Category Archives: Inspiration

Uckfield MRC exhibition 2021 #2

Posted on October 20, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

Back to Uckfield for the rest of the layouts. Sherton Abbas in finescale ‘0’ is a delightful model, with some excellent modelling,  Yes, it’s a GWR branchline, but it’s set in the Edwardian era, when the GWR was less standardised … Continue reading →

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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2021 #1

Posted on October 18, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

I took my life in my hands and visited my first model railway exhibition since covid this afternoon.  Uckfield is one of my favourite shows, so I slipped down there on Sunday afternoon, hoping (reasonably successfully) to miss the crush. … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1037

Posted on September 29, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

A few more oddities that I’ve found whilst avoiding any real modelling…. A fantastic SDJR layout in ‘O’ gauge…. I’m amazed how long some prime derelict sites have kept going in Central London…. Would you let your club members run … Continue reading →

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Let the train take the strain!

Posted on September 14, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

My eldest daughter is in central Slovenia, buying hops for the craft brewery, and hiking.  She sent me the following two videos of Slovenian ‘Motorail.’ Of course, it’s best to have the whole train to oneself…. I think this is … Continue reading →

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Spotted!

Posted on September 12, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

Thank you Brian for tipping me off that Clan Line was passing through Redhill.  I finally got a look at this wonderful locomotive, and it brought back memories of the last days of UK steam on the Southern Region. The … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1036

Posted on September 10, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

Just to get you in the mood for winter….  But this is a cab ride in snow in 2010 – and there was plenty of snow, too! The Great Model Railroad Museum in Switzerland – Chemins de fer du Kaeserberg … Continue reading →

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Blame the horse….

Posted on September 4, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

From FaceBook (and a lot of other places). The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built them … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1035

Posted on August 30, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

I’m not sure this is so true today.  From NGF,,,, Below I have a quote from a book I’m reading called Trains Unlimited by Tim Fischer which in turn is a quote from the UK Financial Times from 2004. A … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1034 – Oh deer!

Posted on August 28, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

Spotted in Earlwood, next to the Tonbridge line…. And a few minutes later, the train drifting into Redhill…. Paul posted on Facebook this picture of Liverpool Street station in the 1920’s.  What a gloomy barn of a station!  But a … Continue reading →

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A little more humour, as the month draws to a close….

Posted on August 28, 2021 by snitchthebudgie

If David Attenborough took up train spotting…. Real life imitates fiction (and my tracklaying) once again…. It could also have been Thailand, Bangladesh or Vietnam…. A few words of wisdom…. A little cameo for your parking lot…. Put this on … Continue reading →

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