Whilst traveling with my wife and friends on our way for a couple of nights in north Devon last weekend, we had a brief (35 minutes to be exact) moment to stop en-route at the delightfully quaint station at Stogumber on the West Somerset Railway. The line was in the midst of it’s Autumn steam…
Each year MREmag and RMweb conduct a poll to find out which new models would be popular to be produced in ready to run model form in N and 00 gauge. It is arguably the most important of its kind and one that the manufacturers listen to. So take a look and vote for whatever you would…
Here we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zines, yes, plural, two for the price of one, both released today, 3rd October. Issue 45 is the regular UKHH e-zine you all know and love featuring a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Issue 45A is dedicated to the…
Here’s the latest video in the series of Loco Profiles for UK Heritage Hub. This video showcases the two surviving BR Standard Class 7s (better known as the ‘Brits’) – 70000 ‘Britannia’ and 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’. Here the pair are seen hard at work, showing why they’re such firm favourites with engine crew and enthusiasts…
Action from this year’s Autumn Gala including 88, 1450, 2857, 4566, 30053, 34053 Sir Keith Park, 43106, 43924 and 73129. Also running on the Thursday 1501 and 7812 Erlestoke Manor on the night trains. http://www.facebook.com/groups/UKHeritageHub http://www.themodelcentre.com/UKHeritageHub @UKHeritageHub
After two doses of Southern inspiration (click here for part one and here for part two), the search for ideas for the new model railway turns westwards. It may come as a surprise that despite my primary interest in southern region railways, I would consider looking west, considering the rivalry between the two railway regions. I’ve…
Originally posted on Ontario in HO Scale:
I feel that I’ve reached another minor milestone with my layout depicting North Tonawanda NY. I’m ready to proceed with laying more track, but there’s a back-story that I want to tell. Back on July 30th, I posted about my quandary over layout lighting. Thanks to those of…
Originally posted on John's N Scale T-TRAK Model Train Layout:
The train show was held on the weekend of 13 and14 Sepember 2014 in Cleveland, Queensland, Australia. This link has some pictures of the show.
Deadheading to Akron on Saturday, Sept. 13 near milepost 43 on the northwest side of Akron. Akron Railroad Club Treasurer Edward Ribinskas was out trackside on both weekends that the Nickel Plate Road No. 765 was pulling steam excursions on the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad. He sends along some of his favorite images of the 765…
It’s good to see more excellent progress!
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