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Odd modelling ideas #456 – Believe it or not?
Or what to do with an old roundhouse…. From Facebook and originally Google Earth, this car repair shop has been adapted from part of a roundhouse. The turntable has been replaced by some rather tight curves. This would make such … Continue reading
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Steam and petrol in Mesopotamia
Maxine and I recently visited Polsden Lacey – again. But every time we find something new of interest. Browsing a 1917 copy of the London Illustrated news left around (as one does), I came across these pictures of the army … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #70 – An interesting project?
From Facebook, Micro/Small Railroad group. It’s not Photoshopped, but from Englewood Logging Ry, Vancouver Island, BC. Anyone game to model this in ‘N’? It makes the ‘Pacer’ units positively modern, and I suggest that a Dapol Pacer could be a … Continue reading
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Ichabod
Ichabod – the glory has departed. Can you recognise the station? A most distinctive terminus on a curve (clue – it’s well south of Watford.) Answer – Cowes, Isle of Wight
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A day trip to Swanage
Ron’s back on safari…. Left home this morning to travel up to Waterloo from where I took a train to Wareham. At Wareham I took the train from Waterloo via Salisbury, Yeovil and Weymouth to Corfe Castle. At Corfe I … Continue reading
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The Cromford Canal
Thursday morning, we walked down from the hotel to Cromford Mills, less than half-a-mile away. These mills were the site of the first cotton-spinning machine invented by Richard Arkwright. This whole stretch of the Derwent Valley and its mills has … Continue reading
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Crich Tramway Village – 2
I was surprised at just how many trams there were in the tram shed, all available for operation. They come from all over the UK, and a few from Europe, including this Berlin tram…. And one, if I remember rightly, … Continue reading
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Crich Tramway Village – 1
A week’s holiday with Maxine for a reunion of old Hong Kong friends started in Milton Keynes, where we stayed for the weekend and caught up with three lots of friends and family. However, any keen railway enthusiast will track … Continue reading
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Minories #2 – Out in the suburbs – repost
Number 4 is my second Minories post. Back to normal (whatever that may be) next week! If you leave London, and head to the other end of the commuter lines, a Minories like design, sort of ‘mini-Minories’ is another option. … Continue reading
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A small shunting layout – repost
Interestingly, Number 3 is this little American switching layout. Model Railroad Hobbyist has a very nice ‘shunting plank’ in its October edition. It’s in ‘O’ gauge, but the dimensions are a very reasonable 11’- 6” x 17’–19” with a 6’ … Continue reading
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