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Class 700 "black beetle" R3239

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:37 +0000

Hornby R3239 hauls a short mixed goods train as it enters Broadfield, C1960.

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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:35 +0000

Hornby R2716, Standard class 4MT no. 75070, moves a mixed goods train through the up platform of Broadfield Junction station.

Blue Pullman elegance

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:33 +0000

The Bachmann Pullman train packs arrived in shops in late 2012. I happened to be in Swansea at the time, and purchased the very first set from Holt Model shop in Bishopston. Phillip had not even opened the shipment container at the time of my visit 21, November, 2012.

Class 110 DMU

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:31 +0000

Hornby R.687 3-car class 110 DMU train emerges from the lower level on its way to Broadfield.

Era 4 Western region steam / diesel action

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:29 +0000

R2850 Castle class 7034 "Ince Castle", easily overtakes R2417 Class 08 shunter 3256.

Broadfield junction overview

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:27 +0000

An aerial photographer got a decent photo of the Broadfield town scene.

Western Region scene C1965.

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:25 +0000

A Dapol class 52, "Western Explorer" D1002 uses the station centre road on it's journey to the West Country. Meanwhile, a Bachmann standard class 4MT 80121, awaits clearance on a branchline local.

FGW HST's in action

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:01:22 +0000

I'm cheating a bit on this one; as although it looks as if two HST sets are passing, in reality, I've staged the dummy unit of train pack R30096, as an illusion. The TEE cement wagons are Hornby sets R6153B and R6253.