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Stuttgart 2025 – 4 – Bonus post
Last year, Derek and Allan visited the Stuttgart tram museum. They met a young helper there, Alexander, and promised to contact each other in 2025. We were going to visit the museum on the Monday, but Alexander offered a visit … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 3
So to a selection of the other exhibits. The modules and layouts below were made by professional model makers – Italian I think. There is some fantastic modelling here, especially the canal lift and the ships. The Zeppelin is towed … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 2
Having got the ESNG contribution up and running, let’s look at some of the other bits of railway on show, modules and stand-alone layouts. Behind us, Pauline McKenna was running her new German layout. A simple double track plan just … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 1
It’s late November, and time for the 19th ENSC meet in Stuttgart. I wasn’t sure whether I’d go for the whole thing, but I needed a break after a busy year. So at 2:30am (!!!!) Allan’s van drew up outside … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1133
A few links of interest (perhaps). Holborn Viaduct – doomed but my favourite. My father Wapping…. The best train driver announcement? Two O gauge branch lines…. And to close, Denmark in HO.
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Tolworth Showtrain 2025 – 2
And the rest (well, at least most of them.) The always wonderful Kensington Addison Road (O). Swillybegs (7mm scale 3ft gauge). Always a favourite – Rossiter Rise (OO). Great Bardfield (P4) captures a bucolic East Anglian cross-country line to perfection. … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, France, model railway, N gauge
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Tolworth Showtrain 2025 – 1
Another year gone, and back to Tolworth for the Hampton Court MRS show. And I thought this was one of their best. Allan, a brace of Derek’s and myself went early, pinched the last parking space at the show, and … Continue reading
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Just a photo
I came across this rather idyllic photo of the newly opened Morden underground station, probably in 1926. Those were the days when Morden and the end of the Northern line were just undeveloped fields. It’s changed a bit! The whole … Continue reading
Big men on little railways?
A few weeks ago Allan, Chris and a brace of Derek’s visited the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. A few photos of the day out…. And more recently, Dave visited the Heatherslaw Light Railway, a 15 in (381 mm) gauge … Continue reading
Gravesend Model Railway Show 2025
Last Saturday, hitched a lift with Allan and a brace of Derek’s to the 50th Gravesend show. We arrived, got into the show, and immediately headed for the cafe for coffee and bacon rolls. We then went to look at … Continue reading
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