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By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 13th January 2023

… with a London St Pancras-Nottingham service on the Midland Main Line in 1994. Colin … in six batches for use on the Great Western, East Coast, Midland Mainline, Glasgow-Edinburgh and North East-South West … normal service their impact was immediate. On the Western Region, London to Cardiff journey times came down to 1hr …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 5th February 2023

… Although much is known about the Western Region’s famous ‘Warship’ diesel-hydraulics, British Railways … steam with more modern forms of traction. The London Midland & Scottish , the Southern and the London and North … exceeding axle load limits. Engineers on the Western Region were convinced that a better solution was to be found …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 25th May 2023

… organisation called InterCity, which would consist of the Midland, Great Eastern, East and West Coast mainlines, … South coast which had formerly been worked by the Southern Region. Also included were secondary services out to the West …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th January 2023

… 741 Joyous Gard in SR lined olive green (R 30273), London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler ‘4P’ 2-6-4T 2300 in …

5th December 2021

… on the way too and you can read about its new Southern and Midland brake van models for ‘OO’ gauge in Update this issue. … to the Hornby wagon portfolio which will give Eastern Region modellers a new choice of goods brake van to bring up …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th January 2023

… DP1 was put to work on British Railways’ (BR) London Midland Region initially on freight and, following modification and … LNER livery (R30095), together with an original BR Western Region blue/grey/yellow pack (R30239) and an InterCity …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 3rd April 2023

… dedicated block trains did appear in 1959 when the London Midland Region launched its daily ‘Condor’ container train between …

By Ian Woodward 28th February 2023

… Sheffield and Leeds watching trains on the East Coast and Midland main lines, Trans-Pennine routes to Lancashire and of … are stabled in the adjacent sidings, including the Eastern Region General Manager’s Saloon. OPERATION From the outset I … Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: 4mm: 1ftSize16ft x 2ft Region: Eastern Period: 1968-1975 Control: DCC, Gaugemaster …

By Eddie Michel 23rd December 2022

… member, was slightly more interested in early BR Western Region steam. So a plan evolved that we would try to … is a mix of GWR, very early British Railways and London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) liveried classes. A few … in the Bay to depart for Rogersfield for the arrival of a Midland stopping train bound for Bristol in the hands of …

By MIKE WILD 11th November 2022

… model is fully finished with running numbers and models a Midland Region allocated van. Detailing is crisp throughout with many … Builder: Doncaster (prototype) and Earlestown works Region: All Gauge: ’O’, 32mm Scale: 7mm:1ft Price: £219 …

By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES 7th March 2023

… running time agreement between the LNER and the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) on Anglo-Scottish trains was … 1962 and 1966, some after having seen service on the Midland route between Leeds and Carlisle following …

By MARK CHIVERS 10th January 2023

… carriages receive two new colour schemes in BR Western Region blue and grey and InterCity ‘Executive’ colour …

By STEPHEN GRANT 27th December 2022

… techniques were employed to create this outstanding Midland Railway station building. The focus of this article …

By Mike Wild. 23rd September 2022

… show. Other highlights include Ivanhoe MRC’s Loughborough Midland in ‘OO’ gauge , Neil Mason’s Spirit of Swindon in ‘N’ … ELECTRIC TRAIN SHOW LAYOUTS •Allerby, ‘O’ gauge Scottish Region – 1980s •Ambleton Vale, ‘N’ gauge Western Region – … ‘OO’ gauge West Yorkshire – 2000s •Loughborough Midland, ‘OO’ gauge Midland Mainline – 2000-2010 •Lob Ghyll, …

22nd November 2022

… the route south of Crewe. During their time on the London Midland Region, they could be found on passenger and freight trains. … the following year - the gradual migration to the Western Region (WR) was under way, which in turn displaced …