Tag Archives: Southern Railway

We start today at Okehampton.  Looking towards Meldon Quarry, then back in the Exeter direction…. And so to one of my favourite lines, the Lynton & Barnstable Railway.  The original coach livery was most attractive… I built a plasticard model … Continue reading →

Ron’s travels this time are to the West Country, just about entering the land of the pasty.  Some interesting railway pictures are to come but we’ll start with his starting point, Barnstaple. To get there, he passed through Yeovil Junction….. … Continue reading →

The second set of pictures mainly show two engineers trains passing through Redhill.  One is headed by two Mainline liveried 73’s, the other an interesting double header with a 33 and a 73. And to close, some hoppers in the … Continue reading →

We moved to Redhill from Camberwell in 1986, and in those days Redhill station was a far more interesting place than it is now.  These pictures were taken in 1990, when I would take the train-mad Michael (age 4) to … Continue reading →

Simon sent me some good photos of his weekend in a Toad (brake van or caboose to our overseas readers) last weekend….. A few photos of our stay in a Toad at Northiam last weekend, including a spiffing meal on … Continue reading →

And now for the wagons.  Just a photo-dump, really.  Engineers wagons are often an interesting breed, sometimes being old rolling stock, like the ex-SR brake van, and sometimes rebuild, like the Rudd on old hopper wagon chassis. A Seacow.. Not … Continue reading →

The next set of photos come from an open day at Three Bridges CMD.  I had no idea when these were taken, except that they were filed with the other Redhill pictures.  But Google told me that the shunter 09009 … Continue reading →

Hunting (successfully) for interesting pictures of my daughter ready for the wedding, I came across a number of railway shots.  A lot come from Redhill, but there are some wider afield.  Todays selection start with a visit to Lahore, Pakistan, … Continue reading →

After a totally hectic week, culminating yesterday by cutting the lawn with our new lawnmower before today’s rain arrived, I settled down this morning recover with some strong coffee and to watch the coronation.  (Yes, I know it’s no-mow May, … Continue reading →

Well, still hunting for the wedding suit, but the new lawnmower is on order – just in time for no mow May.  A lot of time has also been spent planning what to take to the NCI Stuttgart meet in … Continue reading →