Good evening, Last sunday the Watercress Line held its annual War on the Line event and with it being Fathers Day it seemed liked the perfect time to visit with the family. The event is set in the time when World War II was well underway and all along the railway there was hectic activity!…
Good evening Today it was announced that the Mid Hants Mind The Gap apprenticeship project is one of seven finalists in the Heritage category of the 2015 National Lottery Awards! The Mind the Gap project aims to preserve the railway line by providing 14 young people with two-year apprenticeships in heritage engineering and carpentry.…
A brilliant piece by the NRM looking at Britains worse ever railway disaster on the Caledonian Railway at Quintinshill near Gretna on 22 May 1915.
A brilliant photo of the Jacobite on Glenfinnan Viaduct
Good evening, Today we are looking at the always lovely Wootton Station on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The station is the current western terminus of the railway that is unlikely to extended any further for the foreseeable future. The original station was located further west but that site had to be abandoned due…
A great look at the 1940s weekend at the East Lancs. It looks to have been brilliantly event with lots of nods to the past. I will be attending the Mid Hands war on the line event in a few weeks which will have a similar feel to it.
Good evening, From the 1st -7th June it’s National Volunteers Week when various charities and organisations across the country take the chance to say thank you to the brilliant work their volunteers do. This is also the case of the Mid Hants Railway who are taking the opportunity thank the over 800 volunteers (myself included) who…
He opened his eyes. A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts’ Express, eleven o’clock. Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it, He had done it. Smoke from the…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at the latest news coming out of the LMS Patriot team who are currently building 45551 The Unknown Warrior. The LMS-Patriot Company is pleased to announce its intention to build a new Fowler 2-6-4T, once 45551 ‘The Unknown Warrior’ is up and running. The new tank engine will feature…
Another great post from the Hornby Engine blog with an article by Simon Kohler. For me my most important loco model would have to be my King Stephen. I purchased it on my birthday and it happened to the same day my uncle Stephen passed away so the loco represents a lot more than just…
Loco Yard 