Ruston and Hornsby

  • Restoration of West Somerset’s little-known diesel ‘shunter’

    Restoration of West Somerset’s little-known diesel ‘shunter’

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    RUSTON & Hornsby 200793 of 1940 has been beautifully restored and is used as yard shunter by West Somerset Restoration, the commercial engineering arm of the West Somerset Railway Association at Williton.  The 48DS-type arrived on the West Somerset Railway from South Wales in 2016, but as far as is known, has never made a…

  • Diesel days on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway

    Diesel days on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway

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    THE Swindon & Cricklade Railway ran diesel services on Sundays in February.  On the 10th, haulage was provided by ex-BR Departmental 0-6-0DE Ruston & Hornsby No. PWM651, making a special appearance in its 60th year.  It is seen at Taw Valley Halt carting a headboard commemorating well-known and active diesel enthusiast Andrew ‘Brillo’ Wilson, who passed…

  • Have you thought about 009?

    Have you thought about 009?

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    Imagine modelling a narrow-gauge Welsh slate quarry, or perhaps the Welsh Highland or Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, past or present. Such projects are becoming possible for many more modellers with the recent resurgence of ready-to-run 009-scale locomotives and rolling stock, writes Pete Kelly.    Now and again, it’s inevitable that some modellers will grow tired…

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