Free to all, RPG 2024 convention at Kidderminster this Saturday.
New Severn Valley Railway postcards listing to be launched at 2pm. Postcards for sale.
Free to all, RPG 2024 convention at Kidderminster this Saturday.
New Severn Valley Railway postcards listing to be launched at 2pm. Postcards for sale.
After a gap of too many years, Rod Ash has a stall at the Perth Model Railway show, Dewars Centre, Sat 29th & Sun 30th Jun.
I’m looking forward to meeting up with Scottish based railway postcard collectors that I’ve not seen for several years.
Crewe Alexandra football Club will be hosting a rail and transport collectors fair on Saturday 22nd June 2024. A wide variety of treasures will be available including railway postcards. 10am until 3pm admission £2. Enquiries to Oliver Hambly 07787 258211.
This popular fair managed by Rod and James Ltd. The next will be at Burton on Trent Town Hall on Saturday 5th October 2024.
The venue is a short walk from the station and is easy to find from the A38 with local parking. Postcard traders will be in attendance.
For further details contact Rod Ash r.ash@tinyworld.co.uk or James Hudson James@hudsontransportbooks.co.uk
I was saddened by the news that Tony Harden has died of natural causes on Monday 20th April 2020.
Tony ran the Railway Postcard Collectors Circle for many years, and most recently a railway stations images website.
I can’t remember when I first met Tony but it would most likely be me attending his stall at a postcard fair, probably at least 20 years ago. Tony was based in Reading, so we rarely met other than at the Burton fair, which was the furthest north he travelled for fairs.
I remember Tony as a very serious person, but always with a smile not far below the surface. I am indebted to him for all the assistance he has provided to me over the years to develop my postcard collection and the knowledge around railway postcards.
My thoughts are also to Nicky and his family at this time.
New for the start of 2020 a comprehensive works on the official railway postcards of the Midland Railway has bee put on line by the Midland Railway Study Centre.
Their introductory press release is attached here;
MR Postcards Press release and the site can be accessed through this link: http://www.midlandrailwaystudycentre.org.uk/postcards
A popular map card used for correspondence purposes
A couple of the harder to find postcards:
The East Anglia Transport Museum incorporates the East Suffolk Light Railway
Close to Great Yarmouth the site is packed with railway and other transport items.
The railway is run using Simplex diesels and a return trip lasts only a few minutes including a far end run around.
The two postcards available are shown above.
Well worth a visit.
A brief update on Paddington Bear postcards at Paddington station. After years of trading from a barrow on the forecourt the retailing has moved to a permanent shop inside the station’s retail area. There are currently several postcards available but only one features the station:
Postcards sold from the barrow include the similar design with line drawn HST and a view of the barrow.
Watch out for a postcard featuring Paddington bear and a class 800…