Category Archives: Inspiration

Flying Scotsman on the Bluebell

Posted on May 12, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Thanks Peter, for this shot of the Flying Scotsman on the Bluebell Railway.  Not everyday that 60103 has to collect a tablet for single-line working.  I wonder how many times, if ever, that happened in pre-preservation days? And that’s a … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling idea #999

Posted on May 10, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

As I return back to the UK and the depths of Redhill….. Here’s why there is a red telephone box graveyard between Merstham and Redhill For most of us who commute by train the journey to work will be a … Continue reading →

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Why Rome sends trains filled with rubbish to Austria

Posted on May 6, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

This could be another odd modelling article, but it caught my eye as I was catching up with the world news. Rome’s rubbish is helping to power Austrian homes – and it gets to Austria by train. Rome has been … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling idea(s) #2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

In case you missed it on N Gauge Forum, I can recommend this video.  Not for the faint hearted and for some of these high altitude trips it would be wise to carry a change of underwear….. I am sorry … Continue reading →

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Isle of Wight railways

Posted on April 30, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

The railways of the Isle of Wight have always fascinated me.  Not least because of the concentration of lines on a small island – three companies pre-1923 before they were amalgamated under the Southern Railway. And the Isle of Wight … Continue reading →

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1971 – July – Birdcage discomfort

Posted on April 27, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Also in the July 1971 edition of Railway Magazine was an interesting article on the Oxted line of Southern Railway and BR Southern Region.  This line branched off the main Brighton line at East Croydon, wound its way through Oxted … Continue reading →

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Swanage Strictly Bullied Steam Gala #2

Posted on April 13, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Second episode of the Derek & Allan show from Swanage….. Load testing the footbridge….. Rebuilt Battle of Britain 34053, ‘Sir Keith Park’.  Park was in operational command during two of the most significant air battles in the European theatre in … Continue reading →

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Swanage Strictly Bullied Steam Gala #1

Posted on April 11, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

I’m panicking towards a flight to Jakarta, so the ESNG show pictures will have to wait a couple of posts more.  But for now, some prototype inspiration….. Allan & Derek recently spent a weekend on the Swanage Railway, where they … Continue reading →

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Swanage

Posted on April 3, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Bit hectic at the moment, so here’s a picture from Mr Dawes of Swanage in the sun, with two Bullied Pacifics in Swanage station. A contrast to when my father visited the station site in 1973! But I do like the … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #398

Posted on April 1, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

From the Daily Telegraph… Incredible train ‘disappears’ through block of flats in China’s ‘Mountain City’ Architects and planners in a Chinese city have designed a novel way to make space for an essential train route – by building it through … Continue reading →

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