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2Bil or no 2Bil…
It was generally received with much acclaim when Hornby, at long last (some of us have known it was on the cards for a few years now), announced last December that it was not only going to be producing...
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Hornby 2Bil availability response
In addition to my post last week 2Bil or no 2Bil the issue regarding the availability of the 2Bil EMU train packs has been raised on a number of online forums, by retailers and also on Hornby’s own...
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Armchair R-T-R designers…
The term “armchair modeller” has been about a while in the hobby referring to those who are vocal in criticism and comment but are sat in their comfy chairs tapping away on their keyboards without...
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Fisherton Sarum unable to attend the Basingstoke show 9th/10th March
The following message is posted on behalf of Graham regarding Fisherton Sarum no longer being able to appear at the Basingstoke exhibition next weekend 9th / 10th March. It is with regret, apologies...
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Bachmann 2013/14 Southern Announcements E4 and Birdcage Stock
At the annual Model and Hobbies show, held this year at the Coventry Transport Museum, Bachmann Europe Plc. have today announced their plans for the next 18 months for both the Bachmann Branchlines...
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Bachmann Collectors’ Club goes Grey with C Class 689
The Bachmann Collectors club have announced today the following: “We are pleased to present our latest limited edition model. The popular Bachmann Branchline C Class 0-6-0 locomotive is now available...
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Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both...
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Bluebell Railway officially opens to East Grinstead today
Today sees the official opening of the Bluebell Railway’s Northern Extension extending the line from Kingscote back into East Grinstead. This has been a mammoth undertaking both in terms of...
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50 years since “The Reshaping British Railways”– the Beeching report
It is fifty years to the day when Dr Richard Beeching’s report “The Reshaping of British Railways” was officially published on the 27th March 1963. Beeching was at the time Chairman of the British...
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Talking Stock #22 The Missing Mogul – the K class
With respect to the Southern Railway Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive fleet most people probably immediately think of the Maunsell Moguls, the N/N1 and U/U1 classes. Their origins lead back to the SECR for the...
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A view from the line # 10 Permanent way workers and huts
Alongside the platelayers hut next to the main line a group of Permanent Way workers, sometimes also known as platelayers, are taking a taking a tea break, one of whom is sat reading the newspaper and...
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The MREmag & RMweb Wishlist Poll 2013
It’s that time of the year again when MREmag and RMweb run there annual wish list poll as a chance for all of us to vote for the railway models (in N and oo) that we would like to see made. The poll...
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Talking Stock #23 Pull Push set 734 ex LSWR Emigrant Stock
The Southern Railway following on from its constituents made use of Pull Push sets across the network and this practice carried on well into British Railways Southern Region days. Other railways...
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All change… Fisherton Sarum’s exhibition diary update
The past week has seen a little flurry of correspondence regarding Fisherton Sarum’s travels. It was due to make an appearance at the British Railway Modelling Magazine’s Festival of Model Railways at...
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Southern models show demand in annual wish list poll
The results of the 2013 MREmag and RMweb annual wish list poll has today been announced. The poll provides a simple way for modellers and collectors alike to inform the major manufacturers and...
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Talking Stock #24 3rd Series Merchant Navy initial livery variations
The third and final series of Bulleid’s Merchant Navy Pacifics were not introduced until after the formation of British Railways in the Autumn of 1948. As a result they were numbered immediately into...
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Controlling Interests #5 recent modifications completed…and working
In my previous Controlling Interest posts I have discussed changes being made to a number of layout control items on Fisherton Sarum. For the last number of weeks the layout has been set up in its...
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Controlling Interests #5-xtra Turning Tables the movie…
My recent Controlling Interests #5 recent modifications completed…and working post included an update on the Model Railway Electronic Group (MERG) turntable control unit that with the grateful help of...
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Exhibition Update – Basingstoke 2014 now confirmed
It was with some guilt and embarrassment that I had, at the last minute, to pull out from exhibiting at the Basingstoke and North Hants MRS exhibition last March due to illness. I am now pleased to...
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Hornby Maunsell Open 2nd / 3rd delivery dates
Hornby’s R4538 Maunsell unconverted* open third class coach in BR green and R4537 Maunsell unconverted* open third class coach in Southern Maunsell green were originally announced in January 2012 and...
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