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Workbench Witterings #1 A 45T steam crane and a green Van ‘B’
As promised a few posts ago when I first opened the box on my Wild Boar Models 45T Ransomes and Rapier Steam Breakdown Crane I thought it was about time I started “a whats on my workbench” type series...
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Picture of the Month – June 2015
This months picture… A Drummond T14 4-6-0 “Paddlebox” 461 a NuCast kit heads towards London with a Meldon Quarry Ballast train. The SR Diagram 1774 40T hoppers are modified LIMA wagons on new bogies...
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Workbench Witterings #2 Another repaint completed and the weathering queue...
Fresh off the workbench today is a Hornby Schools Class R2844 number 30934 “St Lawrence” in early BR lined black but in my time honoured fashion, as per my post here, has been repainted and renumbered...
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Southern Railway / Region related model news update
Today’s post is an update / catch up on the status of a few Southern Railway / Region related models that are in progress with a number of the Ready to Run manufacturers / commissioners from N to 0...
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Summer again comes soonest in the South…
With once again a respectful nod to the 1936 Southern Publicity Department, I am soon heading very south (well about 2 and half hours and some 870 miles roughly south east in fact) for some vini,...
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Hornby announce Southern Railway ex LSWR 58ft non corridor coaching stock for...
Hornby have today announced via their Engine Shed blog that they are to release, in 2016, Southern Railway 58ft non corridor brake coaches, to diagrams 99 and 418, that formed two-coach 2-Lav Sets Nos....
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RIP Ian Allan, or should that be ABC
It was sad today to hear that Ian Allan died peacefully yesterday aged 93, after a long illness. An inspirational figure in the world of railways and transportation publishing and of course the ABC...
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Picture of the Month – July 2015
This months picture… Pull Push set converted from ex LSWR 46′ 6″ Emigrant corridor stock number 734, which is is a Northstar Models built model, heads west past the shed at Fisherton Sarum propelled by...
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Hornby’s Black Motor ex LSWR / SR 700 class a review
Originally announced by Hornby in December 2013 the ex LSWR Drummond 700 class 0-6-0 locomotive models have now arrived. I outlined the history of the class in my Talking Stock #29 Black Motors,...
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Talking Stock #33 The five Urie H16 large 4-6-2 tanks
As I mentioned in my Talking Stock #26 post here about the four Urie G16 class 4-8-0T locomotives, I do indeed have a soft spot for large tanks and therefore this post is about Urie’s other large tanks...
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Picture of the Month – August 2015
This months picture… Gresley A4 class 60033 ‘Seagull’ heads to London on a locomotive exchanges route familiarisation working in May 1948 passing S15 846 heading south west on a goods. Noting the steam...
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Southern Railway / Region related model news 07/08/15
Today’s post is an update / catch up on the status of a few Southern Railway / Region related models that are in progress with a number of the Ready to Run manufacturers / commissioners. Kernow Model...
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She moves… 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. moves under her own steam
Stop Press and Great News: Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacific 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co., was steamed today, 10th August 2015, at the Society’s members day and moved under her own power for...
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Controlling Interests #9 Operating from the front
As with any layout the old adage says “it is never finished” this is true of Fisherton Sarum. Regularly after operating the layout at an exhibition, more often or not in the pub over a pint, ideas for...
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Workbench Witterings #3 – maintenance and running repairs
There are many reasons why I choose to take Fisherton Sarum on the road a few times a year this include: the enjoyment of exhibiting something I have built, having fun operating the layout with my...
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Picture of the Month – September 2015
This months picture… N Class 1854, one of two that received malachite green livery after the war, simmers in front of the shed.
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Bachmann announce Class 117 and 121 DMUs and E4 ‘Birch Grove’
At their annual Collectors Club event, this year held at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, last Saturday, Bachmann announced their intention to produce Class 117 and 121 Suburban DMUs, along...
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Fisherton Sarum on the road, a bit like buses
It has been a while since Fisherton Sarum last made an appearance at an exhibition, back in March at the London Festival of Railway Modelling in fact. With the Summer (if it can be called a summer this...
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Talking Stock #34 ex LSWR Ironclad coaches (also an earlier 1918 Brake...
This Talking Stock #34 post about ex LSWR Ironclad coaches is published by way of a tribute to Gordon Weddell whom sadly passed away just over a two weeks ago and whose funeral takes place today....
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Picture of the Month – October 2015
This months picture… N1 No. 1822 heads west past the shed at Fisherton Sarum. The N1 is a conversion from a Bachmann N class.
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