It is fifty years to the day when Dr Richard Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" was officially published on the 27th March 1963. Beeching was at the time Chairman of the British Railways Board. The report identified 2,363 stations and 5,000 miles of railway line for closure, 55% of stations and 30% of … Continue reading 50 years since “The Reshaping British Railways” – the Beeching report
Month: March 2013
Bluebell Railway officially opens to East Grinstead today
Today sees the official opening of the Bluebell Railway's Northern Extension extending the line from Kingscote back into East Grinstead. This has been a mammoth undertaking both in terms of fundraising, obtaining the land from more than 30 different land owners who purchased the trackbed from British Railways after closure and the considerable effort involved … Continue reading Bluebell Railway officially opens to East Grinstead today
Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both RMweb and MREmag . In another busy year for new British ready-to-run models in the three major scales, Bachmann Europe emerged as the … Continue reading Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Bachmann Collectors’ Club goes Grey with C Class 689
The Bachmann Collectors club have announced today the following: "We are pleased to present our latest limited edition model. The popular Bachmann Branchline C Class 0-6-0 locomotive is now available exclusively from the Bachmann Collectors Club depicted in South Eastern & Chatham Railway Dark Grey livery as No.689. No.689 was one of a batch built in July … Continue reading Bachmann Collectors’ Club goes Grey with C Class 689
Bachmann 2013/14 Southern Announcements E4 and Birdcage Stock
At the annual Model and Hobbies show, held this year at the Coventry Transport Museum, Bachmann Europe Plc. have today announced their plans for the next 18 months for both the Bachmann Branchlines (00) and Graham Farish (N) brands. They also provided updates on the current work in progress. I outline below the items of Southern … Continue reading Bachmann 2013/14 Southern Announcements E4 and Birdcage Stock
Fisherton Sarum unable to attend the Basingstoke show 9th/10th March
The following message is posted on behalf of Graham regarding Fisherton Sarum no longer being able to appear at the Basingstoke exhibition next weekend 9th / 10th March. It is with regret, apologies and some embarrassment that a severe chest infection, leaving me totally incapacitated, has meant that I have to pull out of exhibiting Fisherton Sarum at … Continue reading Fisherton Sarum unable to attend the Basingstoke show 9th/10th March