Originally posted on Little Red Passport:
When I found out that there was a huge railway museum in Saitama, I knew I just had to go. Located about an hour away from central Tokyo by train, the railway museum was the perfect day trip for me. In love with trains, I wanted to see all…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at this brilliant video that Southern Locomotives Ltd have produced to make the start of the restoration project of 34010 Sidmouth from scrap yard condition. This film recounts the history of the loco and describes the project which will take around three years. The Southern Locomotive Ltd announced the…
I was rather pleased to be on duty today, as it meant that I was around for the first public testing of 35006 P&O. Yesterday it was being tested as far as Gotherington, but today with service trains running it chuffed up and down the Laverton-Toddington section to keep out of the way of service…
A great look at the Isle of Man Steam Railway Gosh! It came as a surprise to me to find it was 23 years ago we went to the Isle of Man. It was 1993 so we took a couple of teenaged children there. And we spent time on railways! The Isle of Man…
Originally posted on esngblog:
Today I enjoyed a pleasant day out at the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace in the company of Peter and Malcolm, ex-work colleagues. It’s a simple journey from Redhill to north London – train to Victoria, Victoria line underground to Finsbury Park, then two stops on the Kings Cross…
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at the latest update from the 35011 General Steam Navigation project which went live today featuring the launch of the Whistle fund, our next gala stand, new mugs, working weekend and the latest on the Membership Society. Being a member of the 35011 team I am obviously thrilled about…
I was only able to attend the final day of this S & D fest but boy did I have a good day! The stations were all renamed and they had made a terrific effort to bring in some great loco’s. Put that together with sunshine and blue skies all day and you have a…
Last Saturday I was lucky enough to visit the West Somerset Railway for their Spring steam gala commemorating the 50th anniversary of the closure of the much lamented S&D line. The stations were all renamed after suitable S&D stations for the week, and an impressive loco lineup was formed, with GWR locos banished into the…
Some great layouts on show, I have always thought about adding snow to my layout as it does give the layout a rather unique apperance. On Saturday the Norfolk and Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers held their second Open Day. I went to their first Open Day last year and I’m very pleased it is becoming…
On Saturday 5th March, I visited the annual Spring Steam Gala, and once again, what an event! The weather was cold, miserable and on the other days of the event, the weather had been quite sunny. The visiting locomotives for the event were; LMS Ivatt Class 4, No. 43106, 2-6-0 ‘Flying Pig’, courtesy of the…
Loco Yard 