Good evening, I took a lot of photos of various locomotives before my camera died at the gala but not enough to do posts on them. During the gala Barclay 0-6-0T ‘Ajax’ was acting as the Havenstreet station pilot, doing all the less glamorous jobs such as shunting coaches and the freight train for the…
Originally posted on Locksands Life:
In those pre-electricity days, many a public building or public space used gas lamps and some still do. This is Sheffield park Railway Station, back in 2001. The lamplighter is at work, handily by the footbridge which enabled me to get a close up shot from the same height. I…
Hello This post is due to be published on the 6th June ,which is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. I thought it was important that we marked this historic day with a quick message to say thank you and to celebrate the bravery, honor and sacrifice of those who fought for…
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
Next up for Review the Heljan Class 17 in BR Blue (Item no. 17081). I bought this a couple of months ago having never bought Heljan before, let’s check it out… Overview Class 17 – Image By Paul Miller 117 Class 17 Clayton Type 1 Diesel-Electrics were built in 1963…
Good evening Despite Newport being the headliner at the spring gala the locomotive I was most impressed with was number 24 Calbourne. Calbourne leaving Ashey
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Next up for Review I’ve got a loco I’ve had in my collection for a couple of years now, the Hornby Railroad BR Class A1 Tornado 60163 (R3060). Despite a few flaws this is now one of my favourite steamers in my collection. Let’s find out why… Overview Image…
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It has been my intention for a while to offer some insights in to some of the models and stock I run on my layouts: why I’ve chosen them, what I think of them and would I recommend them to a friend. To accommodate this, welcome to the new…
REBLOG: From Carl’s Railway Photos (www.carlswatson.com) I am a big fan of Carl Watsons photography at Eastleigh works and he has recently announced a special offer which would give you the chance to have a tour of Eastleigh Works. From my experience working on 35005 I have found that Eastleigh is a treasure trove and…
Good evening On Monday I had the pleasure of attending the Isle of Wight railways “Dinosaurs of Steam” spring gala which featured a great line up of island locomotives. The morning went really well as I hung around Ashey as it was recommended to me as a good photo shot and it proved to be. …
Good evening, Recently I wrote a post on the stations of the Disneyland Paris Railroad (click here to read) and today I will be looking at the locomotive that was running on it. My visit to the park was at the end of peak season so unfortunately only one locomotive was running instead of the…
Loco Yard 