Miniature
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South Downs Light Railway preparing for another busy season
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There are two annual enthusiast events – the steam gala on May 25-27 and visiting locos weekend, September 28-29.
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Contrasting locos debut at Norwich club track
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The builder is unknown, but it is possibly of pre-Second World War origin.
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Diamond celebrations for Norwich ‘engineers’
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EATON Park MR is celebrating its 60th anniversary year. The Norwich-based line is run by the Norwich & District Society of Model Engineers. It was opened in 1959 as a raised, 5in-gauge track, with a 5in-/ 7¼in-gauge ground-level line being introduced in 2006. Trains run Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, April 7 to October 6,…
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Audley End’s small locos going under the hammer
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FOUR smaller Audley End Miniature Railway locos are to be auctioned by Dreweatts at Newbury on March 12. This follows the death of Lord Braybrooke, of Audley End Estate, Essex in 2017. The larger steam and diesel locos are being retained for the railway. Those for disposal were all built by David Curwen and are…
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Second Duchess joins line-up at Dreweatts’ transport sale
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A second LMS Duchess has joined the ranks of the Dreweatts’ Transport Sale of live steam models on March 12. It is No. 6231 Duchess of Atholl, built in 5in gauge by gold medal-winning model engineer John Richardson of Halifax using works’ drawings and is in the livery the Pacific carried when it emerged from…
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Strathaven Miniature Railway celebrates 70 years of steam
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The 7¼in Strathaven Miniature Railway is marking seven decades of steam.
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Hastings Miniature Railway celebrate 70th anniversary… again!
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The 10¼in-gauge Hastings Miniature Railway held its final 70th anniversary event last autumn.
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Southwold’s Blyth Valley Light Railway opens for passengers
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The 7¼in-gauge BVLR at Southwold Railway Trust’s ‘Steamworks’ has opened for passengers.
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West Sussex Diddly’s Miniature Railway closes
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It was opened in 1965 as a normal, steam-operated 9½in-gauge railway.
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Southwold’s Blyth Valley Light Railway opens for passengers
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THE 7¼in-gauge Blyth Valley Light Railway (BVLR) at the Southwold Railway Trust’s ‘Steamworks’ in Blyth Road, Southwold, Suffolk, opened for passengers, along with the centre, on July 14. It runs around part of the one-acre site, but it is planned to enhance the layout and add more facilities for passengers and stock. A carriage shed…
