Bachmann announce the SR Bulleid/Raworth Electric Locomotives CC1/20001 &...
As part of their quarterly British Railway Announcements for Winter 2023 Bachmann have announced the the SR Bulleid/Raworth Electric Locomotives CC1/20001 & CC2/20002 in their EFE Rail Range. I...
View ArticleRapido Trains UK announce SECR/SR O1 Class 0-6-0 in 00 gauge.
Rapido Trains UK have announced they are to produce the SECR/SR O1 Class 0-6-0 in 00 gauge. This will complement their range of SECR /SR goods wagons. Between 1878 and 1899 122 O Class locos were...
View ArticleWhen You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our...
If you so wish, wear your poppy with pride today, pause respectfully for two minutes at 11 am this Armistice Day and again tomorrow for Remembrance Sunday remembering all those, both service and...
View ArticleLondon Calling… Canute Road Quay to appear at The Model Railway Club’s 10th...
Canute Road Quay will be making another appearance at The Model Railway Club’s open day / mini exhibition being held on Sunday 10th December at their London Keen House club rooms. It will be six years...
View ArticleIn the Media – Westhill Station Building in Railway Modeller magazine
The latest issue of Railway Modeller magazine, January 2024 is officially published today, some subscribers will already have their copies, and features my Westhill Road station building as its...
View ArticleWishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas to you all, I wish you a hopeful Christmas and a brave New Year. Let any anguish, pain, and sadness to leave your heart and your road be clear. Fill up your life with love, compassion,...
View ArticleBring in the New Year with a first look at the EFE Rail SR Boosters and a...
As we recover from last nights celebrations to bring in the New Year, here is a bonus New Years Day post with a couple of things you might missed in the inevitable pleura of social media postings the...
View ArticleHornby announce part of the their 2024 range, Southern modelers can relax…;...
Hornby have today announced part of their forthcoming range for 2024, as yet another year of catch up, so nothing really to report for SR / BR(s) modellers and just 80 new items in total announced....
View ArticleGraham Farish announce N Gauge SECR Diagram 1559 25 ton goods brake van and...
Graham Farish have continued their new policy of making quarterly product announcements the highlight of today's announcement of new tooling is the SECR/SR Maunsell/Lyons Diagram 1559 25 ton goods...
View ArticleWorkbench Witterings #24 Taking centre stage, the Westhill Road provender store
Due to other factors progress on Westhill Road is somewhat slower than I have anticipated , this is a quick post to show one of Westhill Road’s intended key buildings, the provender / perishables...
View ArticleRapido Trains UK in conjunction with the Brighton Circle announce Marsh-era...
E1 Class Locomotive No.110 (now preserved at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway) will now be available in Marsh-era goods black livery with double red lining suitable for between 1912 to the locomotive’s...
View ArticleRapido Trains UK announce RCH 1907 00 Gauge 7 plank open including SECR/SR...
Rapido trains UK have announced they are to produce the RCH 1907 specification 7 plank 16'6" long private owner wagons. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) ordered, between 1910 and 1914, a...
View ArticleHappiness is the Road (and ferry)… Canute Road Quay on tour
Canute Road Quay is on tour regularly throughout this year, I thought I would highlight below the next couple of shows coming up in May and June. Canute Road Quay is next on the road (and for the...
View ArticleKings of the Steam Age Podcast series by Railway Mania Ep1 O.V.S Bulleid
A new podcast series is now available from Railway Mania "Kings of the Steam Age" Obviously I had to put forward O.V.S Bulleid! To listen to why Bulleid was undoubtedly A King of the Steam Age" click here
View ArticleDaffodils and Easter wishes
The daffodils are in bloom this Easter as LSWR B4 'Guernsey' in early Southampton Docks lined green livery shunts at Canute Road Quay. The budding trees, the new flowers, and birds that sing, whisper...
View ArticleGoing bananas – SR Diagram 1478 and 1479 banana vans in 00 from Accurascale...
Accurascale announced in October 2022 they were to produce the SR built banana vans to diagrams 1478 and 1479. These lovely models have now arrived at retailers and are shown below. The banana traffic...
View ArticleKMRC announce Exclusive 00 Gauge 1907 RCH 12T seven plank open wagon in the...
KMRC announce an Exclusive 00 Gauge 1907 RCH 12T seven plank open wagon in the livery of Moger & Co Ltd as running on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR). Joseph Moger and his...
View Article