On Saturday evening I had the rare chance to catch some mainline steam in the Portsmouth area. It was the perfect opportunity to use a new location I have been wanting to try. The train was called the “Royal Wessex” which recalls the days of named steam trains from the 1950’s on the former Southern…
Good evening, Recently I have realised I haven’t played with my trains in a couple of months and have been in a modelling funk. So in order to try and get my modelling juices flowing I have been watching a few of my old videos on YouTube and thought I’d share my favorite one. I…
Originally posted on SynonymSugar – Sweet Travels:
Fort William to Mallaig All aboard! Woke up like it was Christmas morning, beyond excited. I was headed to Fort William with Iain so we could take The Jacobite train to Mallaig. Now that might not sound that exciting to you, but let me tell you why I…
Originally posted on New Build Steam:
The second quarter of the year has seen substantial progress on numerous projects, with two more locomotives now existing as rolling chassis and many major components ordered. There have also been interesting developments on new build projects outside the normal remit of this site – see the end of…
Today was an exciting day for the Mid Hants Railway and as the railway received initial Heritage Lottery Funding to restore Canadian Pacific and a set of Bulleid carriages. The grant was lead by David Snow, the MHRPS Vice President and achieved a brilliant result in securing the first stage of the grant. It’s great…
Good evening, Whenever I get the chance to play with my models the one train I always run is my Hornby Lord of the Isles double heading with the Bachmann City of Truro. With both locomotives being in the GWR Indian Red livery it makes for a beautiful sight and was something seen quite often on…
After what seems forever we are back!!! On Wednesday morning I received a text from our project leader saying that Alrington had given us a couple of crane operators for the afternoon. Yes the day of the big lift has arrived. The beast upon my arrival.
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
A special double review for you today – two Bachmann Class 20’s! Overview Image by Dave Hitchborne 228 Class 20‘s were designed by English Electric and built between 1957 and 1968 in Newton and Darlington. They were initially intended to service light mixed freight work and were fitted with the…
Good evening, Ashey is the Isle of Wight’s forgotten station with it being a request only stop most people don’t notice it as the train speeds past. Ashey station was originally built on the Ryde to Newport line to serve the small village of Ashey. Calbourne leaving Ashey with the old station house in the…
Originally posted on Basilica Fields:
By the time the curtain rises on Basilica Fields in 1890, the foundation for future outer-suburban passenger services is well in hand. Thomas Worsdell’s relatively short tenure at Stratford (January 1882 – July 1885) had brought much to the table in terms of both engineering and style, the best of…
Loco Yard 