Lilacs and Hyacinths
Tonight we find out retired Engine Driver John Anthony, thoughts on electric traction…
Good News For The Bluebell Railway
As reported in the latest UK Heritage Hub (http://bit.ly/ukhhissue51) the Bluebell Railway has been successful in bidding for funds to support projects on the line. The Play Carriage Project will get off the ground soon after the Arts Council Museum Resilience Fund awarded the Bluebell Railway £84,150. This will see an as yet to be…
UK Heritage Hub Issue 51 ready to download!
Here we have brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 51) released today, 12th March, to download and read at your leisure. This is our 4th anniversary issue, just where does the time go?! Issue 51 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue51 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see…
Help A Foxy Lady?
Hopefully the title of this blog post isn’t too misleading… The foxy lady in today’s blog post is a steam engine – British Railways built Collett Manor class 7822 Foxcote Manor. Yes as usual, the subject matter is hot and steamy! Although in this case, the problem is that this star of the Llangollen railway…
60103 Flying Scotsman – March 2015 Update
This morning we have a quick blog post on progress on the project to return the Flying Scotsman to service. Yesterday an update on Riley & Sons overhaul of the worlds most famous steam engine was published. Major work to the frames has been completed and a new buffer beam plate has been fitted. Heritage Painting…
History Repeating…
As reported earlier this year, today, 6th March 2015 marked exactly 50 years since the closure of the Whitby-Rillington Junction Railway. The two locomotives that hauled the famous railtour on the Railway’s last day of operations today repeated the run to commemorate the anniversary of the closure of the line. It also gives a…
Night Mail… The Return
Tonight we have another story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony, recalling working on a powerful machine…
Gala Gallery – Watercress Line’s Home Fleet
To round off my articles on the Watercress Line Spring Steam Gala, tonight we have a slideshow of remaining pictures, mainly of the home fleet in action. I hope you enjoy the show!
Mid-Hants Railway and Modern Engineering
Some of you may have noticed that this blog post was originally published too early, revealing a brief and unplanned behind the scenes view of locoyard! Hopefully this time you’ll see the post in it’s finished state… We often talk a lot about the engineering ingenuity, expertise and brilliance of our railways, but perhaps not as…
Bachmann 00 Scale 2015/16
Bachmann’s newly announced 18 month plan is fairly modest with an honest admission that the firm will focus on consolidating and producing previously announced models. However there still items of interest for many modellers.
Loco Yard 