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Lowestoft or bussed – 3
And so to the London trolleybuses. Wonderful machines, and perhaps most surprisingly, there were only minor detail changes (except a couple of experimental designs) through the whole fleet. I hadn’t realised that replacing trams with trolleybuses was completed geographically. Trolleybuses … Continue reading
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Lowestoft or bussed – 2
And so on to the trams….. Mostly London cars But also one from Blackpool….. A number of other buses and trolleybuses from elsewhere in the UK were lurking in the garage. Plus some still undergoing restoration. Out and about…. Lurking … Continue reading
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Lowestoft or bussed – 1
Allan continues to enjoy retirement with a weekend based in Lowestoft. We start with a few views of the station. The station walls still have a Great Eastern character about them (as does the station building), but the fine overall … Continue reading
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More retail therapy (and some trains)
Oh dear – another impulse buy of three rather expensive books. But they’re a brilliant read…. Three volumes of Peter Tatlow’s magnum opus on railway cranes, new and old, little and large. I’m never going to use this for modelling … Continue reading
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Allan on the ACE
We return today with more pictures of Allan’s retirement trip to Exeter and back on the Atlantic Coast Express, behind Clan Line. At the head of the train…. They do let some dodgy people onto trains these days! Moral support, … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 20 July 2022
Fortunately the record temperatures were the day before this meeting, and even more fortunately no track had buckled on the layout, so normal running was possible! However, the eight members present seemed more interested in talking than in running trains. … Continue reading
Strange white stuff
As we beat temperature records here in the UK, Allan dropped by with pictures of his recent explorations. And a few extra ones from his holiday in Switzerland in March. I thought a glimpse of snow would be appreciated….. The … Continue reading
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Crash!
Too hot to blog today! To hot for almost anything requiring mental effort. So just the crash of the day. A very early Lehigh Valley switcher (from the livery) misses the turntable. Please don’t try this at home, gentle readers. … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1053
Still hoping to get some more of Allan’s pictures of the Lowestoft Transport Museum and the North Norfolk Railway. And it’s been too hot for much modelling in the loft roof room. But for today, some old Southern station and … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1052
A few more oddities and inspirations…. Jago Hazzard on the end of the London trams… And on somewhere I know well – Camberwell Station. We live just up the road from this site… And on the Tower of London. I … Continue reading
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