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I was not a happy Bunny last Friday. I was all geared up to go to the Rapido Railex with Allan, but the weather was so wet and cold I didn’t fancy it, as I still can’t get a coat … Continue reading →

And so to the rest of the layouts at Spa Valley. Elbow Lane is a familiar, but always interesting little railway. St Mellion is also familiar, but is a neat bit of modelling. A little modern image with New Oak … Continue reading →

Now to the small trains. Two posts of the model railways at the show. I think Allan caught most of the railways there. We’ll start with Newvaddon Parkway in N. Having seen these photographs, I almost think that this large … Continue reading →

Moving rapidly on from TINGS, it’s time to visit the Spa Valley Model Railway Weekend. Once again photos courtesy of Mr Dawes. Today we’ll have a look at the large trains.Battle of Britain class 303 squadron….. Class 31, Sister Dora…. … Continue reading →

A final look at some more of the TINGS layouts today. We start with Holgate. Even more tracks than our ESNG modules! A representation of the East Coast Main Line south of York station. The track plan is as it … Continue reading →

For the next couple of days, we will look at the other layout at TINGS. Probably not all of them but some of the best selections.  From looking at the photos I think the best layout was Shirebrook. Layout descriptions … Continue reading →

Today we will look at the European modules in the NCI layout. I think I’ve seen some of these before, but there were quite a few new ones. But first an update on the ESNG meeting for the 18 September. … Continue reading →

Well, TINGS is over, and I gather my modules behaved very well even without me standing threateningly over them! I was very sorry to miss it, but Allan sent me a lot of good photos which will feature over the … Continue reading →