This is an excellent and fresh perspective on a very topical subject!

Originally posted on Shayne T Wright:
A kid shrieks from the rear of the car, “Train! A STEAM train!”. Do you remember the days when you were that kid? When did your wonderment of the world cease to be for you? Was it about the same time the stress of the world knocked heavily on…

Originally posted on Chasewaterstuff's Railway & Canal Blog:
Steam Locomotives of a More Leisurely Era 1930 – ‘Schools’ Class Southern Railway No.936 Cranleigh as running in 1936 Maunsell’s last design of express passenger engines and in many ways his finest achievement. The need had been felt for a locomotive with approximately the same haulage…

Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
A special double review for you today – two Bachmann Class 20’s! Overview Image by Dave Hitchborne 228 Class 20‘s were designed by English Electric and built between 1957 and 1968 in Newton and Darlington. They were initially intended to service light mixed freight work and were fitted with the…

Originally posted on Basilica Fields:
By the time the curtain rises on Basilica Fields in 1890, the foundation for future outer-suburban passenger services is well in hand. Thomas Worsdell’s relatively short tenure at Stratford (January 1882 – July 1885) had brought much to the table in terms of both engineering and style, the best of…

Good evening, I took a lot of photos of various locomotives before my camera died at the gala but not enough to do posts on them. During the gala Barclay 0-6-0T ‘Ajax’ was acting as the Havenstreet station pilot, doing all the less glamorous jobs such as shunting coaches and the freight train for the…

Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
Next up for Review the Heljan Class 17 in BR Blue (Item no. 17081). I bought this a couple of months ago having never bought Heljan before, let’s check it out… Overview Class 17 – Image By Paul Miller 117 Class 17 Clayton Type 1 Diesel-Electrics were built in 1963…

Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
Next up for Review I’ve got a loco I’ve had in my collection for a couple of years now, the Hornby Railroad BR Class A1 Tornado 60163 (R3060). Despite a few flaws this is now one of my favourite steamers in my collection. Let’s find out why… Overview Image…

Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
It has been my intention for a while to offer some insights in to some of the models and stock I run on my layouts: why I’ve chosen them, what I think of them and would I recommend them to a friend. To accommodate this, welcome to the new…

REBLOG: From Carl’s Railway Photos  (www.carlswatson.com) I am a big fan of Carl Watsons photography at Eastleigh works and he has recently announced a special offer which would give you the chance to have a tour of Eastleigh Works. From my experience working on 35005 I have found that Eastleigh is a treasure trove and…