Monthly Archives: July 2020

Ron’s Rovings – day 3

Posted on July 30, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

There seems to be some confusion here.  Ron think’s he’s roving.  Allan claims that he’s ranting.  I wondered whether he was raving!  Whatever – Ron’s on the road again…. A day when plans had to be altered as I went … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 2

Posted on July 28, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Wasn’t expecting anything from Ron till next week, but fortunately here’s another contribution.  Good job too, as I was clean out of ideas for the blog this week. Did not expect to go out today as an engineer was coming … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 1

Posted on July 26, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

It’s about the time of year we would usually get lots of exotic holiday snaps and pictures of Swiss cakes from Allan and Ron.  But Covid-19 has rather put pay to that.  Ron writes: Following the need to cancel our … Continue reading →

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Nice location #2

Posted on July 24, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

My eldest has escaped Berlin for a few days down to the Black Forest and the Swiss border.  Being well trained (?), she sent me three railway shots.  Looks great, both forest and trains! I have got no further than … Continue reading →

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Nice location….

Posted on July 22, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Message from John Brightwell…. Hello Jon That’s what I call a properly sceniced model railway! Best wishes, John It’s a garden railway above Lake Thun, Switzerland.  Though you might need to go for a long walk to rescue a derailment … Continue reading →

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Redhill in video

Posted on July 20, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Finding these videos on YouTube reminded me how much more interesting Redhill was for railways when we moved here nearly 35 years ago.  Lots of locomotives and goods trains to spot, as well as some relatively interesting multiple units.  Enjoy! … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 diary #24

Posted on July 18, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Well, not a good week on the railways. Having been delayed till Monday due to lack of plywood, I spent the week carefully building a new baseboard.  I always have difficulty keeping things square, but this time built it up … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 15 July 2020

Posted on July 16, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Another attempt at Zoom tonight.  Just the four of us, as I received a number of apologies (all for very good reasons) from other members.  It was good to see Phil, who has been more locked down than most, and … Continue reading →

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Not much happening here!

Posted on July 14, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Not much to report from deepest Earlswood.  Crisis last week when I needed some more plywood and Champions saw was broken.  So a quick trip to Dorking was delayed till Monday.  A little bit of modelling has occurred, but nothing … Continue reading →

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Three pictures

Posted on July 10, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Two contrasting prototype locations today.  Not sure of the copyright of the photographs, so apologies if they are spoken for. First, a photo of 60’s Redhill in colour.  Nick Halewood writes on Facebook…. I recently posted a picture of Redhill … Continue reading →

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