This Month's picture... Adams B4 No.89 'Trouville' in Southampton's Docks lined brown livery shunts towards the quayside at Canute Road Quay past a visiting Adams B4 No.82 in SR Livery arriving with a SR Bogie B Van. Canute Road be seen this month at the Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society's Railex show on 23rd … Continue reading Picture of the Month – May 2026
Tag: London & South Western Railway
Hornby announce new TT:120 LBSC Terriers and 4 wheel coaches as part their 2025 range
Hornby have today announced further new items as part of their forthcoming TT:120 gauge range for 2026, there will likely be further TT:120 announcements throughout the year. Included for Southern modellers are new liveries for their LBSC A1 Terriers and 4 wheel coaches. The William Stroudley designed A1 /A1X class first introduced by the London, … Continue reading Hornby announce new TT:120 LBSC Terriers and 4 wheel coaches as part their 2025 range
Picture of the Month – February 2026
This Month's Picture... Adams B4 No. 96 'Normandy' now in black but still named in SR Sunshine lettering (a re liveried Dapol model) shunts some banana traffic (kit built D1478 wagons) whilst USA tank No. 72 (yet to receive modified cab and coal bunker) on docks shunting duty 4 heads towards the quayside. Canute Road … Continue reading Picture of the Month – February 2026
Picture of the Month – December 2025
This Month's Picture... Drummond T14 4-6-0 No. 466 is turned at Fisherton Sarum as Bulleid Merchant Navy 21c14 heads through Salisbury on the Devon Belle.
Hornby Autumn announcement includes a new Drummond M7 livery version
Hornby have today announced some new locomotives to their range due within the next six months. The only addition for SR modellers is a Drummond M7. The Hornby M7 tooling dates back to 2006 but still holds up as a good model. The notable thing about this addition to the range is the tooling combination … Continue reading Hornby Autumn announcement includes a new Drummond M7 livery version
Picture of the Month – October 2025
This Month's Picture... A Drummond T14 class ‘Paddlebox’ 4-6-0 No. 30461 in early British railways livery passes Fisherton Sarum on a rake of Diagram 1774 40T ballast hoppers. The T14 is a Nucast white metal kit and the D1774/5 ballast hoppers are modified Lima models.
EFE Rail Adams T3 decorated samples revealed
The EFE Rail London & South Western Railway (LSWR) 4-4-0 T3 Class were announced at the 2024 Bachmann Collectors Club Members Day held at the Swanage Railway. I have developed these models in my role with Kernow Model Rail Centre for the Bachmann EFE Rail brand. Decorated samples of the five versions being initially produced have been revealed. Sound … Continue reading EFE Rail Adams T3 decorated samples revealed
You can’t beat a bit of Bulleid (well Raworth)… a bit of a boost(er)…
Whilst being privileged to visit Strawberry Hill Depot the other weekend, as part of my role with Kernow Model Rail Centre to get close up and personal with the Southern Electric Traction Group (SETG) heritage 4-Vep EMU 3417 ‘Gordon Pettitt’, I took a chance to explore the heritage of the surroundings... Strawberry Hill depot, now … Continue reading You can’t beat a bit of Bulleid (well Raworth)… a bit of a boost(er)…
Hornby announce new TT:120 LBSC Terriers and 4 wheel coaches as part their 2025 range
Hornby have today announced further new items as part of their forthcoming TT:120 gauge range for 2025. The headline news for Southern modellers is new tooled LBSC A1/A1X terriers and 4 wheel coaches. Also sneaking into the range is a basic version of an LWSR B4 'Normandy' included within a Branchline Freight Train Set. The … Continue reading Hornby announce new TT:120 LBSC Terriers and 4 wheel coaches as part their 2025 range
New LSWR and Southern lineside detailing items available from ModelU
My friends at ModelU have announced a range 3D printed of Southern Railway lineside detailing items and London South Western Railway (LSWR) Barley Twist lamps. The SR produced a huge range of 'standard' / ' catalogue' concrete at their, originally LSWR own concrete works at Exmouth Junction. Many of these items were also sold to … Continue reading New LSWR and Southern lineside detailing items available from ModelU