As many long term readers of this blog will know, Dave’s local heritage childhood railway was the Kent and East Sussex Railway and ever since it has been one of his favourites. I recently had a nice chat with one of the volunteers working in there Saturday Gang and thought I’d dedicate a post to…
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What a couple of lovely pictures of Goathland on the North York Moors Railway! Rachel is here! View original post
Those of you who follow this blog on Facebook may know that it was my birthday a few weeks ago. I was fortunate to have been gifted a new model by Mrs Locoyard, chosen because she knew how I love the Bluebell Railway – the heritage railway where the prototype of this locomotive runs. So…
Hello everyone, just a quickie to say that the GWSR’s gala on the 24th – 26th of May is fast approaching, and the timetable has now been released here, listing all the things to do, including tours of the C+W workshops. If you’re there, do stop by and take look around, I’ll be there for…
Seeing as the reason for the May bank holiday weekend trip to the Watercress Line was to see and ride on heritage DMU Thumper 1125 in action (click here to read more), it seemed fitting when at Ropley to look at another heritage diesel locomotive a little closer than usual! 08032 is one of a…
Mine has to be the Hornby Harry Potter set! Always wanted one as a child and managed to get one a few years ago was a happy big (but slightly old) kid
Hello everyone This weekend I will be attending the Victory Model Railway Clubs annual show in Portsmouth. I attended it last year and had a very enjoyable time so thought I’d share it with you. LOCATION: Admiral Lord Nelson School, Dundas Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO3 5XT OPENING TIMES: 10am – 5pm ADMISSION: Adults £4.50 Concessions £3.50 Children…
Good evening Whilst on a trip to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (somewhere you to have visit at least once) I was taking a photo of M33, which is one of only two British warships to survive from World War 1 (with HMS Illustrious in the background), when I noticed 3 old wagons hidden in the corner…
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For today’s restaurant review I thought I’d do something a bit different – The Great Central Railway. When Andrew and I moved into our new home in North Leicester last summer, we were delighted to realize you can hear the old steam trains going by during the day. The old tracks…
In the midst of a busy time, a visit to the Swanage Railway provided a lovely respite! The railway runs from Norden via Corfe Castle, Harmans Cross (below) to the lovely beach and seaside town of Swanage. My wife and I had a lovely day out and I highly recommend a visit to the line. …
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