Tag: Southern

Celebrating Waterloo 175 with the ‘The Waterloo Story’ exhibition

Told through over 100 historical and contemporary images, The Waterloo Story recounts the sometimes surprising history of this 175 year old railway station and will be located on the main concourse of the station. Compiled by friend Mike Lamport and Network Rail, with assistance from the South Western Circle, The Waterloo Story is well worth viewing … Continue reading Celebrating Waterloo 175 with the ‘The Waterloo Story’ exhibition

The SECR / SR D1 4-4-0 from Rails of Sheffield arrives – a review

The Rails of Sheffield ex SECR / SR D1 Class locomotive, produced in partnership with Dapol that was announced, with initial decorated samples (with errors) on show, in February 2022, as a natural follow on from their D Class, has now arrived (DCC Sound fitted versions will take slightly longer to arrive), and it certainly … Continue reading The SECR / SR D1 4-4-0 from Rails of Sheffield arrives – a review

The Rapido Trains UK South Eastern & Chatham Railway Diagram 1558 six wheel brake vans arrive

The all new RTR South Eastern & Chatham Railway Diagram 1558 six wheel brake vans announced  by Rapido trains UK  in April last year have now arrived. Forty 6 wheel 20t brake vans were built in 1898 by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway to Diagram 1558, were heavily influenced by Midland Railway practice, these … Continue reading The Rapido Trains UK South Eastern & Chatham Railway Diagram 1558 six wheel brake vans arrive

Workbench Witterings #23 Bonnet tiles, roof plumbing and painting putting the finishing touches to Westhill Road’s station building

The station building for Westhill Road is now nearing completion, since my last Workbench Witterings#20 post here, with a little help from my friends I have added the bonnet tiles to the hipped ridges, the roof plumbing and details such as downpipes along with completing the painting. I believe it is important to get the … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #23 Bonnet tiles, roof plumbing and painting putting the finishing touches to Westhill Road’s station building

SECR 12 Ton SR Diagram 1358 7 plank mineral wagon packs from Rails of Sheffield

Rails of Sheffield have announced that they are working with Rapido Trains UK to produce exclusive SECR 12 Ton 7 Plank Mineral Wagon Packs in 00 Gauge. Between 1913 and 1914 the SECR purchased a number of wagons from RY Pickering. These wagons were built to move coal and were at the time were primarily … Continue reading SECR 12 Ton SR Diagram 1358 7 plank mineral wagon packs from Rails of Sheffield

Workbench Witterings #22 Whether to Weather with Muz revisited

Weathering is quite often seen a bit of a black art and not for the faint hearted; especially when you have just forked out for a brand new item of rolling stock or spent hours building and finish painting a kit. The purpose of this article is to break the process down into a number … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #22 Whether to Weather with Muz revisited

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