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saw this online, might go and try and photograph it, wouldnt it be nice if the blue and grey 313/315? (i can never remember off the top of my head) turned up at portsmouth at the same time, one can only hope :lol: Our New Year’s railtour is from Hastings to Portsmouth, via Tonbridge, Redhill...

saw this on the branch line society page https://www.branchline.uk/fixture.php with all the interest in the 313s/315s, could be an interesting tour for people into that class/shape emu just a shame im at the opposite end of the country :lol:

i bought a lima mk2 to flush glaze, as i had some hornby ones that had already been flush glazed and bought some finecast flush glazing to use on the lima one but on further inspection the hornby and lima coaches have different sized window apertures, the lima ones having a smaller size, but it...

just seen on the railway herald website the tour has been cancelled as theres "no steam loco available" which is a shame as i think that was the last tour to come "down this way" i.e past southampton/redbridge for a whilst this year till towards the end of the year anyway :s

will try and get some pics later :) https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U68154/2021-08-07/detailed https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U68157/2021-08-07/detailed

Will try and get some pics as it comes through :) https://www.railwaytouring.net/the-dorset-coast-express https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U63029/2021-08-05/detailed https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U63033/2021-08-05/detailed...

Ill try and photograph both of them but can only do the "up" trips as busy later in the day :) Steam Dreams Excursion Paddington To Swanage (Steam Dreams) 61306+diesel https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U52296/2021-07-31/detailed...

https://www.ukrailtours.com/product/the-dorset-maiden/ The tour is on saturday but as of yet i cant find timings on railway herald or rtt :s

its kind of sad with these as with most other trains there was some sort of railtour or last ride before they went, but these, just straight to the scrap yard :/

theres a tour going from waterloo to Yeovil junction then weymouth then back to waterloo on Friday the 9th so ill try and catch some photos of it :) http://railtourinfo.co.uk/090721b.html theres also 2 diesel tours on saturday the 10th which ill try and photograph The Dorset Maiden...

few photos from the other day :)

few photos from a rainy beaulieu road 8-) was quite good in the rain, gave it a bit more of a steamy effect that you wouldnt get on a normal day 1625328228 :)

seems an interesting movement on rtt from Southall Wcr to Westbury Down T.C. and return, was just a 47/57 light loco for the first part, diddnt catch the number unfortunately but will try and catch the return part of the movement

there appears to be a train going from swanage to eastleigh and back on sunday the 20th says on rtt diesel/light loco but my friend seems to think its "something" top and tailed by steam locos :?: any idea what it might be and what its doing...

basically i have no idea about dcc or sound chips or anything like that :lol: but i bought a 73 that has all that fitted but the seller said "There is a DCC chip, but I can't get my ESU unit to read it" (... sound unit?) there appears to be a few little wires not connected to anything so my...

https://www.steamdreams.co.uk/tours.php?tourid=72420 saw this is coming up soon, other than the tour website, as of yet i cant see any timings anywhere, not on rtt anyway

went to see a train passing through and was surprised to see the old parcels van/bike hire place had gone, was still there not too long ago i seem to remember, or mabey it went ages ago and i hadnt noticed :lol: any idea what has happened to it? extra photo of the train i went to see :lol:8-)

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-484-replacing-class-483-on-the-island-line-progress-updates.192181/page-25 As for the question about station repaints/colour changes to come up to modern day, they are stuck in the late 60s period but i quite liked that :lol...

been doing model railways for a long time now but never posted anything, im sort of into the 86/95 ish era give or take and most of my stuff is kit/scratch built or kit bashed, not the best by far but it sort of looks like what its supposed to look like :lol: currently on the go is thumper...

this today, not quite sure what it was doing as it seems to be light loco to and from svr will try and catch the return journey details for the 9th https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U53300/2020-03-09/detailed