As part of their quarterly British Railway Announcements for Summer 2024 Bachmann have announced a further run of the LSWR/SR Adams O2 as part of their EFE Rail brand. Some of these versions include new tooling to allow earlier condition versions and liveries to be produced. These models are produced by Kernow Model Rail Centre … Continue reading Bachmann announce new versions of the LSWR/SR Adams O2 with additional tooling as part of their EFE Rail Range
Picture of the Month – May 2024
This months picture... See Canute Road Quay this month at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway Model Show – Havenstreet Station, Isle of Wight Steam, Main Rd, Havenstreet, Ryde PO33 4DS
#OnThisDay… O.V.S. Bulleid passed away
Today marks 54 years since the passing of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE. He was of course Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway between 27th May 1937 and 31st December 1947 and then briefly for the Southern Region of British Railways until 1st October 1949. On the 10th May 1937 Sir Nigel Gresley advised … Continue reading #OnThisDay… O.V.S. Bulleid passed away
Dapol announce 0 Gauge LSWR/SR Buildings in their Kitmaster Genesis range
Dapol have announced a range of UK produced laser cut self assembly card kits for 0 Gauge based on London & South Western Railway prototypes. The kits will be laser cut from the self-coloured card and will include all the necessary injection moulded or 3D printed accessory parts (including glazing) to complete the model. Where … Continue reading Dapol announce 0 Gauge LSWR/SR Buildings in their Kitmaster Genesis range
#onthisday 125th Birthday of my Granddad Arthur Muspratt
My grandfather, Thomas Arthur Muspratt, known as Arthur, was born this day 125 years ago in 1899. As I have stated before on this blog he was a ganger for the Southern Railway based at Salisbury, for most of the period that I model, before he gained promotion to Sub Inspector (permanent way) at Andover … Continue reading #onthisday 125th Birthday of my Granddad Arthur Muspratt
KMRC announce Exclusive 00 Gauge 1907 RCH 12T seven plank open wagon in the livery of Moger & Co Ltd and LB&SCR
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 sons were coal merchants and known to have operated by 1865 out of LB&SCR yards at Crystal Palace (including … Continue reading KMRC announce Exclusive 00 Gauge 1907 RCH 12T seven plank open wagon in the livery of Moger & Co Ltd and LB&SCR
Going bananas – SR Diagram 1478 and 1479 banana vans in 00 from Accurascale arrive
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 through Southampton docks in the early 1930s had grown rapidly and whilst the SR had the 99 LSWR built banana vans these … Continue reading Going bananas – SR Diagram 1478 and 1479 banana vans in 00 from Accurascale arrive
Picture of the Month – April 2024
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Daffodils 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 to me that it's Easter, and that the supermarkets full of chocolate of all shapes (many irrelevant), sizes and special offers! … Continue reading Daffodils and Easter wishes
Kings 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