STARS
BREAKING NEWS
UPDATED
Wednesday,
21 July 2010
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21 July A slight
update posted in the ‘Y’ series (71xx and 74xx). Thanks go to Maurice Smith. We
are in the process of a second print run of 50 of the new 74 page STARS Publication by Author Nairb Seivad entitled 'Privately
Owned New Build European Locomotive Database'. It is in A5 format, colour,
stapled and laminated, price is £4.00 plus 85p P&P.
19 July We have had
to postpone our visit to Long Marston. Another date for this has been sought
(October). Wolverton Works Open Days are now cancelled.
13 July Thanks go
to Maurice Smith and to Ray Jones allowing me to do a partial update to the
LOCMA list and my long-term Locotractuer project. You will find a partial ‘Y’
list update in the members-only area on LOCMA’s Y7100 and Y7400. More is to
come thanks to Maurice and others.
12 July Thanks goes
to Brian Davies and his excellent collection of photographs from his annual
holiday to Switzerland in May this year. These can be found in the members-only
section.
9 July In another
first for STARS we have published our Tours for the first half of next year
now! Either click HERE or visit our Index page.
29 June Full details
of our USA Tour can now be found by clicking the International Tours 2010 link
on the Index page.
27 June STARS
proudly announce additional tours this year. Why not take a peek and see what’s
new under International Tours 2010.
27 June A new VIDEO
Webpage has been created in the members-only section. Please visit the site to
view and also find out how you can contribute.
13 June The Photo
Gallery and the Tour Reports have been updated in the members-only section. Go
on - take a peek at what’s new!!! Plus a Croatian Stock List has been posted.
12 June The latest
DB stock changes can be found HERE. A
new link has been added to the site. See the link section on the home page or
click HERE.
Plus Brian Davies has very kindly once again provided his update to the stock
formations site.
12 June The Tour
report for the Austrian Tour has been posted up – many thanks to Simon Smith.
Plus Mike Casper has very kindly sent me his snaps of our very successful
Czech/Slovak Railtour. Check the members-only section to see if you have been
tagged!!!
11 June fGW Stock
Formation update courtesy of Ken Ashwell posted – sorry for the delay plus the
latest SNCF changes for May can be found HERE
31 May I have
uploaded photographs from the excellent Czech/Slovak Railtours.
11 May Bob Strong
would like some information if you could help him. Pop along to the STARS Forum
site and take a peek please.
9 May I have
posted numerous Tour Reports courtesy of Ian Sharpe - thanks. Y lists have had
minor updates. Plus the electronic version of our April 2010 Magazine has been
posted on the members-only part of the Website.
8 May Thanks once
again goes to Brian Davies and his Stock update.
6 May The Y lists
have been updated again and thanks this time goes to Ken Ashwell and Maurice
Smith. We also announce a UK visit (in the tours section) to Long Marston, and
a couple of photos have already been added as a result of the Austrian Railtour
(thanks Terry!). To see them click HERE and HERE
2 May International
Tour update. USA Tour and the Bayern Tour both confirmed as running.
25 Apr Thanks goes
to Brian Redwood and his trip to France, posted within the members-only area.
The Y list has been updated from the trip report.
5 Apr A minor change to the LOCMA list has
been made courtesy of David Moreton. It surrounds the identity of Locma 0082. I
am on schedule to complete a full ‘Y’ listing of past and present by end of
this year. This maybe additionally published as a booklet.
5 Apr Stock Lists and STARS Tour reports
updated. If you know of better sources for Fleet List please let me know.
Another set of photographs from the Bayern Tour have been posted. PLUS an
excellent report of German Shunters and other stuff by Matt Lickley can be
found in the members-only section.
5 Apr LINKS:
Major update of our links section. Thanks go to Alan Wesson and apologies for
the length of time taken to post this up.
4 Apr DB: Thanks
to Brian Davies and Ray Jones for their excellent information on the EBW Cargo
locos seen recently on the Bayern Tour. Click HERE for that. Martin Kirk has very kindly supplied the following
information. “For those interested in Germany, freight trains and photography
the following link may be of interest as it shows freight train times for
2010 timetable at St Goarshausen and Linz on one side of the Rhine Valley and Boppard
and Remagen for the other - both directions given.”
http://www.drehscheibe-online.de/aktuell/2010-03-29_rhein2010.pdf
4 Apr The SALES
part of the website has had a major update. We have done a stock check and are currently
in the throes of reviewing our requirements going forward. Please take time and
have a look and if you can’t see what you would like please ring us?
10 Mar Thanks go to John Miller and
his ROUEN RAMBLER report. Click HERE to view it.
7 Mar Brian
Davies has posted in the Forum a report of the Class 70’s. Photographs can be
viewed HERE – but please read his report.