Having missed the first workshop session of the month due to being on a family holiday over Easter I was keen to get going this time to get my homework completed! The linkage between the control unit and the torque
A large team of twelve enthusiastic volunteers split into two on Wednesday April 8th. Most (because of the good weather) went to Wenhaston, and carried on path clearance and SR fencing – while the rest continued with Motor Rail and
My Journey to Southwold this time was slightly delayed by some domestic challenges so I missed the introductory hot drink. Folk had settled down to various tasks – John sorting the switch panel, and Ken working on the diesel engine
While your faithful blogster was off gallivanting in Scotland (of which more later), the RSG team, no doubt pleased not to have him breathing over their efforts all the time, succeeded in removing the Motor Rail main fuel tank (for
Several aspects of the Heritage Train Project are coming together. The Special Objectives for Local Disabled workshop in Lowestoft have made some very good suggestions about detailed design of the body of Van 40, and we agree – they are experts
It was so fine on Wednesday 25th February that Bob, Toby and John B decided to carry on painting the grounded van body at Wenhaston station – having had a glimpse of the maroon finishing coat from a passing bus,
A five-man work party at Wenhaston accomplished much, despite some odd weather – and a lot of mud. Stewart and Chris – both now dab hands at the Jim Crow (for explanation see an earlier blog), Stewart being a veteran
Monday 26th January was an important day for the Trust: the Southwold Railway grounded van body arrived from Herefordshire, and was efficiently set up in less than six hours. Mr and Mrs Prior of Buildings Bespoke were onsite soon after
Trust volunteers recently took the SRT promotional stand to the Warley Show at the National Exhibition Centre. Our Shop Manager Stewart Green, who is also a highly skilled modeller, exhibited his layouts “Bird’s Folly” and “Bridge over the Blyth” –
Southwold Railway Trains were almost always mixed – with a selection of freight vehicles marshalled between the locomotive and the passenger coaches. The railway’s ability to move large quantities of goods – mainly coal, but also a very large variety