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700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review

So far this year Hornby have definitely be hitting the back of the net with their locomotive releases. The K1 and J15 have both been well received and provided much encouragement that Hornby are back in the saddle. The latest … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday R3240

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Wordless Wednesday 9F

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Wordless Wednesday 52xx R3124

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64xx Small Change …

Well having had a look recently at the 64xx, I’ve now started work on one of them to put it into the last batch of 6430 onwards, No 6433 in fact. The cab is the first bit and then its … Continue reading

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Pannier Capers & the 64xx

In amongst the flurry of Hornbys releases over the first quarter Bachmann released their latest Great Western design, Colletts 64xx 0-6-0T Pannier. These were a derivative of the earlier 54xx, very much the same engine but with larger diameter wheels. … Continue reading

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J15 R3232 Red Box Review

One of the latest items released by Hornby is the Great Eastern Wordsell designed Y14. The type first entered service in 1883 and was reclassified to arguably its more common designation of J15 after Grouping by the London & North … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday 87xx

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Riding Strange

Originally posted on A WORRIED STUDENT:
Riding the train to Osterley, The cuffs of my shirt dig in, Unsettled and weary of the Unnatural position I was in.   This strange crisp shirt, This odd little tie, These awkward lapels,…

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Beginning of the end?

Or, end of the beginning? Simple answer is I don’t know. This was one of the pieces that never really hung together, so it’s gone. On that bombshell …

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