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Introduction – the death of Hornby? Early models of the class 81 included a rare 1964 Hornby Dublo version. The first class 86 electrics to…
The prototype With build quality, power, efficiency, comfort, safety and serviceability in abundance, the new generation JCB 86C-2 midi diggers are ready to provide ultimate…
British Rail standard classes After WW II British Railways had inherited a multitude of different locomotive types. Therefore, in 1951, an attempt was made to…
Introduction By the 1940’s various UK Railway companies were looking at Diesel traction as an alternative to steam. The LMS produced two prototypes just after…
The prototype Vauxhall Victor F type The Vauxhall Victor F type was a notorious rustbucket. Often rotting within months. For example the widescreen pillars and…
Introduction The Hornby LSWR Drummond T9 originally came out in 2008 and has been issued in four different Liveries, the most recent being in LSWR…
Class 45 Lancashire Fusilier Cat. No. 37068 The Prototype The class 45, built by British Rail in Derby, was derived from the English Electric built…
The Prototype The Morris J type van first appeared in 1949. It was produced until 1961. They were commonly supplied in chassis form to external…
Mainline Railways The Mainline BR 16′ Brake Van. Mainline Railways existed for barely 10 years but in that time they produced some excellent models. Prices…
The prototype In the nineteenth century four wheeled coaches were common. By the early 20th century the GWR had moved on to bogie coaches designed…
In this post we look at the early history of the East Lancashire Railway. Firstly, the Blackburn & Preston Railway barely had two years of…
During WW II an assortment of commercial vehicles were pressed into service as fire vehicles. They were to tow the 20,000 trailer pumps that were…