Category Archives: Inspiration

Searching for a Strudel #2

Posted on June 29, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Dresden trams…. Dresden Hbf, inside and out…. The River Elbe…. And Dresden itself.  Old Town…. Frauenkirche and Martin Luther statue…..

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Searching for a Strudel #1

Posted on June 28, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

This is the time of year I try to take a bit of a blogging break.  However, Ron is on his travels again, visiting Dresden, so I’ll have an easy time posting his reports and pictures of trains and places.  … Continue reading →

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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 3

Posted on June 26, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

And finally, the micro layouts.  These were mostly entrants to the Diamond Jubilee Challenge layouts.  The 2mm Scale Association ran a layout challenge to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee in 2020. Entrants were required to build a small 2mm scale layout … Continue reading →

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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 2

Posted on June 24, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Today, we’ll look at the ‘medium’ sized layouts, that takes in anything that isn’t tiny and isn’t enormous.  These are the sort of layouts that the average punter could build – not ‘lifetime’ layouts like those in the my last … Continue reading →

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2mm Scale Association Diamond Jubilee Expo – 1

Posted on June 22, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Plenty of blogging to get on with.  I’ve got another set of photos from Germany, as Ron once again goes in hunt of the elusive strudel – and no doubt immediately eats it.  But first, an account of a most … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1051

Posted on June 20, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Haven’t done one of these for a while….. Some interesting information on the French move to electric railways.  I apologise for the commentator’s accent.  The BBC has a lot to answer for…. The end of the London trams.  This time … Continue reading →

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Clan Line again

Posted on June 16, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Simon kindly sent me some more pictures of Clan Line…. Bumped into Clan Line at Victoria this afternoon. Such a beautiful engine, and perfectly turned out. And Brian caught the train going through Godstone.

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And so to Germany #8

Posted on June 12, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 9, and the last post, so to speak…. Sunny and warm. All trip has on today is a late afternoon wine tasting in Rudesheim so using my €9 ticket have come through to Frankfurt for a couple of hours. … Continue reading →

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And so to Germany #7

Posted on June 10, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 8, and coming to the end of Ron’s travels…. Mixed day. Free day on tour so taking advantage of limited new Germany initiative for June July and August of travel anywhere on local trains buses and trams for €9 … Continue reading →

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And so to Germany #6

Posted on June 8, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 7, and almost all tourism…. Mixed day overcast, sunny and light rain. No train travel today. Taken by coach to Boppard then back to hotel by boar [sic] with a stopover in St Goar. Only a German tour would … Continue reading →

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