Search results

From : Please note that I've transcribed the above statement from the linked YouTube video so it may not be perfect. Watch the video for more information. Rails Of Sheffield are no longer trading with Hornby. I don't think anyone apart from those at Rails or Hornby know the full details so...

Hello, I've been trainspotting on the national network for several years now, but have never really done any sort of trainspotting on the Underground. I've got a trainspotting book for it, but I don't know quite how to go about it. Hopefully someone on here can help! I know LU trains don't have...

Hello :) I've found myself reading more and more about steam engines recently, particularly those built at Swindon by the GWR. Whilst reading through various books by O. S. Nock, Cecil J. Allen and others, I've learnt a bit about what different bits of engines do, and how engines can be made to...

The Severn Valley Railway is reopening tomorrow, 1st August. This marks another step in the journey back to some sort of normality. :) Tickets are sold out* for the first day, but tickets are still available for Sunday 2nd August. Click here for the Working Timetable and Traffic Notices for the...

Hello! I recently purchased a very interesting collection of items from eBay. One of the items was a large-ish booklet from the London North Eastern Railway called "On Either Side". It was designed to give information about what could be seen from the carriage windows on a journey along the East...

Hello all :D Having read an old issue of Severn Valley Railway News, I am now on the search for information about a special service run by Cheshire Railtours between Exeter and Bridgnorth on 31st October 1998. The magazine says it was worked by 43171 and 43027, with the entire set being in Great...

Hello, I was just looking through some of the threads in the sub-forum (I find this sub-forum often much better than the others - fewer arguments, much more funny conversations) and I thought that, seeing as there's so much to be sad and upset about with the world as it is at the moment, I...

Hello, I was looking through some of my photos from holidays last year and I saw some of my photos of steam locomotive Sirapite from the Leiston Works Railway (see below). Sirapite comes from the Leiston Long Shop Museum, Leiston, Suffolk. The museum is part of what used to be a larger...

Hello all, I'm making the Greenford Branch Line in Train Simulator, as described in this thread. I would also like to include the Central Line from North Acton to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip in the route, to add some operational interest to the route. I don't know whether London Underground...

Hello all, I'm planning on making the Greenford Branch Line in Train Simulator. To do this, I need to know the gradients of the route. From Google Earth I've worked out it has a few gradients, but to make the most accurate route possible, I need to know what the gradients are and how long each...

I thought I'd post this here, for anyone who may own one of these water towers and hasn't heard the news yet. Dapol are recalling the following items: 4A-002-002 4A-002-004 4A-002-006 4A-002-008 From https://www.dapol.co.uk/OO-Gauge-Water-Tower-Product-Recall: (Please note any issues in the...

Hello all! Having read about several other people's layouts on various websites, this forum, and even in magazines (does anyone remember those?! :D), I thought people on here may find my layout of interest. It's a relatively small 8'x4' layout, with the standard two Hornby ovals of track, a...

Hello all! As some of you may know (I do go on about it), I have an interest in my local line (the Cotswold Line). I'm interested in the signalling aspect of the route, and I have been looking around online to see what there is (I've only been looking casually, none of this hardcore "must find...

Hello all. I have been helping TSted Designs on his new route, "Stourbridge Railways", and I have some questions regarding signalling. Just some small things about the route before I ask all sorts of questions: It covers Stourbridge Town - Stourbridge Junction It is a freeware route for TS2020...

Hello all. Having used RealTime Trains (RTT) for quite a lot recently, I was wondering how you used to know when things such as freight trains (or just generally non-passenger trains) were due through a station? Was there a secret way of finding out, or would one have to obtain a Working...

Hello all, Having seen Part Time Spotter's site (here) with the Class 717 diagrams on it, I was wondering - is there anything online which is similar to this for the units which work the Cotswold Line? (e.g. Class 800s, 802s, 165s, and 166s)? I don't know a lot about diagrams, but I do know...

Hello all, I've been doing some looking into older railtours recently and I came across the Past-Time Rail railtour by the name of The Western Ho! I was wondering the following few things about the railtour (as I can't find much online as it isn't specific enough): What was the coaching...

Hello! Having asked previously on the forums about the XC Route for Train Simulator and the Cotswold Line which is being developed for the route, and hearing that the route is taking a back seat as the "Missing Link" WCML route is being developed by the same team (and rightly so that it should...

The East Kent Railway are reported a case of arson and vandalism on their railway through Twitter 11 hours ago: From https://twitter.com/EastKentRailway/status/1189815034425364480 I am putting this on there in the hope that people can come forward with information and help for the railway. I...

My thread for trip reports. Contents Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Gala 2019 GWR IET Review #LastoftheHSTs - 18th May 2019 Oxford - Didcot 175th Anniversary - 15th June 2019 West Midlands Day Ranger - 12th September 2021 (and further photos from that day) London - 18th June 2022...