Garfield is my second layout purchased from the renowned George Lowell of Clevedon and the last that he will ever make in 00 gauge. It was extensively styled – with my deep gratitude – by Robert and Roger Webb and was shown at St Margaret’s Hall for the first time
Modelling World War One
World War One Modellers! Your County Needs You! To join in a number of events in 2018 to help visitors learn about The Great War through your handiwork Specifically: 21st July 2018 Interactive WW1 Summer Fete, Mobile Trenches, Battlefield Graffiti project & WW1 Model GL3 HUB Community Centre, Churchdown For
Gloucestershire Transport Events 2018
2018 looks like being an exciting year in Gloucestershire and the counties surrounding it as these transport events reveal RCTS Tuesday 17th April 2018 The Branch Annual Business meeting Visitors are welcome as usual. Your branch needs you, please attend if you can. To be followed by Members entertain.
Getting a Gripen
As it’s Christmas, here’s an imaginary radio conversation: “This is York Radio, Elvington Tower hailing aircraft at four nautical miles north west of runway zero eight, you are currently at an unsafe low altitude over a built up area, please turn one eight zero degrees and enter traffic pattern”
The Great Miles Per Gallon Con
This Daily Mail article from 16 October 2014 entitled “The Great Miles Per Gallon Con” makes very illuminating reading for all those driving and operating a car http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2794886/the-great-miles-gallon-car-firms-cost-hundreds-year-using-crafty-tricks-bump-fuel-economy-figures.html
The Golden Valley Line Past and Present: Limited Subscriber Edition
Nigel Bray of Railfuture Severnside has just been in touch to tell me that a new hardback book on the recently redoubled (hooray!) Golden Valley line between Standish and Swindon via Stonehouse, Stoud and Kemble is now available from Silver Link Publishing and those subscribing before 30 November 2014 will
New Eurostar e320 trains
I thought that I would share this exciting news about the latest Eurostar e320 trains with everyone: http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/eurostar-unveils-first-new-200mph-e320-train In the light of the tragic – and in the full original sense of the word – outrageous attack on the offices of Parisian satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday
Gloucestershire Railway Memories.
Can I recommend a visit to Stephen Mourton’s Gloucestershire Railway Memories, looking back exactly 50 years this Halloween? https://sites.google.com/site/gloucestershirerailwaymemories/home/31-october-1964
Trans Pennine Express Class 350/4 Desiro EMUs
One aspect of “This Could Be The Last Time” that was not fully discussed within Rail Reports 2014 was my encounter with the new and very comfortable Trans Pennine Express version of the Siemens Desirio electrical multiple unit, 350 401 having taken me from Manchester Piccadilly to Oxenholme and 350
Gloucester’s World War I tank found in Lincoln
Investigations have revealed a military tank on display at a Lincolnshire museum for more than 30 years is in fact a presentation tank from Gloucester. Presentation tanks were given to the towns and cities across Britain to help raise funds for the war effort. For more than three decades, the