Vintage Thursday

For Vintage Thursday this week we have 2 beautiful O gauge models built by C. G. Wright.  From the November 1961 issue of Model Railway News.  The Caption reads " From an era when "O" gauge was king and things smaller were slightly infra dig,  we bring you pictures of two locomotives that will remind the younger readers that good modelling is nothing new and,  perhaps,  instil a little nostalgia into the thoughts of older ones."   And that was in 1961 !   Stunning models out of the past.  LSWR Drummond  T14, and LSWR Adams  G6.  I wonder where they are now ?

Christmas in May !

  After a long hard day at work,  what could be a better welcome home then the following sight ?

My Minerva 57xx Riveted Pannier Tank,  a GWR Iron Mink van,  plus  the G0G May Gazette,  and Niki guarding it until my arrival :) 

 The 57xx is another super model from Minerva,  had a quick test run on the railway.  It runs super smooth, and is very quiet.

 So what is a Col Stephens line doing with a 57xx ? Well that's a good question. There has been an extension added to the railway, which was planned. The line now cuts through a wall and into an adjacent closet to form a fiddle / storage area. That will represent a connection with the GWR, or S&D depending on what mood I'm in. The Boxer Bay Railway commences at "Windrush Junction" and curves off heading for Boxer Bay docks. At least that's the story I'm sticking with.  Now I need to get up my courage and have a go at weathering a loco or two,  wagons I enjoy,  locos make me nervous !