Here we have brand new UKHH E-zine (Issue 50!!) released 13th February, to download and read at your leisure; Issue 50 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue50 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names being included with articles and images. You can visit our homepage…
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony! So without further ado, here’s a story to make you chuckle!
Some exhibitions well worth catching and an interesting use of a traverser! Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay & Westhill Road This Saturday I will be assisting fellow High Wycombe and District MRS members Alan and Simon Paley with their delightful Pre-Grouping Midland and London North Western Railway layout Loughborough Road at the Milton Keynes Model Railway Society’s…
As with the Severn Valley Railway, the North York Moors Railway is also celebrating a fiftieth in 2015, this time marking the date since the closure of the line on 6th March 1965. The line is therefore using a number of locomotives that were used on the line pre-closure. Eastern Region steam in the form…
Originally posted on Penlowry:
I have an 08 shunter. It’s a Bachmann one. They’re good and they’re outside framed (OK I know the new Hornby one is considered better but that doesn’t make the Bachmann one bad). I’ve always wanted an 08 and a BR blue one too. This in itself is a little odd…
Following on from our articles on the reunion of the Nassington Quarry Hunslets and the Nene Valley Railway’s forthcoming gala comes news of another reunion. As well as selling prairie tank 4588, the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway have also announced that the line is to become a temporary home to 7820 Dinmore Manor (pictured above) from…
Industry was the driving force behind the creation of railways. It’s importance can not be underestimated, but in modern Great Britain we live in largely de-industrialised times and so it can be easy to forget. It is therefore very satisfying to see concerted efforts to celebrate industrial steam traction.
This is just a quick guest blog post by Ian MacCabe, following our blog post on locomotive liveries: Probably one of the most beautiful of liveries (is) worn by Gresley N2 No.1744 since its last major overhaul in 2009 and this year will be performing at the Great Central Railway until 17th February. From 18th February…
The Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (P&DSR) have sold prairie tank 4588 to a private owner. The locomotive has moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works, where its overhaul will commence. Once overhauled, 4588 will move on to Peak Rail.
In my opinion the Q class is one of the more humble of Maunsell’s career. It was designed to replace elderly 0-6-0 locomotives, from which it was only a little more advanced. The Q class was of a similar ilk to Fowler’s 0-6-0 design for the Midland railway of 1924 (being a bit more powerful…
Loco Yard 