There was more to follow Hornby’s shock release of details of their 2016 range on Thursday! There are also two new LNER steam locomotives on their way from the Margate based firm. The first will be a super-detail 4-6-0 Holden B12 Class. This promises to be far better than the old model that so many…
As we draw near to the end of the Black 5 Day (aka “Black Friday)” it seemed a good time to post a picture of the Watercress Line’s 45379 in action last year hauling a Santa Special. It is also a timely reminder that the Locoyard Advent Calendar will be started December 1st at 6AM…
Well I was not expecting this to come today! With the model railway community preparing for the possibility of announcements at the forthcoming Warley National Model Railway Exhibition (this weekend), today Hornby have chosen today to announce their 2016 range! Having barely looked through, it’s difficult to make a full assessment, but it’s interesting to see the…
£58,000 has been awarded to the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust by the Heritage Lottery Fund to help them deliver their planned 50th Anniversary Commemorations of the closing of the line in 1966. This will fund a travelling exhibition that will visit around 30 locations throughout Somerset and Dorset locations in 2016. The trust are based at Washford on the West…
Baldwin built S160 class 2-8-0 no. 2253 has been moved to the workshop of Adam Dalgleish Engineering Ltd in Stockton-On-Tees for its overhaul to commence. The target for completion of its overhaul is 2017 and is part of a ten year loan agreement for the locomotive to run on the Paignton and Dartmouth steam railway. Although the American machine…
An update on the overhaul of Merchant Navy class 35005 Canadian Pacific has been published. Please go to http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/canpac-overhaul-update-november-2015 to read more!
At the end of October, Ravenglass Railway Museum announced that they have been awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund in the following press release. This is excellent news, as it means the story of the 100 year old line, that I had the pleasure of visiting earlier in the year, will be told.…
The Woodpecker Railway is run by layout owner Dickon Armstrong, David Clark and Alan Armstrong. It is a fictional rural model railway that changes in form each time it is exhibited depending on space available. The locomotives are Live Steam or battery powered, operated by remote control. The steam engines run on gas or coal and…
Hornby is without doubt a vital brand for model railways, indeed the name is synonymous with the hobby to the extent that it can be described as a generic trademark. The company produces more than just 00 scale model trains however, with familiar products from the likes of Scalextric, Corgi, Airfix and Humbrol all coming under the…
The latest update from the Mid-Hants Railway’s carriage shop has been posted, that includes progress of Ivatt Tank 41312 – go to – http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/carriage-shop-news to read more (image credit Ali Steele.)
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