Below is a link to the brand new e-zine Issue 40, hosted at our new base of The Model Centre; http://www.themodelcentre.com/ukheritagehub As ever, this issue brings you all the latest news from around the country together with some spectacular special features.
After what seems forever we are back!!! On Wednesday morning I received a text from our project leader saying that Alrington had given us a couple of crane operators for the afternoon. Yes the day of the big lift has arrived. The beast upon my arrival.
Last weekend, the Asperger’s Flyer travelled to two heritage railways, a big undertaking for the charity and the first time that there had been two consecutive events at two different railways. Quite an achievement for the charity, which only started two years ago. On June 7th and 8th, The Aspergers Flyer made a victorious and…
Thanks to the joys of moving home, this blog has been in the very capable hands of Simon, Alex and Jonathan for the past couple of weeks. Today I have a rare respite to moving, allowing a brief chance to write a blog post before getting back to the stress of moving home! Today we (at long…
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
A special double review for you today – two Bachmann Class 20’s! Overview Image by Dave Hitchborne 228 Class 20‘s were designed by English Electric and built between 1957 and 1968 in Newton and Darlington. They were initially intended to service light mixed freight work and were fitted with the…
Good evening, Ashey is the Isle of Wight’s forgotten station with it being a request only stop most people don’t notice it as the train speeds past. Ashey station was originally built on the Ryde to Newport line to serve the small village of Ashey. Calbourne leaving Ashey with the old station house in the…
Originally posted on Basilica Fields:
By the time the curtain rises on Basilica Fields in 1890, the foundation for future outer-suburban passenger services is well in hand. Thomas Worsdell’s relatively short tenure at Stratford (January 1882 – July 1885) had brought much to the table in terms of both engineering and style, the best of…
Good evening, I took a lot of photos of various locomotives before my camera died at the gala but not enough to do posts on them. During the gala Barclay 0-6-0T ‘Ajax’ was acting as the Havenstreet station pilot, doing all the less glamorous jobs such as shunting coaches and the freight train for the…
Originally posted on Locksands Life:
In those pre-electricity days, many a public building or public space used gas lamps and some still do. This is Sheffield park Railway Station, back in 2001. The lamplighter is at work, handily by the footbridge which enabled me to get a close up shot from the same height. I…
Hello This post is due to be published on the 6th June ,which is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. I thought it was important that we marked this historic day with a quick message to say thank you and to celebrate the bravery, honor and sacrifice of those who fought for…
Loco Yard 