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Southwold remnants 1966
The Southwold Railway opened in 1879 and closed in 1929. It was a 3 foot narrow gauge line in Suffolk that linked Southwold and the sea with Halesworth on the main Great Eastern line 9 miles away. In 1966, a surprising … Continue reading
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Lotsa links 2
More links from the vault…. “This Video of Trolleys Passing through Packard’s Corner in the 1940s is Pure Chaos“. A snappy little title that describes the contents perfectly. Lots of 1940’s trolleys and road vehicles, all driven in badly. What more … Continue reading
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Lotsa links!
I’ve been saving a selection of links for future reference and future posts. Probably unwisely, as I won’t be able to use them again, here are a number of railway news items that caught my eye over the last couple of … Continue reading
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And five more photographs
The preserved North Norfolk Railway does what it says on the can – it is part of the old Midland & Great Northern Railway, running along the north coast of Norfolk from Sheringham. These days, it tries to run appropriate … Continue reading
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Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, 1970
The writing mojo has gone on strike today, so here is an old photo…. Firstly, another old school railway club (I recognise the blazers) outing, in 1970, to the 15″ Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. Miniature in size, but very … Continue reading
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Wrong kind of sun?
We’ve all heard of the ‘wrong kind of snow’ getting stuck in train doors and causing cancellation of train services during the UK winter. But how about ‘the wrong kind of sun’ from the BBC? Rail passengers were left angry … Continue reading
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Flying Scotsman is back!
Some good pictures from the BBC of Flying Scotsman’s first test run after renovation. Not sure I like the all black livery, and the A3 isn’t my favourite express loco, but it’s wonderful to see such an iconic engine alive … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
A Happy New Year to all our readers! What will this year bring? I hope some progress on my N-club modules. And I also hope to see some models on order released – the Rapido N gauge Osgood Bradley coaches … Continue reading
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Bluebell Railway, 1970
A few more very old pictures from my album. This was a school railway club trip to the Bluebell Railway, I think. Steam on British Railways had finally died in 1968, so to go to this little preserved line and … Continue reading
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Crewe South and Stoke, 1967
It was 1967, and steam on British Railways was rapidly running down and out. The Southern Region was having its last fling on the Bournemouth main line, and only the north-west had steam in any quantity. The previous year I had … Continue reading
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