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Bachmann and Graham Farish 2019 catalogues launched, a round up from an SR /...
The 2019 Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish Catalogues were launched today at a trade event held in London. Alongside the announcement of a small number of new-tooling projects, mainly wagons in 00...
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The quay facts about being on the road with Canute Road Quay
The next couple of exhibition appearance of Canute Road Quay are drawing near, as always I always look forward to exhibiting my little train sets and enjoy catching up with friends and making news ones...
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’00’ Works to produce a R-T-R ex LSWR Drummond K10 class 4-4-0 locomotive
The ’00’ Works have produced a number of small batches of hand built Ready to Run locomotives including a variety of Southern classes, including most recently an ex London and South Western Drummond...
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Picture of the Month – February 2019
This months picture… USA 0-6-0T No. 72 shunts amongst the Gulls on the quayside at Canute Road Quay. She is a Model Rail Magazine commissioned loco by Bachmann. Canute Road Quay can be see on 23rd this...
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Dapol announce new ex LSWR B4 0-4-0t liveries and variants including Drummond...
The Dapol ex LSWR B4 class 0-4-0t were first announced back in March 2014 and the first versions arrived in June last year. Yesterday Dapol announced further livery and detail variants, as below,...
View ArticleSounds that can’t be made… or they can on Canute Road Quay and RisEx 23/02/19
Sound fitted DCC controlled locomotives are being more and more popular, effective and cheaper, especially since the introduction of cheaper sounds chips such as the Hornby TTS range of sound fitted...
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Picture of the Month – March 2019
This month picture… An ex LSWR Adams B4 0-4-0T No. 100 on the quayside at Canute Road Quay. The B4 is a McGowen white metal kit. Canute Road Quay can be seen on the 16th of this month at Abrail...
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Canute Road Quay features in Hornby Magazine Issue 142 April 2019 published...
I am pleased to advise that Canite Road Quay features in the latest issue of Hornby Magazine. Publication follows very pleasant day spent back in January with friend and Hornby Magazine editor Mike...
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Canute Road Quay at AbRail exhibition this Saturday 16th March
A reminder that Canute Road Quay’s next exhibition appearance is Saturday 16th March (also my Dad’s Birthday, so happy Birthday Dad!) at the AbRail show organised by the Abingdon and District Model...
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Great News about Merchant Navy pacific 35011 General Steam Navigation @35011GSN
Regular readers of this blog will know, via its dedicated page here that I am shareholder in 35011 General Steam Navigation. The intention of The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society...
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56 years since “The Reshaping British Railways”– the Beeching report
It is fifty six years to the day when Dr Richard Beeching’s report “The Reshaping of British Railways” was officially published on the 27th March 1963. This is a sneaky repeat post from six years ago...
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Picture of the Month – April 2019
This months picture… ex Adams 0395 class No. 3441, a Salisbury pilot locomotive rests between duties at Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a DJH kit.
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New Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Ready for N-Gauging Duty
The latest limited edition model to be produced exclusively for Bachmann Collectors Club members is the N Scale Class 08 Diesel Shunter as No. 878 ‘Basra’ in Longmoor Military Railway livery...
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New ‘Moguls’..’The book of the’ from The Irwell Press join the ‘Q’
The latest books hot of the press from my good friends at the Irwell Press are firstly two new publications in the excellent hardback “Book of the” series to cover the Southen Railway Moguls. The two...
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Merchant Navy pacific 35011 General Steam Navigation arrives at her new home...
Further to my post here just last month about the planned move announced by The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society that 35011 will be moving to its new base of the Swindon and...
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Rails of Sheffield announce the production of ex SECR Diagram 1424 8 & 10 ton...
Retailer Rails of Sheffiled have announced a new model in their planned range of exclusive models. Working in partnership with Dapol they have announced an 00 model of the ex South Eastern and Chatham...
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Daffodils and Easter wishes
T14 class No 461 heads west passing the ‘daffodils’ appearing on the embankment between the main line and 21c159 “Sir Archibald Sinclair” waiting on shed. May the angels protect you, may the sadness...
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Picture of the Month – May 2019
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t No 72 still with original style bunker and cab shunts on the quayside on Canute Road Quay. She is a repainted Model Rail Magazine commissioned loco by Bachmann
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Hornby announce new ‘mid year range’ items that includes two new ex LBSC...
Hornby have today added 14 new items to their range as a mid year range announcement. The full list of items can be found here. From a Southern perspective this includes a couple of new livery’s to...
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Picture of the Month – June 2019
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t 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
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