Fittingly after yesterdays blog post we move forward in time to the 22nd July and to another character from Thomas the Tank Engine and friends; 5 James! This is in reality the sole surviving Maunsell N class (31874) that was painted as the Thomas the Tank Engine character towards the end of its last stint in…
As is often the way, today was a fairly typical bank holiday with most of it being spoilt somewhat by very wet weather conditions (or as the Water Companies say; “drought conditions”!) Not letting the rain dampen my spirits; I made the most of this much appreciated day off by visiting Ropley on the Watercress Line. Two…
Looking across the yard today, I reflected that Railway modellers live in very good times. The range of Ready to Run (RTR) models available is incredible really. With that in mind, I lined up four locomotives for the picture above showing some contrasting examples from all three major RTR manufacturers of 00 models. It makes…
Loco Yard 