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Stuttgart Messe set-up day
Wednesday morning, we didn’t hurry into the exhibition centre. We knew that our modules had to join on the end of German, Finnish and Spanish club sections. We also left Maxine to have a slow day, pottering and visiting the … Continue reading
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Berlin to Stuttgart
The next stage of our holiday was to take a DB ICE from Berlin down to Stuttgart. We took a taxi to Berlin Ostbahnhof, rather than the main Hauptbahnhof – nearer to the hotel and a fraction of the platforms … Continue reading
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Berlin 2024
Maxine and I got away for nearly two weeks, combining a trip to Berlin to see Ruth & Cory with the usual visit to Stuttgart. Having special assistance at Gatwick took us on a buggy to some rather obscure parts … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1116
Some (hopefully) inspirational photos today. Starting with Vauxhall in 1933. How many ways of getting around are there in the picture? I reckon 9 – foot, bicycle, motorcycle (and sidecar) horse and cart, car, lorry, bus, tram and train. Now … Continue reading
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Just round the corner
Birdwatchers will tell you that it is important to keep an eye on your garden, as some interesting rarities can turn up. I’d agree, have seen a yellow-browed warbler in ours a few years ago, and our neighbour saw a … Continue reading
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Berlin transport
Another visit to a cold Berlin is arranged, moving on to Stuttgart. As a bit of a filler, here are a few transport related pictures from previous visits.
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Tolworth Showtrain 2024 – 2
Next up is the familiar, but always interesting, Elbow Lane (OO). A show favourite was Drws-Y-Nant (2mm finescale) a station between Bala and Dolgellau. A simple passing station, but with a very strange piece of trackwork into the goods siding, … Continue reading
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Tolworth Showtrain 2024 – 1
Saturday morning I got to my first railway exhibition since August. My shoulder is on the mend, so I joined Derek and Derek for a visit to this always good show. Arriving early to enjoy a bacon roll and coffee … Continue reading
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Gravesend exhibition 2024
A selection of photos from the Gravesend show. I haven’t used all of Mr Dawes’ photos – just the ones that seemed of particular interest. In the interest of fairness, they again appear in alphabetical order. Aquarium to Blackrock (OO9) … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1115
Today, a wander around the world-wide-web. And there’s nothing better to start with than a Jago Hazzard (or three.) I’d love to make a model of the old Ludgate Hill. Some interesting South London history…. The London Routemaster is 70. … Continue reading
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