A highlight of our holiday in Devon was a ride in the Devon Belle observation car (click here to read all about it.) However, we did see a little more of the line whilst waiting at stations and on the return trip. Bellow is a gallery of the remainder of this delightful trip on this…
Originally posted on Wychminster:
On shed, 2743, 4365 and 4510
With the exception of the picture at the top of this blog post, every picture you will see here was taken from the “Devon Belle” Pullman observation car on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (PDSR) . The carriage is one of two that ran on the Southern Railway’s Devon Belle express from London Waterloo…
As part of the 150 celebrations on the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam railway this weekend they put on a one off special event which took place yesterday evening. A block was put on so that people could walk through Greenway Tunnel. It was a must do for me as I have been up and down…
Last year I had the good fortune to attend the Watercress Line’s Spring Steam Gala and what a Gala it was. Originally it was planned to be an event where you able to see three of the National Railway Museums 4-4-0s in steam together. However as everyone knows the legendary GWR 4-4-0 City of Truro…
Originally posted on fcflrailway:
Graffiti is an essential element to realistic railcar models. There are graffiti decals available on the market, but using a commercial product to represent something so individual and organic doesn’t sit well with me. So, I paint my own using acrylics. The water-based paint allows me to blend colors and recreate the…
If you ask a railway enthusiast to name a great locomotive works, you could get many replies. Doncaster, Derby, Swindon, Crewe, Eastleigh, St Rollox, Darlington, Brighton… a list could on and on. But these days things are different, most of the former works have declined, disappeared or evolved into a new use. However, there are…
UK Heritage Hub’s Locomotive Profile series returns with a special feature on 5029 ‘Nunney Castle’ and 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’. These two ‘Castle’ class locomotives have become regular performers on the main line over the past few years and look set to continue for many years to come. For more information on 5043 ‘Earl…
Originally posted on Life's a Trip:
TIDNISH BRIDGE, N.S. — Meet Henry George Clopper Ketchum, a guy with a dream. While this 1800s railway man laid track and made a name for himself as far away as Brazil, his heart was in the Maritimes and the problems specific to transportation in this part of…
Having decided upon scale and location (click here to read more), the next thought’s are on content. What will the model railway represent? The model fleet of locoyard covers a multitude of regions and eras that worked/work in many locations. Although this has suited me well on the old layout, where fun was my only…
Loco Yard 