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Allan and Richard are off to the Bournemouth bus rally. And emulating Ron….. Had a bad journey down. Richard told me there was trouble on the Mobile Car Park past junction 6. So headed to Tolworth Towers to pick up … Continue reading →

And some final bits and pieces. When railway cast iron signs were an art form! A fortune in nameplates? I assume that they are all real?? Note the Lynton and Barnstable Railway nameplates, Lew, Yeo and Lyn. Mechanical horse, LMS … Continue reading →

And into the modern era…. A couple of fast movers…. Under the channel…. The coaches and wagons are as interesting as the locomotives. Old…. Postal…. And more recent….. Final post next time will be vehicles and nameplates.

Starting today with a mock up of a station in the days of steam, with some interesting platform furniture. A little narrow gauge diversion…. Getting more up to date with a Southern Schools class… The lovely streamlined Duchess of Hamilton. … Continue reading →

A few from the golden age of steam – the decades either side of 1900. So many elegant locomotive designs. The Brighton line and the LSWR…. The SECR… Midland elegance…. The Great Northern. And the North Eastern. Next time, we’ll … Continue reading →

Starting with the very old….. The slightly less old…. And two ducks of inderterminate age….. More locos next time.

No. 1 son Michael has been on holiday and started in York, of course including the railway museum. A key exhibit is Mallard – officially the fastest steam locomotive, but there are rumours that a Bulleid rebuilt Merchant Navy class … Continue reading →

Back to the Bluebell for a the little trains. But first a brief report on the ESNG meeting on July 1. I missed part of the meeting to visit the dentist, and also watched the England game on my laptop. … Continue reading →

Allan and a brace of Derek’s went to the annual Bluebell railway modelling weekend. Today, we have a few pictures of the big trains….. The original Ffarquhar Branch was on display. So was Stepney… And the model trams. Other model … Continue reading →