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A Swiss layout under way
Not mine, I hasten to add!!!! I thought that I had better email Ian Milroy and tell him what I had done with his original Kuritu. Fortunately he was complementary about the changes, and also sent me some pictures of … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, N gauge, Switzerland
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The Flying Scotsman visits Redhill
It was all of five years ago when I watched the Flying Scotsman pass through Redhill. Well, I remembered to revisit that same car park today to wait for the train to pass through. I was there a little early, … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, redhill
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ESNG meeting – 19 May 2021
As the UK escape from lockdown continues, we were delighted to hold the first ESNG meeting for over a year. Only six people allowed to attend, and we kept the windows and doors open, and were largely masked through the … Continue reading
Potpourri #1026
The great railway room tidy-up continues. Today’s task, sort out the odds and end box of screws, nails and bolts. All the odds and ends go in here, and sorting a little should stop me going out and buying a … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Railway
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On my workbench – a little TLC
My focus this week has been to tidy up the railway room, and get a little bit more order into things – that has resulted in two black bags of junk going in the dustbin. But I came across some … Continue reading
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Tagged Lehigh Valley, On my workbench
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Covid-19 diary – Kuritu II – 11 – Finished!
Well, the Kuritu rebuild is finished. There might be a few little things to do, but the layout is definitely ‘substantially complete’, as they say in the trade. Overall, I’m very happy with the results – one of the best … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, N gauge
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Potpourri #1025
Signs of age yesterday – forgot that Clan Line was passing through Reigate and Redhill. But naturally, Brian got there. What a lovely locomotive! Steam Locomotive 35028 Clan Line at Reigate on a loaded test run on the Surrey Hills … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Railway
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Stewarts Lane – sort of
Amongst all my other projects ongoing, I have two N-club boards that need some railway on them. So how about squeezing a quart into a pint pot? Stewarts Lane lay just south of the River Thames in Battersea and was … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, model railroad, N gauge, Southern Railway
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Links for the weekend
Nick Falconer posted this on NGF, but it bears repetition – especially for the amazing vertical fiddle yard. Ladies and gentlemen, please don’t try this at home….. American based, but a good primer on freight yards…. British Railways, 1959 style…. … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, inspiration, travel
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ESNG meeting – 5 May 2021
Well, it might have been a Zoom meeting, but we were practising for escaping lockdown and the dreaded ‘Rule of Six’ this evening. The Cha(i)rman was missing, presumably already asleep ready for work in the morning. Paul was running the … Continue reading
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