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Potpourri #1062
Today’s mix is a potpourri of Southern Railway locomotives. Photos are credited where I know the source. As ever, apologies if I have missed the appropriate credits. A perennial question. Why has no one released an N gauge King Arthur. … Continue reading
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A passing oddity
Brian tipped me off that there was a engineers train passing through Redhill on Monday, so I paid a quick visit (having checked that it was actually on the move) to my favourite bridge to watch. Waiting, i noticed that … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1061
A bit of a Jago Hazzard special today. I always enjoy his videos, and these are a few that caught my attention in recent weeks. Potential modelling ideas, perhaps, with some shared London Underground tracks. And where the Underground logo … Continue reading
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Local pictures #2
And we’ll start 2023 with some more local pictures. This time even closed to home. I’ve attributed photos when I know the photographer – apologies when I’ve missed the credit. We’ll start in Earlswood, just round the corner from home. … Continue reading
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Local pictures #1
We’ll finish 2022 with some local pictures. Brian sent me some old pictures of the railway at Horley. John Chisholm of the Horley Local History Society (HLHS) showed these images last week at the Christmas quiz, and I asked if … Continue reading
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It’s Boxing Day
According to the BBC: Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. The name comes from a time when the rich used to box … Continue reading
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Happy Christmas!
Christmas greetings and blessings to all our readers! No ESNG meeting today for some reason – and I’m told that if I play trains I won’t get any lunch. If you’re thinking of going away by train this Christmas, you … Continue reading
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A little Christmas cheer….
An interesting comparison. Passenger train services in the USA and in Europe. Certainly more to model in Europe – and in fairness, also in the past in the USA when train travel ruled. I seem to recall seeing this on … Continue reading
I’m only here for the Glühwein #3
Last pictures from Ron’s latest expedition. Christmas decorations at St Pancras…. Wernigerobe Hbf…. Much better Christmas decorations at Leipzig Hbf…. Morning and afternoon trains at a rather empty Leipzig Hbf…. And some Leipzig trams to finish….
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