Category Archives: Inspiration

Hamburg in the rain

Posted on June 1, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I’m running scared trying to keep clients in Dubai and Beijing happy, so it’s the Cha(i)rman’s holiday snaps today.  Allan will soon be experiencing a very significant birthday, so he’s gone off to Hamburg to see Miniatur Wunderland, the largest … Continue reading →

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Reigate 2020

Posted on May 30, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I have failed t0 date to track down a plan showing where platform 0 at Redhill is going to be.  However, I did find this plan from 2014 by Mark Townend, showing Reigate modified to take 12-car trains and also … Continue reading →

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A Tornado hits Redhill!

Posted on May 28, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Friday, and I’m back at the same spot in Redhill, waiting for the replica Peppercorn A1 Pacific ‘Tornado’ to pass through.  It’s an interesting comparison to the Scotsman, and is a larger locomotive with a boiler that barely leaves room … Continue reading →

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The Flying Scotsman visits Redhill

Posted on May 26, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

20 years ago, a Saturday morning treat for my son, Michael, was a visit to Redhill station to do a little trainspotting. There was plenty to see, with engineer’s trains in the sidings, ‘Dutch’ class 33’s, Mainline livery 47’s on … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #37 – Cranes

Posted on May 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Redhill has seen a little excitement over the past week, with the arrival of a tower crane to help build their new Sainsbury store.  It involved a road closure, a certain amount of confusion, and a chance to examine some … Continue reading →

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And two more links…..

Posted on May 18, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Lots of good links about at the moment…… I liked this BBC article about “The man who has photographed every train station in Great Britain.”  Not least for the excellent pictures of some far flung stations. Passengers on the 15:52 … Continue reading →

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Four links and a club update

Posted on May 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

ESNG has an updated website – as Eric Morecambe would say, same words but in a different order.  It’s all written in the free Mobirise software and should work on your mobile phone.  I’ll add a few more pages soon…. … Continue reading →

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Baseboard joints

Posted on May 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I recently came across this interesting product.  I’ve been using copper-clad strip at my baseboard edges to keep alignment, but the strips I’ve used are a bit wide and I can’t hide them all under level crossings or board crossings.  … Continue reading →

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2B or not 2B?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Keeping track clean, and by association keeping wheels clean, is a perennial problem.  How often do you see a loco stall at an exhibition, followed by a lot of work with a Peco track cleaner?  I came across this tip in … Continue reading →

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Two (very different) reopenings

Posted on May 2, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Two rather different railway reopenings from the BBC….. The Farnham and Alton railway line is to reopen after a landslip. A railway line which was closed due to a landslip is to reopen next week, Network Rail has announced.  Temporary repairs … Continue reading →

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