Two new publications are hitting the shelves of good purveyors of books that are worthy of any Southern Railway historian and or modeller's reference library. Firstly, from friends at Pen and Sword Transport is "Alfred Raworth’s Electric Southern Railway." by Peter Steer. There have been many books that cover and detail the history and development … Continue reading Two new Southern Railway publications: “Alfred Raworth’s Electric Southern Railway” and “Southern Times”
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LSWR style etched brass lattice footbridge kit available from Severn Models in 4mm scale
Severn Models have added a LSWR etched brass lattice footbridge kit in 4mm scale to their excellent and ever increasing range of etched brass model kits and detailing parts. Their D24 kit is based on the bridges at New Milton and Addlestone, and intended to sit on top of the station platform level, to span … Continue reading LSWR style etched brass lattice footbridge kit available from Severn Models in 4mm scale
Workbench Witterings#12 Building an LSWR Type 3B signal Box for Westhill Road
In my Westhill Road Ramblings#1 post here, I discussed my thought process for selecting the style and type of signal box for my new little modelling venture Westhill Road. This post looks at my scratch build of the chosen ground level signal box based upon the LSWR Type 3B design. As with many of my … Continue reading Workbench Witterings#12 Building an LSWR Type 3B signal Box for Westhill Road
Hornby announce their 2022 range, new liveries for SR/BR(s) items
Hornby have today announced their forthcoming range for 2022. Although no tooling from a Southern Railway perspective modellers, the highlights include new versions of the Class 423 4-VEP EMUs, a new Dublo version of the original Merchant Navy and new LSWR and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway liveried 'generic' coaches. New Tooling Hornby's new tooling … Continue reading Hornby announce their 2022 range, new liveries for SR/BR(s) items
Picture of the Month – January 2022
Happy New Year. The first picture of the month for 2022.
Canute Road Quay – Exhibition update – Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition 5th & 6th February Cancelled
I have been advised that the Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition that Canute Road Quay was due to attend on 5th & 6th February 2022 has been unfortunately cancelled. The show organisers have advised: "In view of the rapidly worsening Covid situation caused by the Omicron variant, Stafford Railway Circle has decided that it is not … Continue reading Canute Road Quay – Exhibition update – Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition 5th & 6th February Cancelled
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas to you all, fill up your life with love, compassion, tolerance, peace, happiness and perhaps hopefully some time for modelling. Who knows what the next few weeks or even months might continue to bring, please make the time to contact your friends and family, especially those whom might be alone, and not able … Continue reading Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Bachmann product British Railways Announcements – Autumn 2021 includes class 47s and EFE Rail Adams O2 class locos
Bachmann Europe have continued their new policy of making quarterly product British Railways Announcements and whilst Covid-19 has stopped any physical showcase event taking place, Bachmann announced the new items in a video that can be seen here: As usual I round up those items of a SR / BR(s) relevance below: Bachmann Following … Continue reading Bachmann product British Railways Announcements – Autumn 2021 includes class 47s and EFE Rail Adams O2 class locos
The ex LSWR 10T Diagram 1541 Road Vans by Kernow Model Rail Centre arrive.
The much-anticipated ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Van produced as an exclusive model by the Kernow Model Rail Centre have now arrived (appropriately via Southampton Docks) and are being despatched to customers and all pre-orders being fulfilled (but please expect this to take a few days). This is not a review for obvious … Continue reading The ex LSWR 10T Diagram 1541 Road Vans by Kernow Model Rail Centre arrive.
Production of the KMRC exclusive 00 ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Van is complete and due for delivery in early July.
All ten versions of the much-anticipated Kernow Model Rail Centre 00 ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Vans have now been manufactured, are on route to the UK and due for the dispatch of pre-orders at the beginning of July. First introduced by the London & South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1884 they … Continue reading Production of the KMRC exclusive 00 ex LSWR / SR Diagram 1541 10T Road Van is complete and due for delivery in early July.