Good Evening Everyone! The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 57) has been released today, 24th July, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link in the text or type it into your browser. Issue 57 – http://www.ukheritagehub.co.uk/UKHH57.pdf It works on smart phones and tablets too, so…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking something slightly different in the form of a review of a theatre stage show. As you can guess by the title it is railway related and even features a real life steam engine. The steam locomotive in question is a rather stunning ex-LWSR Adams T3 on loan from the…
Originally posted on New Build Steam:
60163 Tornado The headline story of the last few months has to be the return to traffic of the pioneer new build locomotive, 60163 Tornado, after its £400,000 overhaul at Darlington Locomotive Works, and return to apple green livery. The A1 has already enjoyed a sojourn in Scotland, and…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at a rather special and unique station on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in the form of Smallbrook Junction. It is unusual because it has no public access but exists purely to provide a connection between two rail systems in the form a heritage line and the Island…
Good evening, If you’ve been on Twitter, Facebook or reading this blog recently you would have noticed that we are really pushing for people to vote for the Mid Hants “Mind The Gap” apprenticeship project which is one of seven finalists in the Heritage category of the 2015 National Lottery Awards. One of the main…
Good evening, So far this year photographing mainline steam in my local area has been a complete wash out for me with 3 cancelled tours and being at the Mid Hants Spring Gala being the fourth. Until recently the B1s rarely venture onto Southern rails so the ex-LNER Mayflower became my top target and yesterday…
Good evening, Tonight we are pleased to report that yesterday 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co, passed her formal steam test with her insurance company. She has had a few trial steamings of her boiler over the last few months, enabling a number of minor niggles to be identified and corrected.This is a very significant…
Originally posted on Albion Yard:
Hornby J15 R3232 One of the latest items released by Hornby is the Great Eastern Wordsell designed Y14. The type first entered service in 1883 and was reclassified to arguably its more common designation of J15 after Grouping by the London & North Eastern Railway. The model as received depicts…
The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 56) has been released today, 3rd July, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link in the text or type it into your browser. Issue 56 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue56 It works on smart phones and tablets too, so you’ll be able…
Originally posted on Loco Yard:
Although it was not the only Bulleid pacific at the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala 2014 (with unrebuilt Bulleid 34007 Wadebridge and rebuilt 34046 Braunton also in action), 35028 Clan Line was undoubtedly the star of the show! Oliver Bulleid, the man behind the Merchant Navy class was arguably one of…
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