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Category Archives: Inspiration
The Flying Scotsman visits Redhill
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
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…..
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
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
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?
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
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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Virgin on the hilarious
We’ll end the month with a little non-railway related humour. The Daily Telegraph reported: Virgin on the hilarious: airport worker entertains passengers with brilliant boarding messages As anybody who has answered “did you pack your own bags?” with sarcasm will … Continue reading
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Some interesting quotes….
From ‘Achievable Layouts’: If you want to do this (build and achievable layout) as well, I think the first step is self-awareness. Be honest with yourself about how prolific you are in the hobby. At the same time, be honest … Continue reading
April fool!
A day late, but here are a few railway orientated jokes, past and present. Residents of Copenhagen who visited the square in front of the town hall were greeted by a strange sight. One of the subway cars from the … Continue reading
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