Man was sure I'd found out the Findhorn misnomer, but the Barrow Haematite Steel Co box appears to be another Neilson from looking at the mismatched shapes of the sticking out bit below the tank (in line with the cylinder). Still both must have been built pretty close to each other. Riveting post!

We will be attending our first show of the season this Saturday, so we are getting the van packed and the samples ready. Join us at the Tonbridge Model Railway Exhibition, where you can have a chat with our staff about all things Rapido and see all of our latest prototypes.

Well the big 40! #I'mGoingToTheScrapyardToday

Our factory has dispatched some engineering samples of the upcoming OO Gauge Loch Class, and we can’t wait to see them. We will be including some photos of this spectacularly Scottish loco in the next email newsletter. If you want to be the first to see them, make sure you sign up! buff.ly/DANfLUe

I've been sent this photo! I love seeing the kit painted up so well! I still haven't painted one myself yet... 😅 (I'll get round to it soon) I'm so glad people like them, they've been selling so fast! Thank you!! 😁

A spur of the moment bit of inspiration (or insanity) lead me to making a Daisy just as the Rev. Awdry did! A hacksaw, knife and file was all it took! I didn't expect it to be so easy. I'll give the bodyshell a prime tomorrow, then I'll go looking for some green paint!

ICYMI - We’ve put some new videos out! The Railway with a Heart of Gold 2026 - A trailer Celebrating 75 Years of The World’s First Preserved Railway A Day on Awdry’s Railway (Members Only) - A days operation of the Rev. W Awdry’s Ffarquhar Branch Only on our YouTube channel!

what if this was just the pilot livery

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James!

I was in my Bentley Blower craze when i drew this #myart #oc #Ilustration #trains #bentley #railofswershyttans

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

Annoyingly I am very much a sucker for blue things.

Over the years, having a branch line to himself began to get to Thomas' funnel. "I was chosen to run this line," he boasted to Gordon, "The most important line in the whole railway!" Gordon didn't pay much mind, for Thomas was still a little engine with a long tongue #thomas #ttte #art

Last week I completed the pair of series 1 Troublesome trucks. These are repaints of Farish 7 Plank wagons and the eyes are spares from a custom set if Annie and Clarabel faces I had made a few years ago. Really happy with how these have turned out. #ThomasModular #Thomas #NGauge #Ttte

A Brucie Bonus for the almost centenarian 5775 🙂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#LocomotiveNews: A group of Southland train enthusiasts are on a mission to restore a 19th century locomotive known as the lifeblood of the New Zealand railways. Via 1 News: www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/18/t...

Have come across a nice clear pic of Works No.450 dispatched in August 1873 and very nifty for reference due to being near identical to its K class brother 'Barrow Docks No.3'. As always if anyone is able to plug any of the gaps in the 0-6-0ST list it'll be most welcomed.

On a bit of a Wellsworth & Suddery No.4 candidates hunt at the moment. By chance does anyone know of a Fletcher Jennings / Lowca Engine Works Class J being built? An example is described in the advertisement but the 0-6-0ST remains a void in my build list for the firm. @oakhillrailway.bsky.social

"Look out for the plane."

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!

#BestOf2025 “At the August 2025 LUKR member weekend I was thrilled to win best wagon for my LNER dynamometer car and best locomotive for my Stirling Single. To get these awards from other builders whose work I admire was a huge honour.” By Simon #lego #legotrains #lgauge

Quote some pinup art 📸 A rarity for me but...

Bit belated but time and weather were on my side today so Happy New Year everyone 🎉 #It'suptoyounowDuck

New TV programme about #railwaystations starts this Thursday on #More4. First one features York, when I'll have a few words to say. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...

Always interested to find the source of misinformation & the July-December 1925 Vol of The Railway Magazine has the earliest entry I've now come across for Sharp Stewart taking 9 (3) of the tanks they built for the Cornish Minerals Railway back into ownership. Bonus 'new' pics for the CMR research.

San Diego sunset, December 29, 2025. Ocean Beach Pier #SanDiego #sunset #OceanBeach #landscapelovers #surf

Alas we say goodbye to 2025, and the end of the 200th year of railways celebrations. Definitely one to remember I think.

Was hoping to have it more polished before the end of 2025 but for anyone curious what Neil & his Sodor & Mainland Railway brothers 'really' looked like or just interested in Neilson box tanks in general been overhauling an old post. Feedback welcome & Happy New Year🎉 www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/118534...

When you ask Santa for a proper chimney but he only gets you a small one 😡 #MerryChristmasyafilthyanimals

A Jimbo in time for Crimbo! A project I've been doing for a while on and off (probably about a year and a half!) Thread below, won't take up too much of your time. Don't post on here much anymore but I'll give it a go!

Edward waits for his Guard. Using @smurfydan.bsky.social's scan of Wilbert's sketch for reference (from TTTE fandom wiki), I decided to make the station here more detailed by adding more to the scene to match the time period the story is set. #TheRailwaySeries #ThomasTheTankEngine

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

Farewell 👋 I thought I'd say goodbye to one of my favourite colourful trains. The South West Railway's red Class 455 fleet has been in service for 42 years & will be replaced by new Arterio trains. Here's one of my favourite photos taken at Wimbledon London tube station.

A set of six photographs from the production of series 4 recently came up on eBay, and I'm glad to say I was able to get them. These are quite scratched at the edges, which would take weeks to fix, but are in otherwise great condition and colour corrected well. Enjoy! Here: mega.nz/folder/n9YUV...

"You can buy it you want but for the last time it's a replica!" "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦?"

That cancelled TV show you'll never stop thinking about Still stings me today...

As a last hurrah to the 80th anniversary year of the Railway Series, I've revived the coupon "happy_80th" to give you all 15% OFF all of my Sodor-related prints until the end of the year! 🥳 #TheRailwaySeries #ArtPrints

kinda neglected posts here, apologies for that, been busy with all the awdry stuff. heres a thread of all of that ive made till now

Stepney and other Terriers at New Cross Gate, but it's in a Railway Series volume. Kumata has captured the scene from my latest story down to every last detail! Most distinguished with the washed coal.

“This engine is a Metropolitan-Vickers, diesel-electric, Type 2.” BoCo joins the RWS fleet! Nothing too complicated as expected; repainting the bufferbeam red, and renumbering. Like Bear (but unlike real Class 28’s) he wears both numbers; D5702 on the front, D2 on the back!

Furness Railway article from July-December 1921 of The Railway Magazine looking back on the period of the Sharp Stewart singles to the Larger Seagulls. If looking for RWS stuff you have- *The network's steep gradients away from the coastline. *Low Moor boilers that Skarloey and Rheneas were (1/3)

Tonight! Have you ever wanted to model the Railway with a Heart of Gold but didn't know where to start? This guide to Modelling the Talyllyn is the perfect video for you, only available on our YouTube Channel: 👉 youtu.be/IyHahMJMGkQ?...

See the Rev W Awdry's own model railway 'Ffarquhar Branch' in operation at The Manchester Christmas Model Railway Show on the 13th & 14th December! There will also be a history display on Awdry's models as part of a 200-year timeline. More information 👉 www.mmrs.co.uk

Couldn't quite part with £75 for the deluxe 'Wiltshire Wisdom : The Genius of Swindon in the Steam Age' but it and 'Industrial Railways : Part 1' featuring a few nice Par photos have been added to the Buy List. Still all-in-all not a bad haul from the National Festival Of Railway Modelling 😎