Happy New Year

Clan Line

As an old Merchant Navy man I have a close affection for The Merchant Navy's of the Southern. It was good that so many of Bullieds Locos were rescued over the years

Southampton Docks

My sea going career was with the P&O and as such Southampton Docks were well known to me. What a superb sight it must have been when the great liners were met by their own dedicated trains. The trains ran right through the dock estate to the ships side to take passengers and baggage through to the capital and points north and west

Mineheads brave experiment

The decision to rebuild a Prairie as a Mogul was one which caused a degree of stir amongst the railways preservation world but I think the gamble has paid off certainly in running

J23 GNR/LNER

Workhorses of the GNR/LNER suburban passenger and goods

Railway at Idle

Here a view looking up New St to the railway bridge. The large building to the right of the bridge is the Oddfellows Hall and pub the station steps went up the side and the main platform and buildings were on the North bound line running from left to right across the bridge

Merry Christmass to all my readers

We called em the good old days, well the snow was just as much a pain then as it is today. Here a Duchess class passes Winsford on the West Coast Main line back in Christmas1962