Gwili Railway’s Anything Goes Gala

On Sunday 29th September the Gwili Railway held their Anything Goes gala, this was the first gala the railway had done for a number of years and a small group fancied having a go at organising one. It was planned to aim it not only at the enthusiast market but also the families who are…

Rock ‘N’ Roll Star

Originally posted on Albion Yard:
Perhaps that genuine buzz looking at the who’s who of names from the history of our UK branch of the hobby engraved in the Visitors Cup, is a touch of what it feels like to be a rock and roll star! The layout won the Manchester Model Railway Societies Visitors…

Inauthentic Liveries

Yesterday’s model of the week blog post on SDJR Jinty Tank number 23, looked at a locomotive that had changed identities to wear a livery it never did in service.  It started me thinking about the Locoyard model collection and that a good number of them have “inauthentic” liveries.  In most cases they are models…

Bancroft Mill Heritage Days

Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick Heritage Days   English Heritage will be celebrated this weekend at Bancroft Mill, Barnoldswick with free entry to steaming events on both Saturday and Sunday.  On both days the museum will open at 11.00am and the mill engine will run from 1.00 to 4.30pm. The engine and its boiler will be centre pieces of the event with the 1901 Bradley engine…

Labor Day Weekend Trek: Part 1

Excellent blog post – I hope you don’t mind the reblog! General Eisenhower’s British train certainly is in the UK and we British are very grateful to see it alongside all it’s surviving classmates, including another visiting from Canada. I had the pleasure of seeing it earlier in the year at the National Railway Museum,…