This Month's Picture... A Maunsell N1 Class 2-6-0 brings a Meldon Ballast train past Fisherton Sarum. The Drummond M7 class No. 41 is collecting its stock from the carriage siding. My N1 class has been converted from a Bachmann N Class for details see my Talking Stock #12 post here...
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Picture of the Month – July 2025
This Month's Picture... By July 1969, I was born on the 4th, although the Class 07 diesels have taken over the Southern Region's work, steam is still evident at Canute Road Quay by way of the various industrial users serving their docks and wharfs alongside the River Itchen.
Picture of the Month – June 2025
This Month's Picture... The 6th June 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, although taken two years later in 1946 the military transportation needs are still evident at Canute Road Quay as USA 0-6-0 tank runs around a Warwell 'A' wagon loaded with a Sherman tank, note the wooden box on the rear … Continue reading Picture of the Month – June 2025
Picture of the Month – May 2025
This month's Picture... May 1948 sees the start of the Summer timetable and the return of the Summer only all Pullman Devon Belle service. Unusually Bulleid light pacific 34011 in her experimental BR Apple Green livery is working East into Salisbury having been put in charge of the Belle at Wilton (usually a Merchant Navy … Continue reading Picture of the Month – May 2025
Picture of the Month – April 2025
This Month's Picture... My grandfather, Thomas Arthur Muspratt, known as Arthur, was born on 14th April in 1899. Alongside the platelayers hut next to the main line on Fisherton Sarum, is a representation of my Grandfather in his role as a Ganger, before he was promoted to sub-inspector (Permanent Way) at Andover Junction. He is … Continue reading Picture of the Month – April 2025
Picture of the Month – March 2025
This Month's Picture... Drummond M7 Class 0-4-4 tank No. 30676 simmerts in the coal road at Fisherton Sarum, she was outshopped from Eastleigh works December 1947 in SR lined malachite and was soon after lettered 'British Railways' in Gills Sans style. Salisbury shed resident Maunsell Z Class 0-8-0 tank No. 957 tanks a break from … Continue reading Picture of the Month – March 2025
Picture of the Month – February 2025
This Month's Picture... To replace the SR USA 0-6-0 tanks, that in turn in 1946 had replaced the Adams B4 0-4-0 tanks, fourteen Ruston Paxman 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunters were purchased by British Railways in 1962 specially for use in the docks (as the Class 08/9 350hp shunters were unable to work on the tight curves … Continue reading Picture of the Month – February 2025
Happy New Year – Picture of the Month – January 2025
Welcome to 2025 - Happy New Year - This Month's Picture... Adams B4 No. 100, not being one of the 14 Docks allocated members of the class must be on loan from Bournemouth shed as she shunts at Canute Road Quay. She has been built from McGowan's kit long before the RTR Dapol B4 was … Continue reading Happy New Year – Picture of the Month – January 2025
Picture of the Month – December 2024
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Picture of the Month – November 2024
This months picture... See Canute Road Quay at the High Wycombe and District MRS MRX24 exhibition on Saturday 9th November.