Rapido Trains UK announce LBSC D1 0-4-2 tanks along with two Kernow Model...
Rapido trains UK have announced they are to produce the London Brighton and South Coast (LBSC) D1 0-4-2 tanks in 00 gauge along with two exclusive versions for Kernow Model Rail Centre. William...
View ArticleThe last stop for Canute Road Quay in its record breaking year…
As per my Happiness is the road… or… Canute Road Quay hits a lot of road… post back at the start of the year the five show appearances ranging from Alton and Thruxton to York and Perth in Scotland...
View ArticleKMRC announces new production run of our Exclusive ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541...
Kernow Model Rail Centre have announced seven new versions of their ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Vans and includes a Longmoor Military Railway version for the first time. First introduced by the...
View ArticleNew SR related 3D printed items from Trains and Terrains including...
Tom at Trains and Terrains has released a great range of 3D printed detailing items including a number suitable for SR modellers. The LSWR / LBSC / SR related items include: LSWR/SR signs (Beware of...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – September 2026
Picture of the Month... not so much Southampton but further South East, ex London, Chatham and Dover Railway Kirtey T Class 0-6-0T No. 1604 (a Q Kit) passes SECR P Class 0-6-0T 1558. You can see Canute...
View ArticleA quartet of covered vans, D1433s from Rapido Trains UK and D1458s from Bachmann
It's been a busy few weeks on the wagon front with new SR arrivals from both Rapido Trains UK and Bachmann Europe. Firstly from Rapido Trains UK The all new tooled, announced in November 2024, LBSC...
View ArticleUSATC S160 2-8-0 arrives from Rapidio Trains UK – a Southern allocation.
Rapido Trains UK announced their 00 Gauge USATC S160 2-8-0 back in August 2003. They have now arrived including 926004 USATC S160 No.2356 in Wartime Grey. Although technical not running on the...
View ArticleOnlyfans… *rated
It seems that lots of people from all walks of life have an 'onlyfans' site these days... not having looked at any or being sure what the fuss is about I thought I should follow suit... A fan is a...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – August 2026
This Month's Picture... Pull Pull set 734 that was converted in 1942/3 from ex LSWR 46′ 6″ Emigrant corridor stock heads west past Fisherton Sarum shed propelled by an M7 class 0-4-4t. The driver has...
View ArticleRapido Trains UK announce LSWR / WD 20t Brake Vans in 00 Gauge
Rapido trains UK have announced the LSWR / War Departement 20t Brake Vans. later SR Diagrams 1545 and Diagram 1549 in 00 Gauge. Thirty five new 20 ton brake vans to a design by Surrey Warner were...
View Article#onthisday 100 years since the first Atlantic Coast Express the first ACE
Yesterday, technically was the 100th Anniversary since the first run of the Atlantic Coast Express, known as the ACE, although no new train service was actually introduced, the 11am from Waterloo on...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – July 2026
This Month's Picture... Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' light pacific 21C151 'Winston Churchill' was allocated to Salisbury and is being turned at Fisherton Sarum. She has recently been fitted with...
View ArticleSummer comes soonest in the South…
With again a respectful nod to the Southern Publicity Department back in 1936, it's time to take a break... ...as I head quite a bit South (over 1600 miles) to live for a while on a favourite island...
View ArticleHornby announce further models as part of their 2026 00 gauge range
Hornby have today announced further models as part of their 00 gauge range for 2026. As with last year their regular announcements will generally focus on items that will be delivered within 12...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – June 2026
This Month's Picture... ex SER crane tank No.1302. Originally built 1891 and numbered N°302 in SER stock, then A302, it was built for service at Folkestone Harbour, it spent time at Ashford work,...
View ArticleRapido Trains UK announce SER/SECR/SR O Class 0-6-0 and ‘Evolution’...
Rapido trains UK have announced South Eastern Railway (SER) / South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) O Class 0-6-0 and 'Evolution' Horseboxes and open carriage trucks in 00 gauge. A total of 122 of...
View ArticleCrossing the border bringing Canute Road Quay and some SR order… Perth MRG...
Continuing Canute Road Quay's record breaking year travelling many more miles in a single year than ever before Canute Road Quay will be heading north across the border to appear on Saturday 27th...
View ArticleCanute Road Quay on the road again – Salisbury Railex 23rd & 24th May 2026.
Canute Road Quay is on the road again, part of a record breaking year travelling many more miles in a single year than ever before and is appearing at the Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society's...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – May 2026
This Month's picture... Adams B4 No.89 'Trouville' in Southampton's Docks lined brown livery shunts towards the quayside at Canute Road Quay past a visiting Adams B4 No.82 in SR Livery arriving with a...
View Article#OnThisDay… O.V.S. Bulleid passed away
Today marks 56 years since the passing of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE. He was of course Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway between 27th May 1937 and 31st December 1947 and then...
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