Final Recollections; My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 9 Chapter 3
Fittingly the final images from this series of posts were taken in black and white! My final steam memory from my younger years came from a visit to
Ransomes and Rapier 45 ton Steam Crane DS1580
The final post on the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012 is perhaps the most unusual!
Hornby (Streamlined) LMS Coronation Class Review – A Tale of Two Cities, Part 1
The creation of a Loco Model Reviews Page. has proven to be very popular and as a result, and so there will be two more reviews completed by the end of the week to bolster this page to make it a more comprehensive resource for locoyard followers. So without further ado, here we have part one of…
Sir Winston Churchill – Battle of Britain Class 34051
The Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012 had two visitors; 43XX 5322 and Battle of Britain Class 34051 Sir Winston
Ex-GWR 43xx 5322 on the Watercress Line
After the cancellation of 30777 Sir Lamiel, 43xx 5322 provided a last-minute fill-in at the Watercress Line’s Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012. 5322 is usually based at the Didcot Railway Centre and although it did not quite fit in with the steam Gala’s Southern theme, it none-the-less was an interesting addition to the loco line-up. 5322…
Hornby (Railroad) Caledonian Pug Review
Having recently completed a review of the Hornby terrier, I was a little disappointed to have it sitting at the bottom of the list of models reviewed, especially as despite it not being a great model, I enjoy running three in my collection. There are many models that I’ve owned in the past that were…
The Autumn Steam Spectacular 2012! Mid-Hants Gala, 2012
Yet another fantastic steam gala was held at the Watercress Line this weekend. The whole line was constant hive of activity, with seven locomotives (and one crane) in steam; working a variety of services, some double-headed plus demonstration freight services. There was also plenty on static display too; including a visitor from the National Railway…
More Recollections; My Journey in becoming a Steam Enthusiast, Part 9 Chapter 2
Continuing on my theme from last week’s post in this series; is a round-up of my steam memories of the 1990’s. We start with two pictures of industrial locomotives, included here simply to state that a steam enthusiast is ever vigilant! The picture above of is of 0-4-0 saddle tank “Ajax” at Chatham Dockyard in the…
SECR C Class 592 on the Bluebell Railway
After looking at Ex-LBSCR E4 class B473 and Southern U class 1638 we now complete the round-up of locomotives that were in steam when visiting the Bluebell Railway on the 26th August. In my opinion we have left the best to last – South Eastern and Chatham Railway’s C class 592. If you have enjoyed…
Hornby Schools Class Front Bogey Misbehaving
The biggest and only significant criticism that the review of Hornby’s super-detailed schools class found was the problematic front bogey. It isn’t alone in this respect and I have two other
Loco Yard 