A Greyhound

Originally posted on Locksands Life:
Sorry. I’m not really a dog lover so this is not a real greyhound. In fact it is a steam railway locomotive. It has featured on this blog before when I wrote about a special enthusiasts train I went on called The Sussex Coast Limited. The train made a photo…

Talking Stock #1 Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics

Good evening, I saw this brilliant post by Graham Muz on the 35011 page this afternoon and was surprised to see its never been seen on LocoYard. Graham has an amazing collection of original Bulleids with 35006 ‘Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co’ standing out for me Southern Railway, Fisherton Sarum, Canute Road Quay &…

The Hogwarts Express at Universal Studios Orlando

The real Hogwarts Express is currently at the Warner Brothers Studios in London for the Studios Tour. While the locomotive is currently not operational, there is another way to travel behind the train that took Harry Potter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry… At the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, at the Universal Studios Orlando…

The curse of Tangmere

Good evening, Our hobby is rather brilliant but sometimes it can be soul destroying. Last weekend Tangmere was hauling the Royal Wessex from Three Bridges to Weymouth and after seeing some of the great shots from the outward leg when I got home from work, I thought I would try to photograph her on the…

Day 145 The Jacobite Steam Train

Some great shots of the Jacobite service, I really want to do this trip one day Lucy's Walk Around Britain Friday 28 August 2015 Trains from Glasgow to MallaigKnoydart Ferry Office I was up early after a comfortable night on Maggie’s sofa. Due to a technical hitch with the shower I had my first bath…

Re-opening the Railway Line between Matlock, Bakewell, Buxton and Manchester

https://www.change.org/p/derbyshire-county-council-re-open-the-railway-line-between-matlock-bakewell-and-buxton-c7876dc4-e40f-4d4d-8622-bd9570910655 A petition has been started to re-open the railway line between Matlock, Bakewell, Buxton and Manchester. Writing to the Transport Minister Patrick Mcloughlin, it states that there would be an economic boost to the era, and would remove vehicles from the road. On the Change.Org page it states; “A feasibility study was carried out in…

Perfect Pewsey

Originally posted on Steve's Narrow Gauge Railway Adventure:
Last weekend I pottered down to Pewsey to the 009 Society’s Wiltshire Group Members Day and MOMING ’15 (MODelling MINimum Gauge Railways). There were demonstrations, trade stands, many layouts and lardy cake… all crammed into the village hall. Here are three layouts I haven’t seen before that…