Good evening, Today is part 2 of my mini series looking at the layouts which were on display at the South Hants Model Railway Club 2012 Exhbition that was this weekend. Up first we have Cartsdyke Yard a 7mm gauge LNER based layout which has featured on this blog before but with different locomotives and…
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
For anyone following my story from the start, you may be wondering – What ever happened to Salford Chapel? And for those of you not in the know, Salford Chapel is a 2nd layout I started working on maybe a year or so ago. Well, now it’s time to finish…
With the end of the summer railway season we are moving quickly towards the winter model railway exhibition season. So over the next few days we will be looking at various show layouts I have photographed over the years. So starting with the the South Hants Model Railway 2012 exhibition which was held on Saturday…
Originally posted on Historical Aviation Film Unit:
Having spent nearly three weeks running around the UK looking at aircraft and staying in various hotels, the next few days were certainly a major change of pace. Once again we were in the Norfolk area, though this time we were right on the coast at Shearingham and…
Originally posted on geoffspages.blog:
The Forest of Dean is a great place for narrow gauge railways – especially when Keefs hold their annual open day. Star attraction is the completed “Barber”, the locomotive built in 1908 by T Green of Leeds for the Harrogate gas works railway – it’s ready for the journey back…
Good evening, This evening we are looking at something special on YouTube in the form a a fascinating series of films produced by The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). This video called “A Study of Steel” takes us into the Crewe workshops to watch a Princess Royal Class steam locomotive being built. The locomotive seen…
Good evening, Yesterday rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific locomotive no 34046 Braunton hauled the Solent and Sacrum railtour out of London Waterloo heading for Salisbury, on the return trip she travelled down the south coast to Fareham before thundering up the Portsmouth direct to London Waterloo. Itis quite rare that a steam service is allowed up this…
Good evening, Today was the last Dorset Coast Express service of the season, the weekly express which runs from London Victoria to Weymouth is a favorite of mine and allows me to see some great mainline steam before working on 35005 Canadian Pacific inside Eastleigh works. The last service was hauled by unrebuilt Battle of…
Originally posted on Somewhere, Anywhere:
The prime reason for coming to Fort William was to take the steam train trip from Fort William to Mallaig and back. Before there was a bridge, this was the link to the ferry which departs from Mallaig to the Isle of Skye. The steam train has gained a degree…
Originally posted on LET THE STARS OUT:
An enchanting experience reliving the golden era of travel, I took a ride on Dartmouth Steam Railway. You just have to try it! Celebrating 150 years this summer, the heritage steam railway stops at Kingswear, Greenway Halt (for Agatha Christie’s summer home), Churston, Goodrington and Paignton. I chose to…
Loco Yard 