Friday, August 29, 2008
James Cholmeley Russell
Read the biography of James Cholmeley Russell at http://jamescholmeleyrussell.blogspot.com/, a key and controversial figure in the development and life of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Company that later became the Welsh Highland Railway. The original article was published in the Welsh Highland Heritage Society Journal but new material on his life is gradually emerging.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Hornby Dublo Catalogue
Introductory page from 1950s Hornby Dublo model railway catalogue showing controller, couplings and electric signals and points. Note the very non PC smoking father!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Hornby Dublo Book of Trains
Brilliant combination of the art of the photographer and the skill of the studio artist
Produced in 1959 for the launch of the Hornby Dublo 2 rail model railway range, some of it based on the old 3 rail range but many new products particularly the plastic injection moulded SD range of railway wagons
Hornby Dublo 1950s catalogue
The Classic 3 rail Hornby Dublo model railway multi folded catalogue leaflet. Duchess of Montrose at the head of "blood and custard" tin plate coaches about to leave the wonderful die cast Hornby Dublo station buildings. Passengers are those handpainted lead figures that are now so collectible.
Tri-ang Railways 1963 Cuneo Cover
Cuneo was Tri-ang 's favourite artist for a while in the 60s. And did stuff for Gamages Toy Catalogue as well! Great picture with lots of allegorical overtones - the old and the new, the changeover, late 20th century technology versus early 20th century technology, romance versus modern technology, the triumph of man over the elements - Brunel died very shortly after the bridge opened etc...And where is Cuneos's mouse?
And who owns the original of this great picture now?
And all for a toy/model railway catalogue!
Clifton Rocks Railway - funicular
What it used to be like - catch a tram along the Avon Gorge and then catch the Clifton Rocks Railway and have tea in the Grand Spa (now Avon Gorge Hotel)
Clifton Rocks Railway
Just added link to Clifton Rocks Railway restoration project. Richard Webster and I jokingly discussed this in the 1980s - now it might happen!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Steam Index
I've just added a new link for Steam Index which is a fantastic resource for any one interested in steam locomotive history and railways - it has bibliography, magazines, abstracts, patents, indexes, patents and biography.
All it seems by one man Kevin Jones - born at about the same time as the A4 Pacifics!
All it seems by one man Kevin Jones - born at about the same time as the A4 Pacifics!
Wolverhampton Steam Shed 1967
53-23 Group of railway men, last days of steam at Wolverhampton1967, originally uploaded by Boxbrownie3.
Where are they all now? Fanatastic group of guys taken by Nick Hedges. More on Flickr at BoxBrownie 3
Fireman shovelling coal, Wolverhampton 1967
Part of a series taken by the wonderful photographer Nick Hedges of the last days of steam at Wolverhampton Shed
LNER Garratt
The Beyer Garratt that no one liked - tried as an experiment for banking on the Lickey Incline. Pannier Tanks, Jinties and the ubiquitous Riddles' 9Fs eventually won
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Pictures of the Lickey Incline
Super power - Big Bertha as Midland Railway 2290 banks train away from Bromsgrove
Copyright unknown
Deeley 4-4-0 2P at BlackwellCopyright unknown
Midland Single tops the Incline piloting a 2P in early part of the 20th centuryCopyright not known
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