Two new books recently published and provided to me by my friends at Strathwood Publishing are Southern Lament - Bulleid's Light Pacifics and Southern Electrics Scrapbook Volume II. These wide landscape format books contain 208 and 176 pages respectively often with multiple black and white photographs per page along with well researched and informative captions. … Continue reading Two new titles from Strathwood Books for Light Pacific and EMU enthusiasts
Tag: Class 33
The all new Type 2 Class 24 in 4mm from new manufacturer Sutton’s Locomotive Works
The BRC&W Type 3 diesels, known as the 'Cromptons' and under TOPS coding the Class 33s are very much synonymous with the Southern Region, it is however often forgotten that the BR Derby built, Type 2 diesels, known as ‘Baby Sulzers' and under TOPS coding the Class 24s played an early role in the initial modernisation plans for … Continue reading The all new Type 2 Class 24 in 4mm from new manufacturer Sutton’s Locomotive Works
That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
As per my post last week I attended the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition Last weekend assisting Hornby Magazine editor Mike Wild operate his Topley Dale layout at its first and last public outing. This post is a brief round up of some of the updates and news items from the show with a Southern … Continue reading That was the Warley that was…from a Southern perspective
Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…
Dapol have today made their long awaited announcement of their 2012/13 range. Included within their new catalogue are a number of Southern Related items in predominantly N gauge but also a few items in 00 and 0 gauges and I am pleased to be able to detail the Southern Railway / Region related items below. … Continue reading Dapol announce new models for 2012/13 – Plenty of SR related items…