Picture of the Month – February 2018
This months picture… A Drummon L11 Class 4-4-0 is coaled at Fisherton sarum. The model is built from a Lodden white metal kit.
View ArticleA view from the line #18 Inset track on Canute Road Quay
This latest “A view from the line” post takes for the first time a closer look at Canute Road Quay and more specifically the track work inset within concrete along the quayside. USA Tank No. 72 shunts...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – March 2018
This months picture… An ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0T No. 100 shunts the loco coal to the small sub shed at Canute Road Quay. The B4 is a McGowen white metal kit.
View ArticleControlling Interests #11 Operation of Canute Road Quay #1
Canute Road Quay is by its nature a pretty simple layout and therefore operation is kept reasonably simple, although being DC control not DCC control there still seems a reasonable number of wires...
View ArticleA review of the @Hornby ex SECR H Class 0-4-4t
Hornby first announced their intention to produce, as part of their 2017 rang,e the ex SECR Wainwright H class 0-4-4t back in September 2016 The first models, the SECR livery version, duly arrived...
View ArticleNew 00 ex LBSC A1 / A1x Terrier announced by Rails of Sheffield
Rails Limited in partnership with Dapol and the National Railway Museum announced at this weekends London Festival of Railway Modelling that they will produce the LBSC Terrier and all its subsequent...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – April 2018
This months picture… A Drummond T14 class ‘Paddlebox’ 4-6-0 No. 30466 in early British railways livery passes Fisherton Sarum on a rake of Diagram 1774 40T ballast hoppers. The T14 is a Nucast white...
View ArticleWe can be ‘relieved’ it’s a good model, a review of the @hattonsmodels ex...
Hatton’s only announced their production of the ex SECR Wainwright P Class tanks after first Engineering Prototypes had been received back in September last year as I reported in my “Can I have a P...
View ArticleGuest review of the 00 Works RTR ex LSWR Drummond 4-4-0 D15 Class
The small manufacturer of Ready To Run locomotive 00 Works announced back in May 2017 their intention to produce a batch of ex LSWR Drummond 4-4-0 D15s A number of the versions have now arrived from...
View ArticleCanute Road Quay has a few visitors, including latest @hattonsmodels...
It has been a busy period recent both in the arrival of some new ready to run models such as the Hatton’s ex SECR P class 0-6-0t, see my review here, and also their 14″ Andrew Barclay along with some...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – May 2018
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t No. 68 is about the cross the road in front of the small sub shed on Canute Road Quay. The USA tank is a model rail Magazine commissioned loco by Bachmann
View ArticleThe countdown to Railex exhibition, preparation is quay and some from the...
It is now less than two week to go to Canute Road Quay’s appearance at the excellent Railex exhibition organised by friends at the Princes Risborough and District MRC, being held at Stoke Mandeville...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – June 2018
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t No 72 still with original style bunker and cab shunts at the warehouse on the quayside on Canute Road Quay. She is a repainted Model Rail commissioned loco by Bachmann
View ArticleModel Rail Magazine announce ex LBSC E1 0-6-0 in 00
Model Rail Magazine in cooperation once again with Canadian manufacture Rapido Trains, (their previous collaboration the ex GER J70 is close to delivery) is to be producing the LBSCR Class E1 0-6-0T....
View ArticleHatton’s announce four more SECR P Class 0-6-0t versions
Following on from the release earlier this year of their delightful SECR P Class 0-6-0t Hatton’s have today announced that four new versions of the SECR P Class will soon be available. Based on...
View ArticleOff to the ACE… and few pictures B4 I go…
Ok it is not the proper Atlantic Coast Express , but I’m off for a much welcome summer break to a lovely island where the main airport code is coincidental ACE! Anywho, before I depart for some sun,...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – July 2018
This months picture… Bulleid merchant Navy 21C14 heads towards Salisbury past Fisherton Sarum shed. 21C14 is a Millholme white metal kit
View ArticleCanute ‘on the’ Road Quay, 7th July
This coming Saturday, 7th July, sees Canute Road Quay attending the Beaconsfield Model Railway Club’s one day exhibition. The whole of Canute Road Quay. Picture courtesy and copy right C Nevard / Model...
View ArticleThe Heljan 07 Class 0-6-0, Southampton Docks fleet almost complete
First announced back in November 2017 the Heljan 07 Class has now arrived and along with the Dapol ex LSWR B4 0-4-0t and the Model Rail / Bachmann USA 0-6-0t nearly completes the line of regular...
View ArticlePicture of the Month – August 2018
This months picture… ex LSWR Adams 0395 class 0-6-0 No 3441 awaits her next pilot turn on Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a DJH white metal kit.
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