Hornby announce new Merchant Navy 21c9 Shaw Savill as part of WWII VE Day...
Hornby have today announced a new WWII VE Day 80th Anniversary Collection that will include a model of Merchant Navy 21c9 'Shaw Savill'. The WWII VE Day 80th Anniversary collection also includes LNER...
View Article#OnThisDay… O.V.S. Bulleid passed away
Today marks 55 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...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – May 2025
This month's Picture... May 1948 sees the start of the Summer timetable and the return of the Summer only all Pullman Devon Belle service. Unusually Bulleid light pacific 34011 in her experimental BR...
View Article80 years on – Marking VE Day – Putting the Southern Railways war effort into...
Today marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day or VE Day. VE Day is the day on which Allied forces formally announced the surrender of Germany, which brought the Second World War to a close in...
View ArticleCanute Road Quay to appear at Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering as part of...
The Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) opened on September 27, 1825, connecting places, people, communities and ideas, and ultimately transforming the world. Railway 200 is a year-long...
View ArticleYou can’t beat a bit of Bulleid (well Raworth)… a bit of a boost(er)…
Whilst being privileged to visit Strawberry Hill Depot the other weekend, as part of my role with Kernow Model Rail Centre to get close up and personal with the Southern Electric Traction Group (SETG)...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – June 2025
This Month's Picture... The 6th June 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, although taken two years later in 1946 the military transportation needs are still evident at Canute Road...
View Article81 years on – Turning left for France – Operation Overlord – the Southern...
Today, 6th June, marks the 81st anniversary of the Allied forces D-Day landings, Operation Overlord, on the Normandy coast, the largest ever wartime seaborne invasion landings, and the subsequent...
View ArticleHornby bring sound and steam to Channel Packet
Hornby have announced today that they are produce a version of Merchant Navy 21c1 'Channel Packet' in malachite green with DCC Sound and water vapour Steam generator fitted. R30399SS SR Merchant Navy...
View ArticleEFE Rail Adams T3 decorated samples revealed
The EFE Rail London & South Western Railway (LSWR) 4-4-0 T3 Class were announced at the 2024 Bachmann Collectors Club Members Day held at the Swanage Railway. I have developed these models in my...
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