Category Archives: Inspiration

Canals

Posted on October 12, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Some final photos from Dave.  First, the delightfully named Bugsworth Basin…. And then Gnosall, looking towards Newport. 

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Stafford Railway Circle show 2025

Posted on October 10, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

I’d really hoped to get to this show – the largest non-commercial show south of the border – and perhaps bigger than Model Rail Scotland.  But circumstances conspired again…  However, both Paul and Dave got there, and here are a … Continue reading →

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Chasewater Railway

Posted on October 8, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Dave has visited the Chasewater Railway.  The Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. It is now operated as a heritage railway.  The line is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, contained … Continue reading →

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Horsham MRC show 2025

Posted on October 6, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

I’d better start posting again – I have a string of photo from Dave and Allan to share.  But first, the Horsham show a week or so ago.  I have been too busy to get to many shows recently, but … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside….

Posted on October 4, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Ron seems to have brought the wet weather back from the Isle of Man.  As he puts it, it was a visit to the…. Southampton Classic Bus Spectacular (SCBS) – in the wet Just a photo dump of some interesting … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1132

Posted on September 28, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Just a few pictures for your delight, today…. I know who might be tempted to build this.  Not sure what radius curve it would be good for? Yate station in 1900.  The wagon turntable is, to say the least, interesting. … Continue reading →

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Back to the Isle of Man – 5 – Exit with a bang

Posted on September 26, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

On that wet Day 6, a little excitement…. While sitting and waiting for a tram back to Douglas, I witnessed a incident with tram 19 and trailer 58. As normal, the tram was uncoupled and pulled forward.  It reversed to … Continue reading →

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Back to the Isle of Man – 4 – Wet, wet, wet

Posted on September 24, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

The weather seems to have gone downhill, sunny periods and showers, but getting progressively worse – though not as far as the mainland, with flooding around Manchester, and a league football match abandoned in Blackburn, as it had become impossible … Continue reading →

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Back to the Isle of Man – 3

Posted on September 22, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Day 3 and things looking up – briefly! Sunny and windy. In view of good weather we decided to go up Snaefell so we took tram to Laxey for the mountain railway. As we crossed Mountain Road/TT Course we ran … Continue reading →

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Back to the Isle of Man – 2

Posted on September 20, 2025 by snitchthebudgie

Day 2 – what’s Ron’s weather forecast today?  Not sure whether the first sentence is about the weather or about Allan and Ron??? Wet and windy with a couple of brighter periods. Took steam train to Port Erin and returned … Continue reading →

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