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Category Archives: Inspiration
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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The Flying Scotsman visits Redhill
It was all of five years ago when I watched the Flying Scotsman pass through Redhill. Well, I remembered to revisit that same car park today to wait for the train to pass through. I was there a little early, … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1026
The great railway room tidy-up continues. Today’s task, sort out the odds and end box of screws, nails and bolts. All the odds and ends go in here, and sorting a little should stop me going out and buying a … Continue reading
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