So far, this series on the Southampton Model railway Exhibition 2013 has had five blog post entries: Part 1 – Redford Junction, Rolvenden and Zwiesboden (click here to read) Part 2 – Patterdale North, Millford and Knockley Gate (click here to read) Part 3 – Orestone Quay, Casterbridge and Wolf Creek (click here to read)…
February is the month of Valentines Day and to mark it, Brookes Castle and Locoyard are holding a competition with a prize for members of Facebook Group ‘Model Railway Blogs’. If you do not belong to this group yet; please do to have a chance at winning the prize! The competition is simple – we…
I am sure many of you have read or heard through the heritage railway press that the future of Mainline Steam is currently resting on whether the Office of Rail Regulation pass legislation to remove a cap on fines for late running services caused by charter trains.
Following from part 1 (click here to read), part 2 (click here to read), part 3 (click here to read) and part 4 (click here to read) we look at more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. Moonhill Depot – 7mm scale, 0 gauge – Keith Naish, Steve Matanle…
Following from part 1 (click here to read); part 2 (click here to read) and part 3 (click here to read) we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. New Hey – 4mm scale, EM gauge – Andy Cooper, Lancashire New Hey is based on a…
Following from part 1 (click here to read) and part 2 (click here to read) today we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. Orestone Quay – 4mm finescale, 00 gauge – Burgess Hill Model Railway club, West Sussex This layout
Last Sunday, after exploring Alton (click here to read that article) I dropped into Ropley. As ever, there was much going on there;
Following from part 1 (click here to read); today we look at three more layout’s that were to be found at Southampton Model Railway Exhibition 2013. Patterdale North – 4mm scale, 00 gauge – Anthony Buffin, Southampton This 00 gauge layout is loosely based on the west coast between
December 2012 was an excellent steam-filled month, with three visits to the Watercress Line, two mainline tours and a visit to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (see the Steam Diary to read more). With the exception of a visit to Eastleigh’s miniature railway (click here to read), January has been much quieter, but today’s…
I am sure many of you have read or heard through the heritage railway press that the future of Mainline Steam is currently resting on whether the Office of Rail Regulation pass legislation to remove a cap on fines for late running services caused by charter trains. Currently, the cap stands at £5,000, but…
Loco Yard 