The Severn Valley Railway is holding a competition to celebrate it’s golden jubilee. To enter, all you need do is buy a ticket on the line from 5th July. Six people lucky people will receive a golden ticket, giving them and a guest an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour – something that will surely attract many enthusiasts!
Hornby’s marketing team have to be congratulated in the way that they “leaked” the announcement that they are planning to add some new rolling stock to Southern modellers layouts in 2016. Over the previous weekend, the first video to be released of the company’s forthcoming Adams radial tank running with a set of unusual looking…
Seeing as we are developing a Merchant Navy class theme on this blog at the moment, I thought it a good time add a picture of what is arguably the closest we have at the moment of seeing an original, unrebuilt Merchant Navy class locomotive. This miniature replica of prototype 21C1 Channel Packet can be…
As the focus of my career moves into contributing to writing and telling the story of the oldest surviving Merchant Navy class locomotive, it has made me think about my own story of experiences with the type. My first siting of one of these 97.9 ton beasts left a lasting impression on me. Long term readers of this blog may…
A first look at Project 28, a new film being produced by UK Heritage Hub’s roving reporter James Corben. In this film, we take a look back over the past few years at some of Clan Line’s ground-breaking railtours, as well as a behind-the-scenes look inside the locomotive’s base at Stewarts Lane as the Merchant…
This summer, the Swanage Railway promises to be a quite incredible British Railways Southern region recreation. The National Collection’s unique ex-LSWR T9 class 30120 arrived on the line today for a stay until October. The locomotive is usually based on the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, but is taking its summer vacation in Dorset for 2015.
Seven years ago, after a break away from heritage railways of several years I made a trip to Ropley loco yard, on the Mid Hants Railway. Locomotive yards had always been places that I’ve loved, places where you can find a number of steam engines in one place. On this particular day two locomotives really…
The brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 54+) has been released today, 8th June, and is ready to download and read at your leisure. To find the magazine follow the link below: Issue 54+ – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue54 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names…
Another interesting blog by Hornys Simon Kohler Table Service! / News | Hornby.
Any celebration of uncelebrated locomotive’s had to include at least one Hunslet Austerity Tank engines and the East Lancashire Railway mustered two for their Small Engines Weekend.
Loco Yard 