, I thought I’d share something I came across recently and is a brilliant tool for raising money for our heritage scene. Thanks to “EasyFundraising.org.uk” you can raise money for your favourite heritage railway simply by doing your shopping online! Easy Fundraising helps charities, schools, sports clubs, community groups, and other good causes to raise money when their supporters shop online. They have…
Having seen this powerful four-cylinder beast so many times, it could be easy to become a little blasé about seeing it again. Absence makes the heart grow fonder it seems and not having seen 850 Lord Nelson for several months (and not at all this year) it was great to see it again, looking no…
Modellers of a Southern persuasion including myself have a right to be excited today, particularly those of us who love small tank engines that are full of character! Once a manufacturer with a large range of 00 scale models, Dapol sold their toolings to Hornby and have since concentrated on the N scale market, with…
Good evening, As many of you know I am currently a volunteer working on Canadian Pacific for the Mid Hants railway and I have enjoyed every single minute of it. You can check out the Brookes Castle – Volunteer Diary to see my own experinces on the Mid Hants. Volunteers are the backbone of the Mid…
Today, 17 years ago, the Reverend Awdry passed away and people who have read his books, the Railway Series, will know how he inspired children to get into railways, and my story is no exception. As I mentioned in a previous post, I still have all of the books in my attic and my passion…
Just under two years since the first e-zine went live, here, we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine Issue 36 (Released 20/03), ready for you to download and have a read of at your leisure; click here or on the picture above to download and read it! Featuring a varied array of articles and images, from…
It gives me great pleasure to announce that The Aspergers Flyer will be a star attraction at the PRCLT’s tribute to the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Despite being a celebratory event, the 1940s weekend, that are held across the country are always spectacular. Not only that, but there will be two fantastic steam locomotives, which…
Roger Smith We are back after a quick rest and various illnesses, so it is quite appropriate that today’s first photo features Canadian Pacific getting some TLC. The blue-liveried Southern Region Merchant Navy was being maintained in the carriage sidings at Gloucester Central in 1994 as she prepares for the return leg of her railtour from…
Having picked up a Southern Railway postcard at Medstead and Four Marks, I decided to look into the locomotive type illustrated on it – a locomotive from a now extinct class. Since then, another couple of pictures have been added to this blog post below. The picture’s show Southern railway no B343 (above), B341 (below)…
This U class locomotive was one of three Richard Maunsell design’s running at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 (the others being 850 Lord Nelson and schools class 925 Cheltenham). The U class is a personal favourite engine type of mine and are a well-built design, a typical product of Maunsell. This particular example…
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