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Next up for review, something a little special: The Bachmann 25th Anniversary set (25-2014). No bonus points for deciphering that complicated product code! I’m always a little behind the times with purchases, usually buying locos that have been out a while. This set however was released just a few months…
Good evening, On Saturday I had the good fortune to attend Fareham & District Model Railway Clubs annual show called “Railex” held at Lakeside, Portsmouth. The show uns every year over the first weekend in October and is a very popular and well run event. Today I will be looking at 2 of the layouts on…
Each year MREmag and RMweb conduct a poll to find out which new models would be popular to be produced in ready to run model form in N and 00 gauge. It is arguably the most important of its kind and one that the manufacturers listen to. So take a look and vote for whatever you would…
Here we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zines, yes, plural, two for the price of one, both released today, 3rd October. Issue 45 is the regular UKHH e-zine you all know and love featuring a varied array of articles and images, from across the length and breadth of the country. Issue 45A is dedicated to the…
Good evening, Today is part 2 of my mini series looking at the layouts which were on display at the South Hants Model Railway Club 2012 Exhbition that was this weekend. Up first we have Cartsdyke Yard a 7mm gauge LNER based layout which has featured on this blog before but with different locomotives and…
Here’s the latest video in the series of Loco Profiles for UK Heritage Hub. This video showcases the two surviving BR Standard Class 7s (better known as the ‘Brits’) – 70000 ‘Britannia’ and 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’. Here the pair are seen hard at work, showing why they’re such firm favourites with engine crew and enthusiasts…
While the Nene Valley Railway is famous for its international locomotives and famous guest locos for their galas, with the names of Tornado, Bitten and Flying Scotsman just to name a few, many of the industrial locomotives can be left out. Well, that changed with the Nene Valley Railway Small Loco Group, which aims to…
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For anyone following my story from the start, you may be wondering – What ever happened to Salford Chapel? And for those of you not in the know, Salford Chapel is a 2nd layout I started working on maybe a year or so ago. Well, now it’s time to finish…
Action from this year’s Autumn Gala including 88, 1450, 2857, 4566, 30053, 34053 Sir Keith Park, 43106, 43924 and 73129. Also running on the Thursday 1501 and 7812 Erlestoke Manor on the night trains. http://www.facebook.com/groups/UKHeritageHub http://www.themodelcentre.com/UKHeritageHub @UKHeritageHub
I write on this subject with a degree of caution, as it is a complex issue that I have only been following closely for the past few months, and seems to have been going on for a considerable amount of time. the WSRA, which is the main support body of the WSR as a…
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