The Shed

LETTING OFF STEAM

“It’s one thing to make a model that looks authentic and another to make it work”

“Steam is the only way to go,” says Win Holdaway, a Blenheimbased enthusiast who builds working models from scratch in his backyard shed.

Over the years, Win has spent thousands of hours constructing immaculate scale locomotives, including an 1870s Baldwin Standard T, BR Standard Class 9F, and a Burrell

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