Hello everyone This weekend I will be attending the Victory Model Railway Clubs annual show in Portsmouth. I attended it last year and had a very enjoyable time so thought I’d share it with you. LOCATION: Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO3 5XT OPENING TIMES: 10am – 5pm ADMISSION: Adults £4.50 Concessions £3.50 Children…
Good evening Whilst on a trip to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (somewhere you to have visit at least once) I was taking a photo of M33, which is one of only two British warships to survive from World War 1 (with HMS Illustrious in the background), when I noticed 3 old wagons hidden in the corner…
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For today’s restaurant review I thought I’d do something a bit different – The Great Central Railway. When Andrew and I moved into our new home in North Leicester last summer, we were delighted to realize you can hear the old steam trains going by during the day. The old tracks…
In the midst of a busy time, a visit to the Swanage Railway provided a lovely respite! The railway runs from Norden via Corfe Castle, Harmans Cross (below) to the lovely beach and seaside town of Swanage. My wife and I had a lovely day out and I highly recommend a visit to the line. …
Today marked the first of a series of celebrations at various preserved railways around the country marking ten years since the withdrawal of Class 201-207’s, affectionately known as “Thumpers”. Ten years ago the last of this type on still working on the mainline ran “The Last Thump”, so fittingly these celebrations have been called “Not…
Hello Welcome to my final post in our mini series looking at Merchant Navy class locomotive Canadian Pacific. My recent blogs posting about her stripping down for costing and parts inspection has proved very popular and have taken the decision to write a mini series looking at her history. The first post looked at her…
Here, we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine Issue 38 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 across the length and breadth of the country. Our thanks to everyone,…
It has been a fantastic month for the Asperger’s Fundraiser, with a high profile debut event, and some reshuffles behind the scenes, so let’s take to the rails to see what has happened. On 2nd April, it was World Autism Day, and a petition to get Hemworth Arts and Community Academy to try to get their…
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