23rd February no responses · Prototype

According to the Eaton Estate web site, there will be no Steam at Eaton Event in 2010.  It’s anticipated that the next one will be held in 2011. However, trains are expected to be running during this year’s three Open Garden Days as follows: Sunday April 4th, Sunday May 30th and Sunday August 29th. Gates [...]

15th November no responses · Prototype

Following are several photographs of the Katie reconstruction taken at recent Steam at Eaton events, 2007-2009, at Eaton Hall. Regrettably I don’t have full photo credits for each photo, so if one of these happens to be yours, please let me know and I will post the credit. Katie ready for passenger excursion run. Photo [...]

20th September no responses · Prototype

The video below, shot in August 2005, shows the reconstructed Katie at work on the Eaton Hall Railway during one of its yearly open days. The video, © G A Cryer, comes originally from the Rail Diaries site, Eaton Park page. I’m particularly fond of the waggly-bit valve gear, which shows quite clearly in a [...]

9th September no responses · Modelwork, Prototype

For the past 30+ years I’ve been working in 1:48 mostly North American narrow gauge prototypes and the time has come for something completely different. For several years I’ve been collecting information on British industrial and light railway narrow gauge with the long-term view of building a small operating diorama in a larger scale. My [...]