This little character is Hawksworth’s 15xx pannier tank courtesy of the Severn Valley railway. It might look small but it can pack a fair punch, on a visit to the Severn valley some time ago it hauled a very full eight coach passenger train! On the GWSR however it coped adequately well with our…
I have no doubt that this locomotive has featured before on this blog, as it is a visitor to the GWSR courtesy of the Mid-Hants railway, but no matter, it was one of the highlights of the weekend, and I have a fair few pictures of this locomotive, so I’ll write about it anyway!
A4 60009 on a mainline charter from Kidderminster to Minehead on the West Somerset Railway. The A4 came off at Bishops Lydeard and 7F no 88 took the train on down to Minehead The first shot is the A4 at Fordgate near Cogload, then No 88 at Churchlands Bridge on WSR, followed by the returning…
Good evening, Recently I wrote a post on the stations of the Disneyland Paris Railroad (click here to read) and today I will be looking at the locomotive that was running on it. My visit to the park was at the end of peak season so unfortunately only one locomotive was running instead of the…
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A NEW TORNADO (Photo by Adrian Brodie…Didcot railway Centre, UK, April 5, 2014…posted by him on http://photos.greatrails.net/showpic/?photo/ ) – Britishers gave up beer To finance the Tornado here… They passed the test Financing the rest, So why can’t we do that here? –Jonathan Caswell
We are approaching the season where up and down the country heritage railways will be hosting Second World War themed galas. These events come complete with tanks, planes and reenactors but for me something is always missing. For me when I think of a World War and the railway I think of these. An 18-inch…
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What a couple of lovely pictures of Goathland on the North York Moors Railway! Rachel is here! View original post
Mine has to be the Hornby Harry Potter set! Always wanted one as a child and managed to get one a few years ago was a happy big (but slightly old) kid
Hello everyone This weekend I will be attending the Victory Model Railway Clubs annual show in Portsmouth. I attended it last year and had a very enjoyable time so thought I’d share it with you. LOCATION: Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO3 5XT OPENING TIMES: 10am – 5pm ADMISSION: Adults £4.50 Concessions £3.50 Children…
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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…
Loco Yard 