If you so wish, wear your poppy with pride today, pause respectfully for two minutes at 11 am this Armistice Day and again tomorrow for Remembrance Sunday remembering all those, both service and civilian personnel whom have given their lives for the freedom that we all enjoy today, and should you feel so inclined, support … Continue reading When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today #Remembrance #lestweforget
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Picture of the Month – November 2023
Picture of the month...
Train Times Announces new 3D Printed RTR Wagons the LB&SCR Diagram 1433 in 00 Gauge
Train Times of Eastbourne have announced a new range of 3D Printed RTR Wagons, the LB&SCR Diagram 1433 in 00 Gauge. All LBSC built covered vans were 18' 4" over headstocks on a 9' 9" wheelbase. The Diagram 1433 covered vans were built between 1878 and 1915 and included a number of variations within the … Continue reading Train Times Announces new 3D Printed RTR Wagons the LB&SCR Diagram 1433 in 00 Gauge
New LBSC/SR/BR(s) K Class 2-6-0 kit available from Nucast in 4mm
Dave Ellis of Nucast has kindly advised me that their New L.B. Billinton LBSC/SR/BR(s) K Class 2-6-0 kit is now available to order. First introduced in 1913 the eventual 17 members of the class were the first 2-6-0 locomotives on the LBSC and the first with a Belpair firebox. They were generally seen as one … Continue reading New LBSC/SR/BR(s) K Class 2-6-0 kit available from Nucast in 4mm
Marking 100 years since the formation of the Southern Railway – a potted history
It would be remiss of me not to mark the fact that today is 100 years since the Grouping and the formation of the Southern Railway, it also of course marks the demise of its constituent companies. This post attempts to provide a simplified potted history of the Grouping and the Southern Railway. Although the … Continue reading Marking 100 years since the formation of the Southern Railway – a potted history
When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today #Remembrance #lestweforget
If you so wish, wear your poppy with pride today, pause respectfully for two minutes at 11 am this Armistice Day and again this Remembrance Sunday remembering all those, both service and civilian personnel whom have given their lives for the freedom that we all enjoy today, and should you feel so inclined, support the … Continue reading When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today #Remembrance #lestweforget
E1 class No. W2 Yarmouth in 00 from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Further to my post here announcing the LBSC E1 0-6-0T variations being produced by Rapido trains UK the Isle of Wight Steam Railway have today announced that they working with Rapido trains UK on an exclusive 00 gauge model of our E1 Class locomotive W2 Yarmouth. The finished model will be depicted in Southern Railway … Continue reading E1 class No. W2 Yarmouth in 00 from the Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Trains Times Model Shop exclusive Rapido Trains UK LB&SCR E1 0-6-0 locomotive identities revealed
Further to my post last month where Rapido Trains UK revealed the versions of the LBSC E1 class 0-6-0 tank locomotives they are producing, it also advised that Train Times of Eastbourne announced a exclusive livery versions for the Rapido Trains UK LB&SCR E1 in LBSC Lined Black . Train Times have today revealed the … Continue reading Trains Times Model Shop exclusive Rapido Trains UK LB&SCR E1 0-6-0 locomotive identities revealed
Rapido Trains UK reveal the ex LBSC E1 class 0-6-0t versions being produced in 00 gauge
Hot on the heels of my post last month of the Rapido trains UK ex LBSC E1 class 0-6-0t Cad renders, that can be seen here, the list of the 14 'E1' versions being produced so far to cover all key variations has been revealed as below. Rapido trains UK have done their best to … Continue reading Rapido Trains UK reveal the ex LBSC E1 class 0-6-0t versions being produced in 00 gauge
Latest ex LBSC E1 class 0-6-0t CAD renders from Rapido Trains UK
Rapido trains UK confirmed back in January that they are going to produce the LBSCR ‘E1’ 0-6-0T in '00’ gauge, as part of their growing range, despite it no longer being a commission by Model Rail magazine. My friends at Rapido trains UK have kindly provide me with copies of the latest CAD renders for … Continue reading Latest ex LBSC E1 class 0-6-0t CAD renders from Rapido Trains UK