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Minories #1 – the original design – still #1
A lazy repost today. This is still the most popular post that I have written, that shows the enduring popularity of the Minories theme. I guess that I’d better get back to modelling mine…. There are few model railway plans … Continue reading
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Stuttgart approaching fast!
Just the three weeks to go before we set off for Stuttgart. Fortunately, I’m making progress on the ‘joker’ module (one that moves the main lines from one side of the board to the other) we need for the show. … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #3 – the rest
Although this third episode from Uckfield is labelled ‘the rest’, it doesn’t mean the layouts were poor. Quite the opposite – some excellent modelling yet again, and some might have made my favourites another time. It’s always good to see … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #2 – Favourites
As always, a few layouts stood out from the (very good) rest. Of course, the layouts that I especially liked reflect my strange view of our wonderful hobby…. So we’ll start with Arcadia, a minimum spaced ‘S’ gauge model of … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #1 – Rice railways
The Uckfield show weekend has come around again. Despite a busy week, I set off south once again to visit a very good show. A good number of layouts that were new to me, no dross at all, and a … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1084
Recovery continues….. I’ve never seen so much rain on a motorway as there was going north. A horrible six hour drive (plus loo and coffee breaks) turned into an easy four hours in the sun coming home. It’s a long … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1083
Just a few photographs, as I recover from a trip up north to my niece’s wedding! Three of one of the Bulleid 1-co-co-1 diesels. Photos by John Atkinson. And the opposite end of the size scale… A B4 shunter… And … Continue reading
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Bowes incline
And a second set of Dave’s photos. These are from the Bowes incline, that Dave says is a ‘hidden gem’ well worth a visit. It’s a National Coal Board site, and the photos show some really interesting locos and wagons. … Continue reading
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Aln Valley Railway
Dave sent me some photos of a recent visit to the Aln Valley Railway. Not one I’d heard of, but their web site describes it thus: The principal objective of the Aln Valley Railway Trust is the restoration and operation … Continue reading
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Ramblin’ Man – 3
Storm Agnes and Douglas Bay. Port Erin in the rain Castletown. Tynwald and St John’s. Douglas Head. And to end this adventure, a sunnier Douglas Harbour and Bay.
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