Dave Jones of DJ Models attended the Watercress Line’s Autumn Spring Steam Gala, giving the opportunity for model railway enthusiasts to see some forthcoming products from the youngest ready to run model railway company. Although the company is the “new kid on the block”, Dave Jones is no stranger to model railways. A former employee…
As the locoyard layout is dismantled, there will be no Halloween specials today, but nevertheless I wish locoyard followers a happy Halloween 2014! Far less horrific, tonight at 7PM we will have a look at DJ Models forthcoming releases, so stay tuned!
Originally posted on New Build Steam:
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It has been a very long time since UKHH has made a blog post. So, over the coming weeks and months we will be taking a few feature articles from the e-zines of 2014 and making them available as blog posts through Locoyard, UK Heritage Hub’s blog site. We start off this series with an…
It has been a while since I covered the Asperger’s Fundraiser, due to work commitments, but I can now give you a round-up of what has been happening over the last few months, and what is to come for the remainder of the year. On the 30th July, the Flyer visited two railways as part…
In summary, I have to say that the Watercress Line held a a fantastic steam gala last weekend. With four Great Western visiting locomotives ranging from the mighty Castle to the tiny 14xx class supplemented by the railway’s home fleet, there was non-stop steam action.
In August 2014, I visited the Crich Village Tramway, and it was a pleasant day, despite the weather continuing to what it does best during the summer, rain throughout the day. There are numerous tram displays to look at, with the large sheds showcasing the variety of vehicles they have preserved. It is well worth…
In July 2014, I visited the North east of England, and along with my visit to NELSAM, I visited the Beamish Museum, the living musuem of the North. It is a must visit for enthusiasts of railways, as there is a small demonstration line, as seen in the video. There are also many exhibits around…
Tonight we have a very special guest blog post from a fantastic artist, Stephen Bedser. Stephen has previosuly written for LocoYard about how he came an artist who specialises in heritage scenes (click here) and he is nowly kindly agreed to write a mini series looking at how he does his paintings. I would strongly…
Here we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine, released today, 24 October 2014. Issue 46 as always features a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Please go to http://bit.ly/ukhhissue46 to download it! Please go to http://www.themodelcentre.com/ukheritagehub for previous issues. We are now open to submissions for Issue…
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