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Just going to sneak some Pressnitztalbahn in here. This is a really nice route, but it's a shame it's a lot of effort to source all the required freeware. The locomotives are available from Just Trains though.

Yeah, don't think this is Hornby's finest moment. Guessing Simon Kohler didn't have anything to do with this decision? Most of this stuff looks like it took a plunge into a bucket of sprues and glue....

Congrats Jrb, I saw Hornby posted it on their Instagram. Very deserving win.

If 48 is relevant, 2x Class 24s?

I recently had 2 weeks out in Japan myself, 1 week in Tokyo, and 1 week in Kyoto. Absolutely loved it. The railways were one highlight for me, travelling on the various commuter trains to different parts of Tokyo, taking the N700 series Shinkansen to Kyoto. I had a near drivers eye viewer for the entire Nara - Osaka journey which has some beautiful scenery. And to top it off, I treated myself to a visit of the Kyoto Railway Museum, with resident C62 in steam as well. I need to sort my photos on G Photos, and then I might share a link. Admittedly, before the railway museum, I had already erronously bought a second hand C62 by MicroAce, very nice model. But, I had to buy some track and a Kato "Old Passenger Car" set before leaving to go back to the UK. And now I've ended up with a Kato D51, C11, and Kato's C62, along with the Tomix base oval, and passing loop add-on, and now I've bought an EF65 with blue Series 14 carriages, a mixed freight set from Kato, and a Kinki Nippon series 21000 set. Curse amazon.co.jp and ebay... I'm loving the Tomix system though.

Hi all, I know this has been posted before, but it's buried in a SR related thread, and having watched it again today, thought I'd bring it up to the top of the list in its own post because I think it is so well put together, it's definitely worth the mention for new viewers, and those who've seen it before. Now, this video for me holds a lot of nostalgia as it was within my late grandad's video collection and I used to watch it with him as a kid. I have to say, it was probably the most watched in his library. And thanks to the video, I fell in love with the mountainous Kb locomotives. There was a point though when the VHS tape got lost, or was kept somewhere super safe that everyone forgot where it was. So when I was old enough to be let loose on the internet, and have my own debit card, I searched high and low on the internet but could not find the video at all. I think there was 1 listing somewhere, but the price was eye watering. Anyway, some time passed (try 3-5 years), and eventually my Dad decides to thin some of his VHS's by recording them to DVD. Low and behold, out pops the Steam Lives On VHS in its very retro looking grey bordered front cover of a Kb. So naturally copied that to DVD, then ripped it onto my PC for safe keeping. And then I thought, what if I uploaded it to YouTube? Would I get an unholy amount of copyright claims that'd force the closure of my account completely? (Apparently not) I thought about it for a while, and then decided to upload it. It must have been soon after they started allowing 1 hour videos to be uploaded. I really don't think I've seen another railway oriented video quite like this, the way it's choreographed, and the 2 shorter movies are slipped in. It's very easy to watch, and the whole 40 minutes or so just fly by. The 2 clips included are Kb Country and The Ride of Ww480, the later being the story of its epic 800 mile journey to it's new home following restoration. I am left wondering if an N or HO scale Ka/b class will ever make the ready to run range, I would so jump on that, even if it means having to travel to New Zealand to get it! I think I've waffled on long enough now. Grab a cup of whatever you fancy, get comfortable, and click the link below. Steam Lives On

Fantastic little layout, thanks for sharing. I've been sitting on the fence re building an inglenook, but seeing creations like this inspire me to keep thinking about it. Got the track, just need to create the board.

What's in the box, Stu? Loving these photos, the Hunslet looks very smart with the weathering.

Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway, was Bowaters. Narrow gauge line used for the papermill. Oldest narrow gauge line in kent still in use.

I spy SKLR. The Kerr Stuarts are fun to drive there. That whickam trolley is very nice. Speaking of bargains, Hornby had Oxford Rail Janus shunters in bargain bin for £50 a pop.

I was there at the open day today. Saw your layouts, instantly recognised the festive micro layout.

I love what you've achieved with this, I feel like the scene of the rail over bridge on the centennial highway, Wellington New Zealand would be another nice project in this scale.