Picture of the Month – November 2025

This Month's Picture... For this Month's Picture we have moved to the South East with ex SECR motive power being utilised. Due to Canute Road Quay having very few visual references to either period or location it allows me to change the location and era with different rolling stock, vehicles and details. For more details … Continue reading Picture of the Month – November 2025

Picture of the Month – April 2024

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Picture of the Month – October 2021

This months picture... In the 1960s a pair of Heljan Class 07 models meet at Canute Road Quay

Picture of the Month – September 2021

This months picture... Canute Road Quay in East Anglia... A pair of LNER J70s Nos. 7126 and 7128 shunt the quay. The J70s are weathered Model Rail Magazine limited edition models.

Picture of the Month – August 2021

This months picture... London, Chatham and Dover Railway Kirtey T Class 0-6-0T and SECR P Class 0-6-0t shunt at Canute Road Quay. The T Class is a Q Kits white metal kit and the P class is a Hattons models

Picture of the Month – February 2021

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Picture of the Month – January 2021

This months picture... (better late than never) ... London, Chatham and Dover Railway Kirtey T Class 0-6-0T shunts at Canute Road Quay. The T Class is a Q Kits white metal kit

Making Quay Changes #6 heading South East

This is the sixth in a series of 'Making Quay Changes' posts with the Canute Road Quay being transported to either a different location or era or both.  It follows my Making Quay Changes #1 post moving the scene Eastwards, and then back to Southampton with my Making Quay Changes #2 post but in the … Continue reading Making Quay Changes #6 heading South East

Interlopers, beer and letting the chain take the strain at Railex

Last weekend I had the pleasure of assisting talented modeller and photographer Chris Nevard at the annual Railex show, organised by the Risborough and District MRS, with his small but stunning Brewhouse Quay layout. Although apparently  set somewhere to the north of Bath, for a while at the weekend it was either transported further South East … Continue reading Interlopers, beer and letting the chain take the strain at Railex