This is the first blog post looking at the model railway exhibition of Pecorama. The exhibition is divided into sections, each one giving an idea for a possible location of a model railway layout. Without further ado, let’s start looking at these model railways! The Home Extension – 00 Gauge Thomas the Tank Engine and…
As promised when we looked at posters, railwayana and other details (click here for more) at Buckfastleigh, this is the report looking at a site visit to Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, that include photographs of 1366 class pannier tank 1369 in steam, as well as other locomotives, both steam and diesel..
The Paignton and Dartmouth Railway is set in one of the most stunning settings of any heritage railway in the UK. Running from the seaside resort of Paignton, the line climbs through woodland, through Greenway tunnel to the Dart Estuary, terminating in Kingswear, where we see the giant Great Western Tank Engine, aptly named Goliath.
Trago Mills in Devon is one of a small chain of stores in the West Country and can be found near Newton Abbott. Last year I visited the store and although I reported on two small layout’s to be found there (click here for more), unfortunately I missed seeing the massive 00 scale layout. Fortunately…
Buckfastleigh station on the South Devon Railway is a delightful station and an example of the heritage movement creating something bigger and more impressive than it was in GWR and BR days.
What a fantastic place South Devon is for the railway enthusiast! During a four night stay I was fortunate to see much of great interest. I hope there are a few Great Western Railway fans out there who have enjoyed the Western themed posts. In what will probably be the final Devonian post for the time being, here…
There are three Trago Mills stores in the Westcountry, two in Cornwall (Falmouth and Liskeard) and another in Devon located off the A38 in between Newton Abbott and Bovey Tracey. This article looks briefly
Seeing as we are finally getting a glimpse of a real summer, it is high time that I publish this post about a fantastic walk that can be had along a stretch of the Paignton and Dartmouth Railway in Devon. Fantastic views of both the railway and Torbay are to be had. Funnily enough, my wife…
As can be seen by the number of posts published in the past few days, a visit to the South Devon Railway is an experience not to be missed. The beautiful route, the attractions nearby, the loco yard, the model railways all make it a very special place. Todays post looks at the two locomotives…
Following from the previous post is a continuation of the journey along the South Devon Railway from Staverton to Totnes Littlehempston. We start with the very picturesque rural branchline station of Staverton. Staverton is a smal rural atation with a short platform, so if you wish to get off, make sure you are in a correct carriage (usually the first two…
Loco Yard 