STEAM TRAINS AND JIGSAW PUZZLES

An extension to my book 'Steam Trains and Jigsaw puzzles' published in 2007 and 2013.

Friday, 25 February 2011

Two more from Wentworth

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Since the Wentworth company began manufacturing their famous wooden puzzles in 1994, steam train examples have been prominent. Over seventy...
Sunday, 20 February 2011

The Beginning, with JR

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My passion for collecting jigsaw puzzles depicting steam trains began in the mid 1990's, roughly thirty years after my train spotting ...
Sunday, 13 February 2011

Steam and Alternative Transport

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A steam train pictured with another mode of transport is a popular pairing with both artists and jigsaw manufacturers. The inclusion of any ...
Monday, 7 February 2011

The Forth Bridge

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A magnificent railway bridge is the focus of today's post (7th February 2011). I have chosen two different views of the bridge, as depi...
Tuesday, 1 February 2011

BR Blue Livery

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The British Railways (BR) period of 1948-1968 heralded a set of new, standard liveries for steam locomotives including Caledonian Blue, line...
Saturday, 29 January 2011

100 A1 Lloyds

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This post (29th January 2011) is dedicated to a special locomotive of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The 'Castle' class 4-6-0 lo...
Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Two from Ravensburger

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When I recently counted the number of jigsaw puzzles in my thematic, UK steam railway collection, (nearly four hundred) I was rather surpri...
Saturday, 22 January 2011

Age of Steam

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Production of The Age of Steam series of steam railway jigsaw puzzles, by Arrow Games, began in the same year that the company was formed -...
Tuesday, 11 January 2011

Collages

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Jigsaw puzzles in the form of composites/collages/montages are increasingly popular with jigsaw manufacturers today, with King and Gibsons ...
Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Wartime Steam

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The railways played a crucial part in transportation throughout the Second World War. This post, our first for 2011, comprises two jigsaw p...
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