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75 years on – Marking VE Day – Putting the Southern Railways war effort into...
Today marks 75 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...
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Another Terrier A1 A1X class takes to the Rails (of Sheffield)
The William Stroudley designed A1 / A1x class first introduced by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSC) in 1872 and eventually the class comprised of 50 locomotives. Most were withdrawn...
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Operation Dynamo; not just small ships…the Southern Railway played its...
Following on from marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe day earlier this month on 8th May, today marks 80 years on since the evacuation of Allied soldiers commenced from the beaches and...
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Picture of the Month – June 2020
This months picture… USA 0-6-0t No.68 shunts a Bogie Van B to towards the quayside. The USA Tank is the Model Rail Magazine commissioned model by Bachmann and the Bogie Van B is a Hornby model.
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Talking Stock #38 The Adams B4s the not so small 0-4-0 tanks
Due to the expansion of the many small yards and docks the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) required a number of small tank locomotives. First introduced by Adams in 1891 the B4 class of 0-4-0...
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Picture of the Month – July 2020
This months picture… A change to the norm for picture of the month, one of my own favourites of 35006 Peninsular and Oriental S.N Co about to run around her train at Cheltenham Racecourse Station,...
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KR Models Announces a Bulleid Leader
The Bulleid Leader, a desperately sought after model, finally coming to life. The Leader was a class of experimental 0-6-0+0-6-0articulated steam locomotive, 5 were planned but only one was completed,...
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Workbench Witterings #7 what were these B4?
Following on from my recent Talking Stock #38 The Adams B4 tanks post that included a brief history of the prototype and also a review of the recent range of Dapol ready to run models, I have added a...
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Dapol (re)announce details of new N gauge Maunsell High Window Coaches [updated]
Dapol have today announced, or in reality re-announced, details of new tooling Maunsell High Window coaches in N gauge. This is an expansion of the previously released low window versions. They will...
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Picture of the Month – August 2020
This months picture… Adams 0-6-0 0395 class number 3441, sits in the headshunt at Fisherton Sarum. She is built from a DJH kit. PS. Happy Birthday to my Mum on the 27th this month, my brother on the...
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Bachmann Product Announcements – Autumn 2020 – introducing a new brand EFE Rail
Bachmann Europe advised at the start of the year, before the advent of Covid-19 a change to the way they make product announcements and that they would take place every quarter revealing new items that...
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Hornby Magazine September issue 159 – Modelling Guide – Southern Region
Published today is the September issue of Hornby Magazine no.159. included with the main magazine is a 32 page supplement “Modelling Guide – Southern Region.” The initial 6 page article settinging the...
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Workbench Witterings #8 Taking a ‘brake’ from wagons rolling of the workbench
As I advised in my recent Covid, exhibitions, mental health and life changes post, in an attempt to restore my modelling mojo whilst on furlough I started to build a number of the wagon kits that I had...
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Kernow Model Rail Centre receive first Engineering Sample of the ex LSWR / SR...
The Kernow Model Rail Centre have received the first Engineering Prototype (EP) from the tooling for the much-anticipated ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Van. First introduced by the London &...
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Picture of the Month – September 2020
This months picture… USA Tank No.68 shunts in the sunshine at Canute Road Quay.
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Picture of the Month – October 2020
This months picture… Adams B4 0-4-0t No.100 rest at Canute Road Quay, she is built from a white metal kit
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35011 General Steam Navigation boiler lifted for the first time 61 years – a...
On Friday 2nd October 2020, the boiler of Ex-SR Bulleid Merchant Navy Class, 35011 “General Steam Navigation” was successfully lifted from its frames for the first time since 1959. The boiler was...
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Workbench Witterings #9 Refreshing the E2, no mention of Thomas…dam…
The first five members of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSC) E2 class 0-6-0 tanks were introduced by L Billington in June 1913. In service they were found to be powerful but slightly...
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New exclusive LSWR Type 3a ‘Petersfield’ Scenecraft Signal Box in 00...
The Kernow Model Rail Centre has today announced the release of exclusive commission from Bachmann Scenecraft in 00 of the ex London South Western Railway (LSWR) Type 3a, Grade two listed, signal box...
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Picture of the Month – November 2020
This months picture… Drummond M7 0-4-4t passes my Grandfather in model form leaning on his ballast fork during a break, when he was a ganger for the Southern Railway based at Salisbury. The M7 is South...
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