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GWR Steam Railmotor
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… solution that found much favour in Victorian times was the steam railmotor, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES explains. In the early … a lengthy and time-consuming business. Above: Restored GWR steam railmotor 93 with autotrailer 92 in tow approaches Glyndyfrdwy on the Llangollen steam railway on April 20 2013. Phil Metcalfe/Alamy. A …
Pen-y-Bryn - the Western Region in steam
By PHILIP COGGAN
… allows me to add extra detail to the skyline and smoke and steam to the locomotives. Converting the images to monochrome … the famous collieries in South Wales looked like in the steam era: it is all long gone now, but the spirit lives on. … Control: DCC … Pen-y-Bryn - the Western Region in steam …
Kernow GWR Steam Railmotor
By BEN CHURCH
… wait has been worthwhile. The Great Western Railway (GWR) steam railmotors were some of the most unusual vehicles to … and has the model been worth waiting for? The GWR steam railmotors were a fleet of 99 vehicles produced from 1903 to 1908, combining a steam locomotive and carriage into one vehicle. Their purpose …
WORKBENCH: Tyne Dock steam finale
By TIM SHACKLETON
… Block trains were far less common in steam days but one of the best known was the circuit working … your rolling stock. Block trains were far less common in steam days but one of the best known was the circuit working … to round off a saga that began with a look at Tyne Dock’s steam fleet (HM148), continued with the celebrated 52H ‘9Fs’ …
Hornby Live Steam 20th anniversary marked
By BEN CHURCH
… The 'OO' gauge Live Steam Club commemorated the 20th anniversary of Hornby’s 'OO' gauge live steam range at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition … was introduced in 2003, offering working ready-to-run live steam locomotives in ‘OO’ gauge for the first time. The …
Old Elm Park - an 'O' gauge steam shed
By MARK POLLARD.
… Pollard and friends Old Elm Park models a Western Region steam shed in the final years of BR steam and offers a unique view inside a roundhouse in 'O' … in HM164 – February 2021. … Old Elm Park - an 'O' gauge steam shed …
OO Live Steam Club
By CHARLES LEEKAM
… The OO Live Steam Club is returning to the 2023 Great Electric Train Show with its hands-on live steam display. Gauge: ‘OO’ | Period: 1930s-1960s … | Region: All | Operating team: OO Live Steam Club Above: The OO Live Steam Club will be …
General Steam Navigation wagons
By MARK CHIVERS
… General Steam Navigation Restoration Society and the Medway Queen … in red or grey complete with coal load and General Steam Navigation, Blunsdon & Gillingham Pier lettering on … Visit www.35011gsn.co.uk for more information. … General Steam Navigation wagons …
Byway MPD - a steam era depot with sound
By JOHN GAY
… not based on a particular prototype but it is distinctly steam era, with a Midland Region 1960s theme. The first train … Fryer for always offering to help operate at shows. Above: Steam is raised as staff go about their duties at Byway MPD … … Byway MPD - a steam era depot with sound …
VIDEO: 1960s Weathering Part Two | Steam Locomotives
By MIKE WILD and JONATHAN NEWTON.
… account and see what's in store with our trailer below. … STEAM LOCOMOTIVE weathering has many variable. What type of … product bundles. … VIDEO: 1960s Weathering Part Two | Steam Locomotives …
Development of the ‘Pacific’ steam locomotive
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… enthusiasts and modellers one of the best-known types of steam locomotive is the ‘Pacific’, a design that once … express services in Britain and produced the fastest steam locomotives ever to run on our tracks. EVAN … locomotive called Mallard holds the world speed record for steam. Each year thousands of people still travel on the main …
Coverdale - pre-grouping steam in 'O' gauge
By JOHN BUCK
… Analogue and radio control … Coverdale - pre-grouping steam in 'O' gauge …
Burntisland 1883 - Victorian steam in Scotland
By EAST OF SCOTLAND 4MM GROUP
… Control: DCC, LENZ LZV100 … Burntisland 1883 - Victorian steam in Scotland …
QUIZ: Test your knowledge of the world's most famous steam locomotive
By MIKE WILD
… 2023 marks the centenary of the world's most famous steam locomotive - Gresley 'A3' 4-6-2 Flying Scotsman . Test … … QUIZ: Test your knowledge of the world's most famous steam locomotive …
Clarendon - LNWR steam in 4mm scale
By JOHN GOWERS
… beginning to consider their next project. Above: Clarendon steam shed, as the LNWR called its locomotive sheds. The shed … so special for all of us. Above: LNWR ‘Special Tank’ 3210, steam shut off, coasts past a horse drawn wagon leaving the … Track: Hand built Period: LNWR, 1908 … Clarendon - LNWR steam in 4mm scale …