I’m no expert (by any means) on when the seasons start and finish, but I’m fairly sure that spring has not sprung yet. Therefore it was interesting when the Watercress Line moved the date of their Spring Steam gala of 2015 back to mid-February. Perhaps renaming it a Winter gala may have been more apt? …
Good evening, I had the pleasure of attending the Mid Hants Railways Spring Steam Gala this year with fellow LocoYard writers Dave and Alex and it has to be said that the Watercress Line held another fantastic steam gala. With us attending the gala being on Valentines Day we weren’t sure what to expect,…
More excellent progress, let’s hope the milder weather holds!
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I have always been intrigued by murder mystery’s – I had heard about them being really good and fun and the food also being delicious, so when i came across a steam train murder mystery, where you travel on a steam train whilst dining and solving a murder mystery –…
Good evening, Over the last couple of weeks JS Rail on YouTube has been posting a fantastic series of videos called Engines at Work which showcases some of the finest locomotives in Preservation, both on the Mainline and Preserved Network. The first video focuses on Merchant Navy No. 35028 ‘Clan Line’ – the pride and…
Here we have brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 50!!) released 13th February, to download and read at your leisure; Issue 50 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue50 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names being included with articles and images. You can visit our homepage…
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony! So without further ado, here’s a story to make you chuckle!
Some exhibitions well worth catching and an interesting use of a traverser! Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road This Saturday I will be assisting fellow High Wycombe and District MRS members Alan and Simon Paley with their delightful Pre-Grouping Midland and London North Western Railway layout Loughborough Road at the Milton Keynes Model Railway Society’s…
Good evening, Whoever said working with steam locomotives was a glamorous job needs to have a work with me after our teams efforts over the last couple of weeks. Since my last post in November I have working on Canadian Pacific several times but with the main tasks focused around scrapping the dirt off the…
As with the Severn Valley Railway, the North York Moors Railway is also celebrating a fiftieth in 2015, this time marking the date since the closure of the line on 6th March 1965. The line is therefore using a number of locomotives that were used on the line pre-closure. Eastern Region steam in the form…
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