Woodford Wells

Modelling

• Friend of mine, @RobinTheFog pays tribute to Bob Symes, broadcaster and model railway enthusiast.
• A word on airbrushes.
• Bachmann celebrate the Great British Summer as the release ‘The Shakespeare Express.’

UK Rail

• End of the line for Network Rail?
• HS2 to share tracks with HS3…. iiiiiffff the former ever gets built in the first place…
• Paddington to get lick of paint.
• Franchising is about to get a whole lot more complicated…
• Consultation to begin on proposed Windsor rail link.
• Passenger growth on The Hayes Line.
• You can now go contactless with your iPhone on the Tube and other London Rail services.
• First look at the new IEP (or Class 800) trains that will replace the HSTs.
• 150 need to know interesting facts about The London Underground.
• The report on “How To Solve A Problem Like Dawlish” is due in November. It will detail options of avoiding last year’s storm related damage and shut down.
• Want to buy an old railway station? Of course you do.
• Help save the Colne Valley Railway.

From The CAS Team

• Check out Edward’s gallery of unearthed Nottingham Stations.
• And discover what connects The Headstone Viaduct with The Liver Building.
• Woodford Wells construction is coming along nicely (picture above), an update is coming soon!