You may recall that, prior to having a reality check; I had grand plans for a new model railway. My plans have downsized somewhat since then and a mini-project is budding, if still someway from blooming. Despite that, one potential large project that is on the “possibly might do in the distant future” list is…
Just a quick post tonight to mention that the Watercress Line will be holding their Autumn Steam Gala from 24-26th October 2014. The event will be covered here on locoyard by Simon and I in some detail! This year there is distinctly a western theme with four GWR visitors (14xx Tank 1450, Castle Class 5029 Nunney Castle,…
With the principles of project planning in mind, my train of thought (if you excuse the pun) has continued in it’s lateral thinking. A new thought came from an excellent blog post from Albion Yard (please visit here) that put across very well the concept of having a train that does something and.or go somewhere…
Originally posted on Penlowry:
I have a thing about tampers. They’re weird enough to be interesting. And once you understand how they work, the detail differences become interesting too (honestly!). I worked on a tamper once. I took on the job of designing the regauging of one when the Welsh Highland was being built. The…
So far, the model railway idea series has had two doses of Southern Inspiration (click here for part one and here for part two) followed by some Western Pondering (click here) where I promised another look at the south west and this is it! The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway is one of the most fertile…
The Bluebell Railway has an incredible collection of rolling stock, some of which have featured previously on this blog (click here.) The railway has long striven to put this unique collection under cover and now have an opportunity to raise funds to put up to 20 historic carriages under a roof. Thanks to some generous…
Trawling the worldwide web regarding Trawsfynydd and the Branch to Bala, has revealed some interesting snippets of information. One of which is this below found at http://www.penmorfa.com/Conwy/nine.htm Written by an Eddie Bellass, regarding a rather interesting journey from Blaenau to Bala, in September 1959. My 7 months pregnant wife and I were waiting to catch the…
Building a new model railway is a process which can be approached in different ways. For many it can be quite an organic process that begins with receiving a train set as a prezzie and evolves to end with a layout of considerable quality. However, for those of you who like me are juggling multiple…
Being a fan of the old Southern Railway, the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway has always been a line that has caught my attention in books and in the media. The Southern Railway’s history is largely a progressive one – a tale of early electrification and suburbanisation. The thought of this company owning and running a…
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala for 2014 would have a Western theme, and brought in three Great Western Railway locomotives to run alongside it’s resident locomotives. Between the 26th and 28th September, 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ and 28xx class 2807 made several trips from Grosmont to Pickering, with 15xx class 1501 being a…
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