Good evening, Tonight we are looking at a great video I came across yesterday featuring LMS carriage 7827. On loan from the National Railway Museum since 2003, this LMS carriage, 7828, has been restored by a dedicated group of volunteers. The carriage was built in 1925 at Derby’s Carriage and Wagon Works on Litchurch Lane.…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at ESNGBlogs final part of his report from the London Festival of Railway Modelling My final post on ‘Ally Pally’ is to look at O gauge, the ‘senior scale.’ There seems to be a vogue for O gauge shunting layouts at present. The Model Railway Club’s Happisburgh Goods (pronounced ‘Haze-burr’)…
Good evening, Following on from my post looking at the latest news from the 35011 team and Daves post yesterday looking at 35005, tonight I thought I’d turn my attention to the Merchant Navy closest to a return to steam – 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. The first place to start is…
Part 2 of esngblogs look at the London Festival of Railway Modelling that look place this weekend. As I finish writing this, my thoughts are again with Brussels. What importance is our hobby compared with all that is going on in Belgium, and almost day-by-day around the world? But perhaps this is just the time…
A great look at the Isle of Man Steam Railway Gosh! It came as a surprise to me to find it was 23 years ago we went to the Isle of Man. It was 1993 so we took a couple of teenaged children there. And we spent time on railways! The Isle of Man…
Originally posted on esngblog:
Today I enjoyed a pleasant day out at the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace in the company of Peter and Malcolm, ex-work colleagues. It’s a simple journey from Redhill to north London – train to Victoria, Victoria line underground to Finsbury Park, then two stops on the Kings Cross…
An interesting look at some of the rolling stock on the North Norfolk Railway. Squire’s Portable Bar By guest blogger Don Campbell Steam Preservation Railways are becoming ever more popular and, with the increased revenue, the Societies have been ploughing more and more money into restoring not only locomotives but also old rolling stock –…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at the latest update from the 35011 General Steam Navigation project which went live today featuring the launch of the Whistle fund, our next gala stand, new mugs, working weekend and the latest on the Membership Society. Being a member of the 35011 team I am obviously thrilled about…
Some great layouts on show, I have always thought about adding snow to my layout as it does give the layout a rather unique apperance. On Saturday the Norfolk and Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers held their second Open Day. I went to their first Open Day last year and I’m very pleased it is becoming…
Originally posted on sgoldswoblog:
Last Thursday morning I was rushing down to my local station early. For once, this wasn’t because of an early morning meeting, but rather because something special was about to happen. In this case, the something special was the visit of a steam train (locomotive), the Flying Scotsman. Once a holder…
Loco Yard 