Hornby have today announced their full range for 2017. As with the range for 2016 new tooling announcements fro 2017 have already been made during the last year via their informative Engineshed blog and a presentation /launch at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition. These from a Southern Railway perspective has already included the announcement last … Continue reading Hornby announce full 2017 range; a Southern Railway / Southern Region related roundup [updated 16/01/17]
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Happy New Year! First 2017 Picture of the Month and a hint to next week…
Happy New Year, lets hope that 2017 is not eventful for the wrong reasons like some of the events from last year (to many RIPs to mention)... the first picture of the month for 2017 is... Just a quick heads up, the next few days will see announcements from both Hornby and Bachmann of their … Continue reading Happy New Year! First 2017 Picture of the Month and a hint to next week…
Picture of the Month – May 2016
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Workbench Witterings #3 – maintenance and running repairs
There are many reasons why I choose to take Fisherton Sarum on the road a few times a year this include: the enjoyment of exhibiting something I have built, having fun operating the layout with my family and friends and to meet a wide range of fellow modellers; many of whom have a common interest … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #3 – maintenance and running repairs
Picture of the Month – July 2015
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Picture of the Month – April 2015
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Picture of the Month – March 2015
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Hornby 2015 range announcement from an SR/BR(s) perspective sees an S15 and Adams Radial
Following on from their break in tradition by announcing some of next years range at the Warley show last month today sees the announcement of their full plans for 2015, this post is a summary of the information from a Southern / BR(s) modellers perspective. The main highlight is completely new tooling to produce an S15 … Continue reading Hornby 2015 range announcement from an SR/BR(s) perspective sees an S15 and Adams Radial
Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
I am pleased to exclusively announce that the CAD drawings for the 6 versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives have now been signed off to enable tooling to commence. As regular readers of this blog will know I have been assisting the Kernow Model Centre with the development of these … Continue reading Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
Talking stock #20 The Devon Belle
The "Devon Belle" Pullman service between London Waterloo and Ilfracombe with a portion to Plymouth did not in reality last for long as named train services go. It was introduced by the Southern Railway on 20th June 1947 and lasted until September 1954. Usually the train was worked from London to Exeter with Merchant Navy class … Continue reading Talking stock #20 The Devon Belle