It is not often I post about a new Great Eastern ready to run model but this post is about the latest Oxford Rail Great Eastern Railway 10 ton banana van, confused? Read on... In fact, along with some information courtesy of friend and SR coach and wagon guru Mike King, 100 of these banana … Continue reading Workbench Witterings#15 Going bananas with a Great Eastern flavour
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Operation Dynamo; not just small ships…the Southern Railway played its part…80 years on
Following on from marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe day earlier this month on 8th May, today marks 80 years on since the evacuation of Allied soldiers commenced from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. This is essentially a repost from 5 years ago but … Continue reading Operation Dynamo; not just small ships…the Southern Railway played its part…80 years on
Making Quay Changes #1 Moving Eastwards
Although my usual modelling genre, as regular readers will know, is the Southern Railway between 1946 and 1949, however due to Canute Road Quay having very few visual references to either period or location (yes there are a couple, but hey...) it allows me to change the location and era with different rolling stock, vehicles … Continue reading Making Quay Changes #1 Moving Eastwards
New Dunkirk film released, time to remember Operation Dynamo; the Southern Railway played its part
This week sees the release of a new blockbuster style film 'Dunkirk'; directed by Briton Christopher Nolan, whose stars include Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy and some singer or other Harry Styles (I didn't think I would ever include his name in a post on here!); is of course about the the evacuation of … Continue reading New Dunkirk film released, time to remember Operation Dynamo; the Southern Railway played its part
Operation Dynamo; not just small ships…the Southern Railway played its part
This weekend sees a number of events taking place to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940. The Dunkirk evacuation, code named Operation Dynamo, was decided upon when large numbers of British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off … Continue reading Operation Dynamo; not just small ships…the Southern Railway played its part