May the angels protect you, may the sadness forget you, may goodness surround you and may your God always bless you. The budding trees, the new flowers, and birds that sing, whisper to me that it's Easter, that and supermarkets full of chocolate of all shapes (many irrelevant), sizes and special offers! Here is wishing … Continue reading Daffodils and Easter wishes
Month: April 2019
Rails of Sheffield announce the production of ex SECR Diagram 1424 8 & 10 ton Covered Goods wagon in 00
Retailer Rails of Sheffiled have announced a new model in their planned range of exclusive models. Working in partnership with Dapol they have announced an 00 model of the ex South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) 16ft Covered Goods wagon (box van) to Diagram 1424. 110 of these wagons were between 1904 and 1908, to an … Continue reading Rails of Sheffield announce the production of ex SECR Diagram 1424 8 & 10 ton Covered Goods wagon in 00
Merchant Navy pacific 35011 General Steam Navigation arrives at her new home @35011GSN
Further to my post here just last month about the planned move announced by The General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society that 35011 will be moving to its new base of the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, I am pleased to be able to advise that just only four weeks later, on Monday 15th April, the move … Continue reading Merchant Navy pacific 35011 General Steam Navigation arrives at her new home @35011GSN
New ‘Moguls’..’The book of the’ from The Irwell Press join the ‘Q’
The latest books hot of the press from my good friends at the Irwell Press are firstly two new publications in the excellent hardback "Book of the" series to cover the Southen Railway Moguls. The two volumes cover the initially ex South Eastern and Chatham and later Southern Railway, Richard Maunsell designed and produced 2-6-0 … Continue reading New ‘Moguls’..’The book of the’ from The Irwell Press join the ‘Q’
New Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Ready for N-Gauging Duty
The latest limited edition model to be produced exclusively for Bachmann Collectors Club members is the N Scale Class 08 Diesel Shunter as No. 878 ‘Basra’ in Longmoor Military Railway livery (371-020K). Although not technically Southern Railway related the extensive Longmoor Military Railway was located in the heart of the Southern Railway territory in Hampshire … Continue reading New Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition Ready for N-Gauging Duty
Picture of the Month – April 2019
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