Yesterday the Swanage Railway reported that 2014 was a very successful year with the line carrying a remarkable 216,267 passengers. 2014 was the best for passenger numbers in the heritage line’s history to-date.
Yesterday the National Railway Museum published an update of progress of the overhaul of the worlds most famous steam engine. The overhaul has caused much controversy with costs spiraling massively. The good news is that the National Railway Museum are reporting that the overhaul shall finish this year. An update of work being completed by…
Recently, model railway retailer and commissioner of unique models that include versions of the DJ Models Hunslet Austerity; Hattons (www.ehattons.com) have released a video of a pre-production sample of that particular model in action. It looks pretty impressive, handling a big load with ease and sounding very quiet. It looks to be quite an upgrade…
Several days ago we looked at the forthcoming 00 scale Adams 0415 class radial tank models. The type has been receiving a lot of interest, so much so that two manufacturers are to produce a model, with a further two having considered to also create their own version. Therefore, it is a good opportunity to…
As you may gather, my idea of a spa day is perhaps not the same as most people’s! It involves visiting the Spa Valley Railway; a heritage line based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. In 2013 I briefly visited the line (click here) and a few days after Christmas in 2014 I managed a proper visit…
Happy New Year to all locoyard followers! Concluding our review of 2014 we conclude with a summary in pictures of this year. To read more about the model railway article click here, Heritage Railway articles click here and causes/other blog posts click here.
Continuing the summary of 2014 from the post on model railways (click here) and Heritage Railway articles (click here) we have another blog post, this time looking at some of the causes we have supported this year and also blog posts that fit into the “other” category. Also, do check out the pictorial review of 2014…
Retired Engine Driver John Anthony has submitted a guest blog post, sharing his experience of the unique BR Standard 8P Pacific, 71000 Duke of Gloucester.
Continuing our summary of 2014 we look at Heritage Railway articles, of which there are lots, so make a cup of tea, coffee (or whatever you wish) and read on! 2014 was a year of many commemorations and anniversaries. One such anniversary was the ten year anniversary of the “Last Thump” when the venerable class…
There is an interesting relationship between model and real railways. The Class 415 Adams Radial Tank is an interesting example of this relationship. We won’t go into too much detail about the prototype here (that’s for a future blog post,) but the class has for long dominated wishlists for new models, despite the only surviving example found…
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