The Kent and East Sussex Railway is many things. The finest light railway in preservation is one and home to a fantastic collection of rolling stock another, but I was happy to find that it’s also a place with a great sense of humour! On a recent tour of Rolvenden works, I had the pleasure of…
Good evening, My last post before my holiday to sunny spain will be something a bit special, during my visit to Sellindge last weekend I met the 4DD team who are currently working on restoring the Double Decker driving unit they have on site. I was kindly allowed permission to have a quick look and…
https://www.gofundme.com/newsteadtransport A few weeks ago, I reported on a lost locomotive, Newstead, which had been rediscovered after restored by kept hidden within the Hertfordshire countryside. Last week, her long awaited return to the limelight was complete, and she is now safely at the Nene Valley Railway, where the Small Loco Group will restore the locomotive back to…
One of the aims of the Canadian Pacific Project is to find new links to broaden the appeal of heritage railways and it is for this reason that we exhibited at Who Do You Think You Are? Live at the Birmingham NEC. We arrived armed with a short guide to help those researching their family history with…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at locksands visit to the Isle of Wight railway to see the lines new Ivatt tank. I will be visit the line in June so expect a future post on the new tank engine. Back in the late 1940s and into the 1950s a small tank engine was built…
Good evening, Tonight we will be looking at some great narrow gauge model railway layouts courstey of 009 adventures A spring day in April. The countryside around Sparsholt was bathed in sunside. It was tempting to stay outside. However, the Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers exhibition was calling me (and many others) and the narrow gauge…
Today Sed30s blog features a 3mm designed on the stretch of railway between Portsmouth and Southsea station and Portsmouth Harbour station. Being from the city myself I was interested to see the model and does capture the atmosphere of the real line well. Paul Hopkins Portsea was at the Epsom show today, a brill example…
Good evening, As the blogs resident Merchant Navy reporter I thought I’d share some new photos of 35025 Brocklebank Line. 35025 has been in limbo since she was asked to leave the Great Central Railway in 2005. She then moved to Sellindge with fellow Merchant Navy 35011 General Steam Navigation with the grand plan at…
This image of the Last signal man of the St.Neots signal box is just lovely, is a bit bittersweet. This signal box, opened in 1898 closed in 1977. More information on the life of this box ” Originally possessed two boxes which dated from the introduction of “proper” signalling here in 1877… The south box…
Friday’s steam special left Shrewsbury, heading for Crewe and ultimately Dumfries, soon after 4pm. It was moving along nicely at Battlefield (site of the battle of Shrewsbury more than 600 years ago) a few minutes later. Pictures taken, we headed for home – I was due out again later in the evening. No time for […]…
Loco Yard 