We can confirm that the Evolution coaches from Group B of Batch 1 are currently heading to the UK from our factory. There are some truly eye-catching liveries in this second stage, as it contains those of the Midland Railway, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and Great Northern Railway.

All of this reminds me of a line from Battlestar Galactica: "There’s a reason you separate military and police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."

treasured times & friendship not just today but always ❤️dearest Liz would have been 80 today . we called this our #Abbatributebandlook 😊

This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.

We are pleased to announce that we are greatly expanding our OO Gauge pre-grouping wagon fleet with a brand new range of Great Central Railway rolling stock! The new range includes the Dia.17B Covered Vans, Dia. 9A / 9B 6-Plank Opens, and Dia. 6C 3-Plank Opens. You can pre-order yours now.

For this week's #Throwback we have a rare colour photo of our own O&K No. 3 at Mallow sugar factory, sent in by our follower Billy Maher.

'Don't let them grow again Don't let them burn again Don't let them roll again The trains of no return' - 'Trains of no Return' by Ofra Haza (1992), urging modern Europe to guard against complacency and learn from the mistakes of the past #HolocaustMemorialDay

Tom Baker returns to Baker Street? How wonderfully irregular! www.kickstarter.com/projects/152...

Happy Burns Night! Here are a few close-ups of some of the finer details for Caley No.123. Not only do these models look astounding, but in the true spirit of Rabbie Burns, they are poetry in motion.

I got some more wagons. I don't have a problem. What I have is a solution.

experimenting with 3d printed stone blocks

AI is dying. Repost to make it die faster.

Facebook reminds me that on this day in 2017 a woman turned to me in the veg section of Sainsbury's and said "hopefully now we've left the EU we can have loose carrots that aren't wet"

It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags, walking sticks (selling fast!!) & more! Store: Bibipins.com

We don't buy AK interactive paints despite the high quality and convenience because they sold a holocaust concentration camp wagaming set. Every time we're in a shop and pass a stand, I'll remark loudly that we don't buy products from fascists and watch everyone wince.

Some of the ex-GNR C12 tank locomotives were allocated to the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway at some point in their life, so one of our graphic artists wondered what one would look like in the distinctive colours of the M&GN.... It's this month's Rejected Livery!

LCDR Scotchman class no. 83 Jura, seen in original condition, built by Neilsons of Glasgow in 1866, one of 14 examples making up the class, this engine would be withdrawn in 1906 as SE&CR no. 542A

Thanks to David for sharing photos of 'Judy' (before she acquired her name) at work and rest on his china clay layout. It very much looks the part!

We'd say listen to them - but we're biased ;) #TalyllynRailway #HeartofGold

Why has Trump attacked Venezuela? Oil have to have a think about that..

Fuck US imperialism, and fuck US imperialists. It’s a death cult with money as its god and its white supremacist to the core.

The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law. After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.

We anticipate 2026 being another massive year for Rapido. We start the year by closing the order books for some huge projects on Monday the 5th. The rest of the year is lining up to be very exciting indeed, you are just going to have to stick around and see what we’ve got up our sleeves…

last steamup of the year prepared for

Well, if it’s 31 December, it’s... yes, of course: 172nd anniversary of the dinner Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, creator of the Crystal Palace dinosaurs, gave for 21 leading academics and other VIPs inside the Iguanodon

Well I wasnt wrong per se!

What an incredibly class act he was

🚨NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO🚨 A deep dive into how The Feast of Steven’s sets were laid out based on all available evidence. ☃️ Was there snow? 🚀 Were there rockets? 🐎 Why the secret cowboy? All this and more! Watch now! youtu.be/8rs_J6TJPvY?...

seeing certain locos in BR black really is trippy isnt it

Incidentally, a merry Christmas to all of you at home!

Ive heard a rumour the reindeer are taking a trip to the glue factory this year, St Nicholas has discovered technology!

Time's running out, and today's the last gift-buying day before Christmas. Put a smile on your loved one's face by pre-ordering them the Rapido model they’ve been talking about all year! You can pre-order Caledonian No.123 from our website or via any of our Official Retailers. buff.ly/m7Amw8Q

Fact of the Day: The dinosaur from the Disney film, 'One of our Dinosaurs is Missing' ended up on Tatooine. #StarWars

"You, boy! Have they announced which missing Doctor Who episodes have been found yet?"

16mm Doctor Who film still keeps turning up. A few days ago this was gifted to me by a long retired former editor on the series during the 1960s. Hopefully we will find out very soon what is on it. Looks like a mixture of different sequences as you can see the edits on each reel.

Say goodbye to the winter blues, as we have two new 'What If' liveries to add to our range. We have decided to add No.49 Thistle in 'What-If' Blue to the upcoming OO Gauge LNER D40 range. ALSO - The County is now available in 'What-If' BR Express Passenger Blue! buff.ly/LN0rzdR buff.ly/2CrCpSb

Since trialling it at Rapido Railex 2024, we have been inundated with emails asking for this to be available to everyone. Well, we were listening. We are pleased to announce that the Custom Wagon Service is now live!

Now this is kind of religion I can get behind. #DoctorWho

A particularly lost and cold John Blakely arrives in the Waite Valley on a frigid wintery night. December 27th, 1945. Drawn for @brightonterrier.bsky.social!

Visiting vintage Scottish 009 royalty from the collection of the legendary P D Hancock’s ‘Dundreich’ layout.

Reply or quote if you are anti-AI, anti-generative-AI and pro-human made art.

They really did say 'lets build the ugliest, clumsiest tugboat of an engine and name it after our beloved dictator' I can highly respect that

An astonishing Atlantic prototype has arrived! We got Modelu to create a 3D printed prototype of one of our LNER C12 tank engines. We chose one fitted with condensing pipes, simply because it looks cool. Order books are open, and you can pre-order your LNER C12 now. buff.ly/qlqHHvk

You're in the clear, in the clear, in the clear... *CRUNCH*

You will be visited by three spirits. And wines. Wines and spirits first.