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Caprotti ‘Black Five’ debut
By BEN CHURCH
… arrived offering a standard Stanier 4-6-0 for Scottish Region modellers. Above: New to the Hornby Stanier ‘Black …
Back in black
By MARK CHIVERS
Hornby has revealed further decorated sample images of its forthcoming all-new ‘OO’ gauge LMS ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0, finished as 5200 in LMS black with red lining and silver embellishments.
Last knockings of the Class 101s
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… 101s were initially delivered to the North Eastern, London Midland and Scottish regions but from 1967 some were allocated to the Western Region , while others went to the Eastern Region to replace the earlier versions, as well as the ‘Derby …
Is this THE definitive Class 25?
By MIKE WILD
… Builder: BR Crewe, Derby, Darlington and Beyer, Peacock Region: Western , Midland and Eastern regions Gauge: ‘OO’, 16.5mm Scale: …
Fordon Hill N gauge model railway
By Oscar Robson
… Gauge: ‘N’ | Period: 1980s | Region: Midland | Operating team: Oscar and Ken Robson …
Bath Green Park in O gauge
By ANDREW PEARCE
… (SDJR) in BR days? My childhood was spent on London Midland and Eastern Region territory so naturally the railways I was near caught … there are five workstations - Bath station and junction, Midland Bridge Yard, Locomotive Sheds and SDJR yard, Midford …
The Hornby BR '2MT' 2-6-0 for 'OO' gauge
By MIKE WILD
… Ivatt ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s which entered traffic with the London, Midland & Scottish Railway in 1946. BR built 65 ‘2MT’ 2-6-0s … and they were operated by the Scottish , Eastern and Midland regions (as well as being well-known for service on … 2-6-0 78047, BR lined black Builder: BR, Darlington Works Region: Midland, Eastern and Scottish regions Gauge: ’OO’, …
Class 50s go West
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… at their best after being reallocated to the Western Region in the 1970s, as EVAN GREEN-HUGHES describes. With … get rid of diesel-hydraulic locomotives from the Western Region so it bought the Class 50s outright and reallocated … High Speed Trains arrived to take over prominent Western Region express duties. This enabled some to be moved to …
BR ‘Duchesses’ take the throne in TT:120
By BEN CHURCH
Following the arrival of the much anticipated LMS liveried ‘Princess Coronation’ 4-6-2 in TT:120 (HM207), two BR versions have now joined the line-up and demonstrate how the prototypes changed in their careers.
Staff Projects: Reviving Topley Dale
By MIKE WILD
… Topley Dale measured 16ft x 10ft and featured a London Midland Region 1960s theme. Rule 1 (its my layout) always applied, … was Peak District through and through with the tone of the region set by the buildings, structures and colour theme. It …
Halland - a OO gauge Northern England branchline
By JOHN GAY
… Gauge: 'OO' | Period: 1950s-1960s | Region: Midland | Operating team: John Gay and friends …
Norman Colliery - an O gauge colliery layout
By GEOFF BRAIN
… Gauge: 'O' | Period: 1970s | Region: Midland | Operating team: Geoff Brain and friends …
REALITY CHECK: The BR Standard '2MT' 2-6-0s
By EVAN GREEN-HUGHES
… Given the predominance of former employees of the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) in the locomotive department … Despite this, these first ten were sent to the Western Region and allocated to Oswestry for work on the former … was delivered to the North Eastern (NE) and London Midland Regions (LMR) commencing in December 1953. 78010-019 …
‘King’ for Another Day
By TIM SHACKLETON
… I was just in time to catch the very last of Western Region steam in its glory days, all lustrous Brunswick green … dumping the last of its steam locomotives on to the London Midland Region and the regional distinction was purely academic. The …
What Next? LMS
By TREVOR JONES
… still significant gaps which could be filled. The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) was the largest of the ‘Big … dozen different companies. The main constituents were the Midland Railway (MR), London & North Western Railway (LNWR), … However, much double heading continued into BR days on the Midland Railway main line from St Pancras. Most of the …