And now for something slightly different... Last weekend I was lucky enough to have taken a helicopter ride over parts of London. This post concentrates on some of the photographs that I was able to take that are relevant to Southern Railway infrastructure that I thought might be of interest to readers of this blog. The pictures were … Continue reading Something in the air…or some London Southern Railway infrastructure from a helicopter…
Month: June 2015
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 books, he will be greatly missed. When thinking of 'trainspotting' it conjures up an image of teenagers stood at the ends of … Continue reading RIP Ian Allan, or should that be ABC
Hornby announce Southern Railway ex LSWR 58ft non corridor coaching stock for 2016
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. 42-46, converted in 1936. Also to be released are the diagram 98 six compartment Brake Third Lavatory (physically the same as the Diagram … Continue reading Hornby announce Southern Railway ex LSWR 58ft non corridor coaching stock for 2016
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, prosciutto, guanciale, Parmigiano-Reggiano (should help you guess where), exploration including a few spectacular ruins, rest, relaxation and hopefully some sun … Continue reading Summer again comes soonest in the South…
Southern Railway / Region related model news update – further updated 12/06/2015
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 gauge. Kernow Model Centre Regular readers of my blog will know that I have been assisting the … Continue reading Southern Railway / Region related model news update – further updated 12/06/2015
Workbench Witterings #2 Another repaint completed and the weathering queue gets longer
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 to appear as Number 929 "Malvern" in Southern post war black livery. Again this is one of those projects … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #2 Another repaint completed and the weathering queue gets longer
Picture of the Month – June 2015
This months picture...