Potpourri #1074

Some more random findings!

Locomotive testing in 1948….

https://youtu.be/PbiJMFbInwk

This weeks modelling challenges….

First, an oddity for Simon to model?

An overhead electric FERRY – pull the other one!!!

The Twisted Trees of Slope Point: A Bizarre and Beautiful Natural Wonder in New Zealand. If you build a tree like this, all the rivet counters will complain!

tree

And this weeks layout design…

tunnels

Damaged track in Turkey after the recent horrific earthquake.  Worse than ESNG at its best.  I’ve seen something similar on an oil pipeline in Georgia, but this was a slow landslip over months, rather than five minutes of terrible destruction.

turkey

Just in case you ever wondered?

For the traveller – train travel to Europe seems to be happening.  Maybe our next visit to Berlin will be by train.  Or maybe there’ll be a way to get to Stuttgart?

Brussels & Amsterdam to Berlinby European Sleeper

A relaxing 20 minutes viewing.  Haven’t things changed (except the bad drivers)?

And another 45 minutes watch…

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