Month: October 2019

  • Lofthouse Colliery.

    Lofthouse Colliery.

    I mentioned in my previous post about Lofthouse Colliery. Well, here is the history of it, as I know there will be interest in this sort of thing. Lofthouse Colliery The first Sods were ceremoniously cut on the 20th November 1873 and work on sinking 2 pit shafts commenced immediately after, initially to a rough…

  • Yorkshire Model Shop Expedition

    Yorkshire Model Shop Expedition

    On 2nd October 2019 myself and John Dodds decided on a day out visiting model shops. This time, all over Yorkshire. To be exact, Going Loco in Outwood, Leeds Model Shop in Cross Gates, Olivia’s trains and Rails of Sheffield in, well, Sheffield! First stop was Going Loco, which since our last visit has been…