Rebuilding the Brechin Brakevan

https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/rebuild-the-brechin-brakevan The Caledonian Railway is an entirely volunteer run heritage railway based in Brechin, Angus, and like all heritage railway, every penny made through operating trains goes back into the upkeep of the railway. However, on Wednesday 6th April, 2016, between 10pm and 11pm, the beloved and highly popular LMS brakevan was subject to an…

Newstead – Funding For The Future

https://www.gofundme.com/newsteadtransport A few weeks ago, I reported on a lost locomotive, Newstead, which had been rediscovered after restored by kept hidden within the Hertfordshire countryside. Last week, her long awaited return to the limelight was complete, and she is now safely at the Nene Valley Railway, where the Small Loco Group will restore the locomotive back to…

Micky on the Isle of Wight

Good evening, Tonight we are looking at locksands visit to the Isle of Wight railway to see the lines new Ivatt tank. I will be visit the line in June so expect a future post on the new tank engine. Back in the late 1940s and into the 1950s a small tank engine was built…

Sunny Narrow Gauge South

Good evening, Tonight we will be looking at some great narrow gauge model railway layouts courstey of 009 adventures  A spring day in April. The countryside around Sparsholt was bathed in sunside. It was tempting to stay outside. However, the Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers exhibition was calling me (and many others) and the narrow gauge…

Portsea at Epsom

Today Sed30s blog features a 3mm designed on the stretch of railway between Portsmouth and Southsea station and Portsmouth Harbour station. Being from the city myself I was interested to see the model and does capture the atmosphere of the real line well. Paul Hopkins Portsea was at the Epsom show today, a brill example…

Leander

Friday’s steam special left Shrewsbury, heading for Crewe and ultimately Dumfries, soon after 4pm. It was moving along nicely at Battlefield (site of the battle of Shrewsbury more than 600 years ago) a few minutes later. Pictures taken, we headed for home – I was due out again later in the evening. No time for […]…

35011 April Update

Good evening, Tonight we are looking at the latest update from the 35011 General Steam Navigation project which went live today featuring the Whistle fund, our next gala stand, EasyFundraising, working weekend and the latest on the Membership Society. Being a member of the 35011 team I am obviously thrilled about the great progress that…

GBRF gala (No thanks to the weather)

   Seb30 went to the GBRF diesel gala on the Bluebell this weekend Very nice selection of locos plus the Bluebells own 09 doing brakevan/observation coach trips. The weather to be frank was appalling but plenty of people about despite the April showers. Here are the photos      73 & 66 at East Grinstead     …