Today, 30th January 2015, marks the 50 anniversary of the solemn occasion of the State Funeral of one of our greatest statesman Sir Winston Churchill following his passing on 24th January 1965. Sir Winston Churchill was the only "commoner", i.e non Royal, in the 20th Century to be awarded the honour of a State Funeral. … Continue reading 50th Anniversary of the State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
Tag: Bulleid Battle of Britain Class
Dapol’s Bullied Light Pacifics in N – First Cads
Last year Dapol announced their intention to produce Bulleid Light Pacifics in both original and rebuilt form. This is in addition to the 2012/13 range announcements made earlier this week. They have now released the first off CAD images for these new products as seen here. I should stress on behalf of Dapol that these are the very first CAD … Continue reading Dapol’s Bullied Light Pacifics in N – First Cads
Talking Stock #4 Cabs and Deflectors, Bulleid Light Pacific variations
When first introduced 21C101 to 21C163 had the original Bulleid style cab with narrow front lookout and two large side windows, the rear one of which slid forwards behind the front. Complaints were made due to a restricted forward view, not helped by the position, inside the cab, of the vacuum ejector controls, in front … Continue reading Talking Stock #4 Cabs and Deflectors, Bulleid Light Pacific variations