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Category Archives: Inspiration
Minories #1 – the original design – repost
Number 2 is this one on the classic Minories design. There are few model railway plans that can be deemed ‘classic’. One surely must be the late Cyril Freezer’s ‘Minories’ plan. The plan was the result a flash of inspiration whilst … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Layout design, Minories, model railway
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Off my trolley – streetcars and trolley layouts – repost
Whilst we’re on holiday this week, I’ll repost the all-time top four posts on the blog. Still the most popular post is this one trolley layouts. If it’s so popular, why don’t we see more layouts??? Again we need a … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Traction
Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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It’s just a lot of hot air….
Interesting article on hydrogen powered trains in the UK…. Hydrogen trains: Are these the eco-friendly trains of the future? Hydrogen-powered trains are said to be the greenest trains out there. “Mini power stations on wheels”, is how a University … Continue reading
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Taking a few days off
Life’s got a bit busy, so I’ll be taking a few days off from blogging. Hope to have some news on N Gauge SouthEast 2020 over the weekend. And here’s a dreadful warning for our larger readers…. Britain’s steepest cliff … Continue reading
A little whimsey for Sunday
An entry by Railsquid on NGForum caught my eye…. Mate, you wouldn’t know Rule 1 if it came up and punched you in the face. This is Rule 1. We do get a little too serious sometimes…. And today’s modelling … Continue reading
The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 2019
Back from a pleasant long weekend in Berlin. We did less tourism than usual, but 34C temperatures does rather discourage trudging the streets, and encourage ice cream and beer and polite conversation. But here are a few railway (and other) … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, inspiration, prototype, railway
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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 3 – repost
Back to the U-bahn. Looks like we’ll carry on visiting Berlin, as Ruth went for an interview at the immigration department in Berlin and to her great surprise came out with a permanent resident’s visa. So she’s B**x** proof for … Continue reading
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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 2 – repost
Larger trains today…… Just next to the Warstrauer Str. U-Bahn station was the S-Bahn station and the DB main lines. I suppose in UK London terms, the U-Bahn is like London Underground, whilst the S-Bahn is more like London commuter … Continue reading
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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 1 – repost
We’re off to Berlin again this weekend, so I thought I’d repost pictures from our first visit five years ago – and lots of trams and trains. Maxine and I recently spent a long weekend in Berlin, visiting our eldest … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, inspiration, prototype, railway
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Llanastr – yet another small layout – repost
I realised that, having just written my post on expoEM and Llanastr, I had already blogged this little layout. As it’s a busy week, I’ll repost this earlier screed. It’s coming up to holiday season again, so I may well … Continue reading
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Tagged Layout design, model railroad, model railway, small model railway
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