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The Maunsell Kitchen Dining cars arrive, are they 1st Class…
Only announced as being part of the Hornby 2018 range in January this year the Maunsell 1st Class Kitchen Dining cars have now arrived and yes they are pretty much 1st Class and certainly up the...
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Bulleid Merchant Navy update: different stages of preservation especially...
You can not help but admire the Bulleid Merchant Navy paciifics in either original air smoothed or their later rebuilt form. Its it great that a number have been preserved and are at various stages of...
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Talking Stock #37 The USA 0-6-0t, the yankees at the docks
The Southern Railway purchased 14 (plus one extra for spares) of these powerful, short wheel based locomotives from the United States Army Transportation Corps in 1946 for use within Southampton Docks...
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Picture of the Month – September 2018
This months picture… An ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0T No. 100 takes on water at the small sub shed at Canute Road Quay. The B4 is a McGowen white metal kit.
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Bachmann and Graham Farish mid term work in progress update from an SR and...
As has been the case in previous years the team at Bachmann have provided the media, and Bachamnn Collectors Club members, with a mid-term update on work in progress across all the many stages of the...
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The Bachmann ex LBSCR H2 Class ‘Brighton Atlantic 4-4-2, grace and presence...
Bachmann first announced the introduction of these ex London Brighton and South Coast Railway H2 Class 4-4-2 Locomotives back in August 2013. Although its taken a while have they captured the graceful...
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Picture of the Month – October 2018
This months picture… ex LSWR Adams T1 Class -4-4t No.10 shunts the stores wagon on the turntable at Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a Craftsman white metal kit. (PS since the picture was taken the...
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A bit of an update: Heljan 07s, 247 Developments and Canute Road Quay on tour
This post is a bit of mix of a couple of updates in the BR(s) related model world and also where and when you can see Canute Road Quay on tour. Heljan 07 Firstly, Heljan have announced a further run on...
View ArticleThe wishlist poll is back for 2018 and opens today, vote now, vote Southern…
The annual Wishlist Poll is back for 2018 following a break in 2017 and has started today. The purpose of The Poll is to provide an easy way for modellers and collectors to tell the major...
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More Bulleid Diesels on the way from Kernow Model Rail Centre
Following the total sell-out of the Bulleid diesels within two months of delivery, the Kernow Model Rail Centre have today announced that in response to customer demand a further batch of Bulleid...
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Canute Road Quay appearing at @HWDMRS Wycrail’18 exhibition Saturday 3rd...
The next appearance of Canute Road Quay will be, at the time of posting exactly 7 days away as the doors will just be opening, 10am, at the High Wycombe and District MRS annual Wycrail exhibition in...
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Picture of the Month – November 2018
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t No 72 still with original style bunker and cab shunts past a Warwell wagon loaded with a Sherman M4 tank at Canute Road Quay. The USA tank is a repainted and numbers...
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Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday – 100 years 1918-2018 #lestweforget 2333...
This Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday we mark 100 years since the end of the ‘Great War’, unfortunately not the war to end all wars, and although this post is mainly written to commemorate this...
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‘U’ have decided again… the 2018 wish poll results for 00 have been counted...
The results from the annual Wishlist Poll for for 2018 for new 00 models are now available. The purpose of The Poll is to provide an easy way for modellers and collectors to tell the major...
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And now the SR / BR(S) related news from Warley… is that this year there is...
Last weekend saw the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition at the NEC, as in previous years I have always endeavoured to round-up some of the news and items of interest from mainly a Southern /...
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Picture of the Month – December 2018
This months picture… USA 0-6-0T No. 68 shunts on the quayside at Canute Road Quay. She is a model rail commissioned loco by Bachmann.
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas to you all, fill up your life with love, compassion, tolerance, peace, happiness and perhaps hopefully some time for modelling. OK so it’s Photoshop trickery…my Milholme model of 21C14...
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Picture of the Month – January 2019
A Happy New Year… This months picture USA 0-6-0T No. 68 shunts in front of the the quayside offices at Canute Road Quay. She is a Model Rail magazine commissioned loco by Bachmann. Canute Road Quay can...
View ArticleModel Railway Awards for 2018, like buses two come along at once, vote now,...
It’s the start of 2019 and two separate votes for UK Model Railway Awards have opened. Voting for the 2018 British Model Railways Awards promoted on RMweb and British Railways Modelling Magazine is now...
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Hornby announce 2019 range including brand new ex LBSC A1/A1x Terrier and...
Hornby have today announced their full range for 2019. The highlights from a Southern Railway perspective being the brand new tooled ex LBSC A1 / A1x 0-6-0T “Terrier” (in direct competition with the...
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