Many years ago, the Rev Awdry and his brother George wrote up the history of Sodor's railways, people, and places. Wilbert made it into a lecture,...
Many years ago I seem to recall - whilst on a train - passing at least a couple of dead saddletanks rusting in a private site out near North...
I did a little detour last night to take this then-and-now. https://twitter.com/MrTimDunn/status/951170658171580417 [ATTACH]
Can anyone help source these two pages, please? The reprint only needs these two to complete http://www.britishrailmanual.com/ [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A colleague has this brakevan body in his garden: it hasn't got long left on this earth but I wondered if it was something that should be saved?...
(NB in this section as it's being held in London, about the work of a mainly British team) Hi all -Many have been intrigued by the Sierra Leone...
more details released for this tri-annual event which in 2013 attracted 21,000 visitors. It's fun. http://www.fetevapeur.fr/index.php?lang=en
All being well, "Jack", the 18" gauge Hunslet, will be in steam every day this weekend in Leeds - on the demo line here at Armley Mills. If...
A last minute announcement of a narrow gauge event that's just got bigger! This whole BH weekend at Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills -...
Come to think of it, why didn't the LNER use them on all their express locomotives? Was it a question of aesthetics? Maybe I'm over-simplifying...
At the back of the 1938 guide to the Surrey Border and Camberley Railway (miniature, 10.25" gauge, attempted to provide a commuter service,...
It's really very good. You can contribute via the feedback address. I've not seen anything so comprehensive before....
As you may have read, a lot is happening with the Sierra Leone NRM in Freetown, and next year we're celebrating some big anniversaries. There's...
Sir William McAlpine's Fawley Hill Railway will be open to the public on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2014, as part of the Vintage...
I've been asked to let you know about an afternoon of talks on "Puffing Billy 200" at the Science Museum London (next Wed, 3pm, FREE) - on what is...
In West Yorks. I forget the gauge of the miniature railway, but it was described to me a few years ago as being very extensive. Looks like 10.25"...
Think we can post links here to our stuff for sale? It's new (never used) but dates from BR days. Has the original paper labels inside. It's...
Following on from a comment in the GCR event thread; I wonder why we've never had a really big-scale "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"...
Just to let you know that you can follow the activities of the Friends of the Sierra Leone National Railway Museum on twitter:...
The triennial Fete de la Vapeur at the CFBS is just over a month away. It's only 90 mins from Calais, operates over three branches (mixed,...
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