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An interesting van – Cambridge 1975
I’m continuing to sort out my photographs, and scan and move a lot of them into the cloud. Here’s another batch, taken on Cambridge station in 1975, probably on a trip back home to Kent from university. It must have … Continue reading
London stations – two overall roofs
Why is it you never have a camera when you want one. (Perhaps I need a better mobile phone). I went to a meeting next to Paddington and had a superb view down to the massive overall roof at that … Continue reading
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Tagged London Victoria, Paddington, prototype, railway
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From the ridiculous to the sublime (couplers #2)
Of course there is nothing new under the sun. Looking on the RMweb community and N-gauge forum, I find that people have been making their own transparent Rapido couplers, and that Mathieson fit their PO wagons with them, and offer spares. I … Continue reading
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Tagged couplings, ESNG, hints and tips, N gauge
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An amazing N-gauge coupler
The challenge for the railway modeller (at least this one) is always the couplers. You want a balance between something that works well and maybe even uncouples remotely, and something very inconspicuous. And if you don’t use the industry standard … Continue reading
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Tagged couplings, ESNG, hints and tips, N gauge
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Cold Turkey has got me on the run
I’m off to Turkey for 10 days looking at rivers, or at least where an oil pipeline crosses rivers. Same inspection job as last year, but at least I can’t get appendicitis again – or if I do, I’ll make … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railroad, railway
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Paddington 1970
Tidying the loft, I found an old album of black-and-white photos. Although the photos are not of great quality, they have captured some memories back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. These are of Paddington, probably around 1970. Diesel … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railroad, railway
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Off my trolley – Pacific Electric – Toluca Yard
It’s been far too long since I posted on traction and trolleys. But the start of this post is a reminder of how useful Google Earth can be. First, here is a screen dump from Google Earth, “somewhere in Los Angeles”, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, layout design, N gauge, traction
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Fun? A little of what you fancy does you good….
“And she’ll have fun, fun, fun, till her daddy takes the t-bird away” (Beach Boys) “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.” (Dr. Seuss, The Cat … Continue reading
Model railways might be “fun”
For part 3 of this mini-epic, here’s Chris Mears’ take on the previous articles, posted on his own blog. Apologies, Chris, as I’ve just lifted your comments from your re-blog. (I am never quite sure where copyright starts on a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design
Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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Railway modelling is not fun
Originally posted on The Erratic and Wandering Journey:
My friend Mike Cougill has made a few posts recently about model railroading and “fun”. He even went so far as to pose 20 questions on the subject. As he has recently…
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Tagged hints and tips, layout design, model railroad, model railway
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