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Allan & Ron go west #3
Day 4 Ron says….. Yet another hot sunny day. We drove today from Ilminster, Somerset to Kidderminster, Worcestershire visiting the Gloucester and Wawickshire Railway where we had a 2 1/2 hour trip Toddington – Cheltemham – Broadway -Toddington. And Allan … Continue reading
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On the Island (Brian goes south)
As a break from the Dawes tourism, here’s a railway they didn’t get to….. Brian on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. Just been to the Terrier weekend on the IOW, brilliant to see the real locos in action Wonderful … Continue reading
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Allan & Ron go west #2
Day 3 Another hot sunny day. Drove to Paignton for a return trip on Paignton and Devon Steam Railway to Kingswear and then a ferry to Dartmouth. Now sitting on Buckfastleigh station for return trip on South Devon Railway. View … Continue reading
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Allan & Ron go west #1
It’s holiday time for the Dawes brothers. As Switzerland is off limits, they headed westward on a tour of heritage railways. They’ve sent me the usual snaps, so my blogging holiday will sort of stop, with these easy to write … Continue reading
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A little humour….
Today’s modelling projects? Well, Thomas is a tank…. Or maybe this? Or this very modellable location…. Must start posting Allan & Ron’s holiday snaps. No Switzerland again this year, but a tour of some heritage railways.
Potpourri #1028
A couple of things that caught my eye this week – between ESNG meetings….. Brian caught Mayflower as well….. I wish that I’d been there. One day I’ll get across to the IOW and its wonderful railway…. Network Rail at … Continue reading
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Mayflower passes through Redhill
Last week the light just held long enough to take a few pictures of B1 class 4-6-0 ‘Mayflower’. There were, of course, the usual warmup act of EMUs whilst waiting for the main attraction. It was quite noticeable how small … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1027
A modelling success this week. A few years ago, my Farish green Class 31 – one of my favourite locos – had a bit of an accident with the PCB board, and only worked in one direction. I tried to … Continue reading
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No internet to guide us?
From the “Micro/Small Model RR Layouts” Facebook page, with permission. Attributed to Al Judy, On30 Railroading. ‘Some very wise words from a long time modeler. It is a very fair assessment of things by someone who has “been there and … Continue reading
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A Swiss layout under way
Not mine, I hasten to add!!!! I thought that I had better email Ian Milroy and tell him what I had done with his original Kuritu. Fortunately he was complementary about the changes, and also sent me some pictures of … Continue reading
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