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Off my trolley – redux – streetcars and trolley layouts
As I’m in Stuttgart this week, I thought I’d repost the three most popular posts since I started blogging three or more years ago. I’ve updated them a little, too. One difference I note from starting blogging – I cut … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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ESNG PlayDay – 13 November 2016
Another excellent afternoon playing trains. Even more paying members that the last PlayDay – 15 – plus 3 visitors. The treasurer was there to collect the money, too! Miles was in attendance, as evidenced by this partly demolished cake….. Graham and Dave … Continue reading
Tolworth 2016
A year has slipped past, and once again I scrounged a lift off Derek Atfield to pay a visit to the Tolworth Showtrain exhibition. And once again I nearly didn’t go – it was a foul wet morning – and … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Inspiration, Layout design, Out and about
Tagged exhibition, France, model railway, N gauge
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Jon’s modules – a new module – the Club House
You will recall a while back, I posted Allan’s holiday snap of an interesting building in Switzerland made out of old containers….. And how I had bought a bag of cheap containers at TINGS….. Well, I found the site of … Continue reading
Odd modelling idea #96
I don’t think I’ve done this one before! From the Daily Telegraph and CNN (amongst others.) Main road swallowed up as huge sinkhole collapses in centre of Japanese city Residents of a major Japanese city woke up to a main … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Out and about, Weird and wonderful
Tagged Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design, model railway
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One for election day…..
As America goes to the polls, with a choice ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ (and I’m being very careful not to say which is which), here’s a nice little story from Model Railroad Hobbyist. Election campaign train dirty tricks The … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged humour, inspiration, prototype, railway
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ESNG meeting – 3 November 2016
After the rush of members last meeting, it was quieter again this Thursday. However, there were plenty of trains on the move, and it was also a chance to check a few details about Stuttgart plans. I spotted this Model … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – should I make some changes?
Over the past three years or so, my N-club modules have made slow progress. Totalling 3.6m in length, along the loft wall, they represent Rochelle Park on the Lehigh Valley. The layout has got to the point when it is ready … Continue reading
The Patch
An interesting part of the Los Angeles railway system was ‘The Patch’, an industrial area near downtown Los Angeles, served by the Santa Fe. The area contains many old buildings and industries, served by a patchwork of tracks down streets … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, layout design, model railway, small layout design
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The greatest train journey on earth
Excellent article from the Daily Telegraph on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The Trans-Siberian is more than just a railway. It’s a journey into the psyche of modern Russia; a triumph of engineering; a movable feast through the largest – and, perhaps, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway
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