Steam railways can be found in all shapes and sizes, but this one is unique in the UK, I believe. Brambridge Garden Centre, Hampshire is home to the UK’s only 8 1/4 inch miniature railway. Services are hauled by a delightful tank engine named Carolyn that was built in 1924.
As I passed by on the Watercress Line’s Heritage DMU Thumper Unit 1125 (click here for more), I spied a visitor sitting in Ropley loco yard sitting next to a class 08 diesel shunter (click here for more), as can be seen in the picture above. The visitor was BR Standard class 7MT 70000 Britannia,…
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What a couple of lovely pictures of Goathland on the North York Moors Railway! Rachel is here! View original post
Those of you who follow this blog on Facebook may know that it was my birthday a few weeks ago. I was fortunate to have been gifted a new model by Mrs Locoyard, chosen because she knew how I love the Bluebell Railway – the heritage railway where the prototype of this locomotive runs. So…
Seeing as the reason for the May bank holiday weekend trip to the Watercress Line was to see and ride on heritage DMU Thumper 1125 in action (click here to read more), it seemed fitting when at Ropley to look at another heritage diesel locomotive a little closer than usual! 08032 is one of a…
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For today’s restaurant review I thought I’d do something a bit different – The Great Central Railway. When Andrew and I moved into our new home in North Leicester last summer, we were delighted to realize you can hear the old steam trains going by during the day. The old tracks…
In the midst of a busy time, a visit to the Swanage Railway provided a lovely respite! The railway runs from Norden via Corfe Castle, Harmans Cross (below) to the lovely beach and seaside town of Swanage. My wife and I had a lovely day out and I highly recommend a visit to the line. …
Today marked the first of a series of celebrations at various preserved railways around the country marking ten years since the withdrawal of Class 201-207’s, affectionately known as “Thumpers”. Ten years ago the last of this type on still working on the mainline ran “The Last Thump”, so fittingly these celebrations have been called “Not…
Here, we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine Issue 38 ready for you to download and have a read of at your leisure; click here or on the picture above to download and read it! Featuring a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Our thanks to everyone,…
Corfe Castle is without doubt one of the most iconic landmarks of southern England. With a history going back over a thousand years, it has been a feature of the landscape for far longer than the railway has and provides a fascinating contrast and depth to the heritage railway. Anyone who visits the Swanage Railway…
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