Please note that this article is out of date as of April 15th 2015. Please click here for the latest version. It is difficult to keep track (excuse the pun) of 00 scale model announcements. It wasn’t too long ago that a summary was put together here on locoyard, but within a short space…
Today is the 77th birthday of the fastest steam engine run in preservation, LNER A4 pacific 4464 Bittern. Last year, the birthday girl was given special dispensation to run 3 railtours at 90mph to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 4468 Mallard’s 126mph speed record, as captured by the UK Heritage Hub video below.
At mid-day 17th December 2014, Hornby announced their new range for 2015. Some of these announcements had been made previously, but there was nevertheless plenty of new items of interest! After many years of speculation, Hornby have decided to produce a model of the LSWR/SR S15 class. The S15 was the smaller wheeled sibling of…
Earlier in October 2014 MREmag and RMweb conducted 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. The results were published in November and I thought it about time they were shared here! 2409 people took part in the poll this…
Ashburton Railway Station is another station that is under threat from demolition. Like, Folkestone Harbour railway station, it has a colourful history, and would be a sad resolution to see it destroyed. A unique terminus building, with a roof attributed to I K Brunel. It was built before 1872 when the line from Totnes to…
The locomotive that I blame for my return to being a heritage railway enthusiast, nicknamed the “Pocket Rocket” has returned to steam on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The steam engine, BR Standard 4MT 2-6-0 76079 is now carrying an early BR crest and is pictured in one of its first runs post-overhaul in the pictures…
Today was the first day of the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition (www.thewarleyshow.co.uk.) Alongside the exhibition, model railway manufacturers use this show as platform to announce their new products and this year was no different. Before we look at Warley announcements, we will start with slightly older news. Hattons have commissioned DJ Models to produce…
Just a quick blog post tonight in anticipation of arguably one of the most important model railway exhibitions in the UK. This weekend the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition 2014 will be in full swing at the NEC Birmingham. This event has become well known as the venue that many model railway manufacturers use to…
Yesterday an announcement was made, that for many wasn’t a shock. A ready to run 00 scale Adams Radial Tank model is to be produced, something that has been expected for quite some time, as the class has consistently scored highly on various polls and wish lists. But what was quite incredible was who made…
Steam gala’s on the Watercress Line present great opportunities to explore the workshops to see how various overhauls and restoration of different locomotives are progressing. Even considering the recent departures of all but one of John Bunch’s locomotives, the railway has an impressive fleet. The fate of this one locomotive, BR standard 5MT class 73096…
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