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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · 3d

We had quite an array of surprise samples at Railex last month. So, we thought we would recap what was on show throughout this week, just in case you missed the event.
Let's kick it off the same way we started our epic announcements, with this wicked 3D print of the HR Loch Class.
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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 4d

ooh shes rather a wonderful thing!

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 5d

Any idea when exactly this one would have been made? its older than I first thought because in Mark Founds The Garden Railway (made in what? 2001?) they show one thats clearly newer generation than this one!

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 5d

On the anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, let us remember that the Daily Mail was cheering on Fascists then and continues that proud tradition today.

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 5d

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Downpatrick & County Down Railway @downrail.bsky.social · 5d

Bubble bubble, boil and trouble…

No, we’re not being seasonal now that it’s October… Say hello to our latest acquisition, the last surviving CIÉ ‘cement bubble’ wagon.

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Gav Rymill @themindrobber.bsky.social · 6d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqE...

Missing Doctor Who Episodes Found?! Film is Fabulous!

YouTube video by Doctor Who The Missing Episodes Podcast

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 6d

Roundhouse Lady Anne, cat for scale

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 7d

I've still to pick up a copy of your Locomotives of the Liverpool and Manchester, will do in the next few weeks, I'm fascinated to know what is known about the engines between Rocket and Northumbrian

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 11d

ooh the BCDR atlantic tank is a beauty! does she run on a regular basis? 5 inch?

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 13d

Needs more Corwin

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 18d

On Thursday I had the honour of returning Jenny Lind to the main line, admittedly 152 times too small and on the London Chatham and Dover rather than the Brighton but no less a win

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 18d

Take a drink every time you see a different scale of Kerr Stuart Sirdar at Rapido Railex!

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wrdukedog @wrduckdog.bsky.social · 20d

Fun fact: the one on the right is actually older than the one on the left

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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · 19d

We do a lot of Scottish stuff, but people keep asking us about blue Scottish engines, so here's one the designers dreamed up....
This month's 'rejected' livery, perhaps?

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · 24d

These wagons are my earliest memory of full size railways, very evocative for me personally, donate if you can!

Downpatrick & County Down Railway @downrail.bsky.social · 24d

Help us save the last CIÉ cement bubble wagon.

www.downrail.co.uk/2025/09/savi...

Help DCDR save the last cement 'bubble' wagon - Downpatrick and County Down Railway

Thanks to a generous preservationist, DCDR has been presented with the opportunity to preserve the last surviving CIÉ cement ‘bubble’ wagon, but we need your help.

www.downrail.co.uk

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Oak Hill Works @oakhillworks.co.uk · 26d

Oak Hill Works is setup at the South Croydon Model Railway Show!! Come and say Hi, and maybe buy a kit while you're at it!! #modelRailway #trains

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Anthony Lamb @antlamb.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'll be posting a Cyberman portrait every day this week! Starting with The Tenth Planet, this is a collaboration with @themindrobber.bsky.social who did most of the sculpting work. Rendered in #Blender3D

A CG image of the earliest Cyberman, as seen in The Tenth Planet. Head and shoulders visible, facing slightly to the right

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · Sep 9

presumably though information seems thin on the ground (I must have been dozing off to sleep to type 'french fancy' 'Belgian Beauty'?)

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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · Sep 9

(heavy breathing)

Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · Sep 9

Och aye, it's the Loch!
Following up on our Highland Railway 'Big Goods' 4-6-0 is the last of David Jones' designs, the Loch Class 4-4-0.
15 of these handsome locos were built in 1896, with a further 3 in 1917. The last was withdrawn in 1950.
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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · Sep 8

NEW 009 Locomotive!
Kicking off our week of product announcements in the run-up to Rapido Railex is this quirky engine, a 'what-if' short tank version of the Kerr Stuart 'Sirdar'.
This neat freelance loco comes in a variety of liveries and lining combinations.
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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · Sep 7

Rapido Railex is approaching, which means the next week will be jam-packed with new product announcements and updates.
Here's a sneak preview of the new samples you will be able to see if you come to the show.
Make sure you subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest info!
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Killian Keane @littlewhiterabbit.bsky.social · Sep 6

Tonights French fancy

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Oak Hill Works @oakhillworks.co.uk · Aug 30

We will be at the South Croydon Model Railway Show on the 13th of September, so if you can do come along and say hello

If you can make it and you want any kits, let me know in by emailing [email protected] and I will get your orders prepared and you can pay and collect at the show.

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Rapido Trains UK @rapidotrains.co.uk · Aug 29

NEW Private Owner Wagons!
We are doing another run of the popular RCH 1907 side and end-door 7-plank wagons, featuring a range of colourful and interesting liveries.
Pre-order yours today via our website or any of our official retailers:
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