Following on from the excellent Steam's Lament - Bulleid's Light Pacifics is the next title provided to me by my friends at Strathwood Publishing being Steam's Lament - Bulleid's Merchant Navy, Q1, Leader and Other Works . This follows the same wide landscape format and contains 208 pages often with multiple black and white photographs … Continue reading The next Steam’s Lament book from Strathwood Books Merchant Navys, Q1, Leader and other works
Tag: Merchant Navy
Hornby announce 2021 range including brand new Merchant Navys, catering vehicles and gangwayed luggage vans
Hornby have today announced their forthcoming range for 2021. The highlights from a Southern Railway perspective being new versions of the Merchant Navy's with diecast bodies and Hornby Dublo branding, new Maunsell catering vehicles and a long awaited completely new tooled Ganywayed bogie luggage vans. Locomotives Although technically no new locomotive tooling for Southern modelers; … Continue reading Hornby announce 2021 range including brand new Merchant Navys, catering vehicles and gangwayed luggage vans
Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day today to commemorate 100 years of the Merchant Navy
Following many years of lobbying to bring about official recognition of the sacrifices made by merchant seafarers in the two world wars. The slogan is ' Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day - 3rd September' Since 2000, Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September has honoured the brave men and women who kept our … Continue reading Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day today to commemorate 100 years of the Merchant Navy
Commemorate 100 years of the Merchant Navy with Steam on Merchant Navy Day 3rd September @GWSR
To commemorate 100 years of the Merchant Navy, and in remembrance of all those from various countries throughout the world that served in the Merchant Navy and who lost their lives during wars, conflicts and campaigns, Merchant Navy Locomotive 35006 ‘Peninsular & Oriental SN Co’ will be running on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway … Continue reading Commemorate 100 years of the Merchant Navy with Steam on Merchant Navy Day 3rd September @GWSR
The new Graham Farish Merchant Navy Pacific reviewed – Bulleid power exceptionally well captured in N gauge RTR
Graham Farish first announced that they would be producing brand new tooled Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics in N gauge back in March 2012. For any N gauge Southern Region modellers I can wholeheartedly say it has been very much been worth the wait. I am fortunate, even as a 4mm modeller, to have obtained one … Continue reading The new Graham Farish Merchant Navy Pacific reviewed – Bulleid power exceptionally well captured in N gauge RTR
Albert Goodall range now available online at RT Models
Back in March I was delighted to be able to post that friend and fellow Bulleid fan Robert Thompson of RT Models had acquired the range of Bulleid castings and parts from the late Albert Goodall following the decision by Shirley Goodall to retire from continue to trade. Robert advises that the first part of the … Continue reading Albert Goodall range now available online at RT Models
Bachmann 2012/3 a Southern update
Since my post made on Tuesday morning about Bachmann / Graham Farish plans for 2012/3 I am able to provide a few more details / information on the Southern related elements of the announcements '00 gauge' SR Luggage / Parcels Vans PLV/PMV & Van U / CCT. Bachmann have listed these as being: 39-525 Southern … Continue reading Bachmann 2012/3 a Southern update
Talking Stock #1 Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics
This is the first in hopefully a series of posts looking at the various items of rolling stock that have and operate on Fisherton Sarum. Over time the intent is that the series will include locomotives, coaching stock and wagons. First up are Bulleid’s masterpieces the Merchant Navy class in original ‘Air Smoothed’ condition. I … Continue reading Talking Stock #1 Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics