DILLICAR WATER TROUGHS “Dillicar troughs provided steam locomotives with an opportunity to replenish their water tanks without stopping. This was achieved by lowering a scoop into the trough situated between the rails. The train depicted is a northbound Anglo-Scottish express hauled by Britannia Pacific No. 70052 “Firth of Tay”. It is shown passing through Lune [ Read More ]
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PDF Some months ago, the Oldest Dominie posed a question regarding the existence of a distillery (now closed) near to Kinross. In fact, it wasn’t so much the distillery that was of importance, but the existence of a railway line by which it was served. In fact, no information was forthcoming, at least until now. If [ Read More ]
By the Not-Quite-So-Old-Dominie I confess to a love affair with France, the French, their food and (especially) their drink, their scenery, the ambience – and I’m quite partial to their trains as well. Holidays tend to be based on moving from preserved railway line to preserved railway line, with the odd museum thrown in. So [ Read More ]
Hornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. Early history Hornby, then known as Meccano Ltd and based in Liverpool, released its first train, a clockwork 0 gauge (1:48) model, in 1920. [ Read More ]
