CAS Weekly 09/09/15

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Modelling

Dapol announce they will be producing the Class 68 in ScotRail Livery.
Gaugemaster also have images of Dapol’s upcoming Pullman liveried Class 73.
The Class 117 and 121 are coming to Bachmann.
As well as a DCC Sound Class 20 if you’re in the Collectors Club.

UK Rail

Union of South Africa being readied for today’s royal visit to the opening of the new Borders railway in Scotland.
Edinburgh already looking to expand newly opened tram network.
Even more from Scotland as ScotRail unveils their restored Class 158s.
Victoria station is taking the p***. Literally.
And if you use Paddington, don’t breathe in!…
The results of the Bakerloo Line Exension public consultation have been published.
HS2 delayed. Is that really a surprise?
If it ever gets built here’s what the Euston end might look like… Canary Wharf anyone?…
Looking for cheap train tickets? Well First Great Western don’t care!
Liverpool could get new city centre station.
…and The Welsh Highland Railway could get one too. (In Caenarfon… not Liverpool…)
Network Rail gets “New Workshop on Wheels.”
…whilst Merseyrail seeks investment for upgrade of their fleet.
New software developed by the University of Birmingham allows engineers to model and simulate complex signalling and timetabling.
Mad archetectural visionaries, NBBJ, suggest we get rid of the Circle Line and replace it with travelators… No comment…
London Reconnections study the original route plan of the now Jubilee Line – The Fleet Line.
The Beauty Of Transport on BR Railfreight corporate identity.

World Rail

Denmark halts rail links with Germany to hamper migrants trying to cross into Scandinavia.

From The CAS Team

Edward hunts down the former life of Toton Yard.

Three Shades of Grey (Railfreight 1987 corporate identity, Roundel Design Group, UK)

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Fantastic Article from The Beauty of Transport on BR Railfreight corporate identity.

The Beauty of Transport

On the wall of Britain’s National Railway Museum in York, you can find a display of what might be considered wall art, might be thought of as ingredients in a transport company’s corporate identity, or maybe considered neat graphic design turned into cast metal components. It’s all three, and here it is:

Depot plates at the National Railway Museum in 2013. From left to right, top to bottom; row one: Buxton, Eastfield and Knottingley; row two: Cardiff and Crewe Diesel; row three: Stewarts Lane, Stratford and Hither Green; row four: Immingham and Grangemouth; row five: Toton. There were further plates, not illustrated here. Photo by Paul Wright [used with permission]

These are depot plaques, cast aluminium plates which were part of the best British Rail corporate identity of them all. Each one represents a different Railfreight depot, using local history and motifs to inform their design.

So where were we the last time…

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CAS Weekly 10/08/15

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Modelling

Southern Railway Region modelling news: from GrahamMuz.
3mm show in Wells: sometimes words are not needed…

UK Rail

As London deals with another Tube Strike, Geoff Marshall ask what it would be like if the Tube was on strike permanently… I don’t like this alternative world.
Engineering work commences on the Victoria Line, closing part of the line for nearly a month. But why are the works so important and why do they necessitate the full closure?
Eurostar to start rolling out new Class 374’s.
New Podcast launched, UndergrndLondon dedicated to Tube commuters.
New TOC, GNWR, to rival Virgin up the West Coast.
Great Northern bunks up with Northern Rail.
Although all that Franchising might be for nothing – British Rail Comeback?
Remember the freight derailment that looked like a model? It’s going to take a while to clean up…
Woops… “Waltamstow” TfL Contractors do it again…
It turns out the Waterloo & City Line is an introvert…
First Great Western staff are to strike over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Carlisle gets a roof upgrade…
…whilst Manchester Victoria’s transformation is nearly complete.
LocoYard ponders HSTs v Pannier Tanks at the South Devon Railway.
Mid Hants Railway complete restoration of 1947 Bulleid brake coach.
Southgate Station: A wonderful study of Art-Deco design by TheBeautyOfTransport.

World Rail

Horrific scenes as trains collide passing over flooded river in India.
The Londonist put the Underground and the Tokyo Metro to battle.

From The CAS Team

Edward has been investigating the mothballed Oxcroft Coal Disposal Point.
Gallery: Nottingham Victoria’s Final Years.

Compiled by Edward Kendall & Andy Carter

CAS Weekly 12/07/15

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Modelling

A word on how Hornby design their packaging.
Production Samples of the new Bachmann Class 43 warships.
You may have heard that you’ll shortly be able to pick up your groceries at London Underground stations, but what about model trains as well?
There must be something in the water, or rather the wall, as two articles surface this week on scale brickwork from grahammuz and Prince Street.
Ontario in HO continues to make the track itself the focus of a layout.

UK Rail

If you live in London you might have noticed that there was a strike, but do consider the other side of the story.
If there is another strike, The Poke have the official advice on how to survive a day without the Underground.
If stayed in the pub late to avoid the bus-rush, perhaps next time you’ll want to follow INNside Track, the blog that’s finding the best pubs near every tube station. (Or the longest Pub Crawl in London!).
The final push to complete the revamped Birmingham New Street.
Bure Valley Railway celebrates it’s 25th anniversary…
…whilst the Peterborough Society of Model Engineers are still looking for a new home for their miniature line.
Farewell to 1638.
How to make your own tube-related paraphernalia. Sort of.
The Forth Bridge becomes World Heritage Site.
Freight to return to Settle-Carlise link.
It’s London Inheritance’s turn to journey into Charing Cross’ hidden tunnels.

World Rail

Monet – The Railway Enthusiast by The Beauty Of Transport.
What’s the longest possible journey you can take on the NYC Subway?
…and if you find yourself in New York check out the Railroad Landscapes exhibition at the New York Transit Museum.

From The CAS Team

Edward explores Nottingham’s Lost Railways…
…and the History of Toton Sidings.

Compiled by Edward Kendal and Andy Carter

CAS Weekly 22/06/15

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Modelling

An easier way to Ballast track?
Wagons, wagons everywhere.

UK Rail

Is Network Rail running out of money as government ask for private infrastructure investors?
Are Red Star and other mail/freight services going to make a comeback?
The Night Tube Map is with us, although it doesn’t show us anything we don’t already know. In fact all that’s changed is it’s now an amusing colour…
Resignalling the Metropolitan, Circle and District Lines. Round 3.
Diamond Geezer has the yearly station usage stats up for you.
London commuters are owed a whopping £56m in journey refunds.
Bombardier to build new Overground trains.
Where do Tube trains go to retire?
Work presses on at new Thameslink Bermondsey underpass.
Railway worker survives being hit by an 80mph train. Don’t try this at home kids.
Plans to re-open the Portishead line are released to the public.
Important new timetable gives Bicester commuters 3 trains to London in the morning rush.
How railways influenced The Battle of Waterloo, and how The Battle of Waterloo influenced the railways.
Saddle Tank Engine is making it’s way home.
Tornado is also back on the rails.
Do you want to live in a 100 year old GWR coach? Of course you do.
Win an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour at the Severn Valley Railway.
Heli-pads at stations, and other mad London based transport schemes that never got built.
Ffestiniog Railway launches a new super-observation coach.

World Rail

Sleeper service cutbacks in Europe.
Russia to invest in High-Speed Indian Railways. (Expect it to be completed before HS2…)
The Transport Overture by The Beauty of Transport, but where and what does it depict?

From The CAS Team

Chiltern Railways & Project Evergreen 3 by Edward Kendall

Compiled by Edward Kendall & Andy Carter
Cover Image from TfL

Calling All Stations

Railways: Modelling, Discussing, Exploring

The Beauty Of Transport

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