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November News Delayed

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December 5, 2025
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Apologies for the lack of updates, this has been because of an enforced period away from the railway owing to illness. Going forwards, it will probably be the case that we will aim for these updates to be monthly, a frequency that despite best efforts …

Multiple Roofs and Doors to Nowhere!

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October 11, 2025
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Great Eastern Railway 1899 4 Wheel Brake Third 853 (BRONZE)No progress to report.London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)The two main areas of progress have been tables and door skins. The tables have now been prototyped and …

Generator Car Launch

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September 13, 2025
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Another long overdue update, however it is worth celebrating the (re)entry into service of another vehicle (back) into the fleet…Great Eastern Railway 1899 4 Wheel Brake Third 853 (BRONZE)As with all well thought out projects, a good assessment of th…

Welcome Back Picnic Saloon

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August 17, 2025
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The previous update covered our farewell to Corridor Composite 15997, pleasingly this time we can welcome back a coach into service following a spell away, which hopefully is more representative of our style!Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Whee…

Farewell 15997

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July 9, 2025
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Apologies for the lack of recent updates, but time has been in short supply of late.Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Completion is just days away with the finishing touches being made to the lining.London North East…

Pipe Wagon Completed

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May 31, 2025
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Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Both sides of the vehicle have now had two gloss coats of maroon supplied by Paintman. As the saloon doesn’t have to match any adjacent vehicles (unlike the maroon on the Mark 1 stoc…

Thompson Resurrection Commences

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May 8, 2025
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Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)A second coat of maroon has been applied on the seaward side of the saloon, whilst the the landward side has been re-sanded and further paining undertaken. A few areas have bee…

Two More Released

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April 16, 2025
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Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Both ends have now been gloss painted including the buffer beams. Additionally, both sides have had one top coat and it has been decided to key and apply a further top coat, for maxi…

Preparing for the Running Season

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March 22, 2025
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Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)The rubbing down and paint preparation of the Picnic Saloon has continued and is now practically complete. With the weather warming up as well it should not be long before paint star…

New Spring Projects Begin

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March 8, 2025
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Midland Railway (later M&GN) 1886 6 Wheel Picnic Saloon 3 (BRONZE)Now that Pigeon Van 6843 is complete, work has started on the second candidate in our vintage train refresh project, the Midland & Great Northern Picnic Saloon, which has been in…