Category Archives: Out and about

Minories #1 – the original design

Posted on December 18, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

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 waiting for a train, then some doodling to try the … Continue reading →

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‘Sorry’

Posted on December 16, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The Daily Telegraph came up with this intriguing website…. Fed up railway commuter builds website to track every time a train operator apologises Delays, cancellations, strikes, overcrowded trains and irregular services: millions of British commuters know the pain of travelling … Continue reading →

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New Edinburgh station

Posted on December 12, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I must have spend 15 years or so involved in the river works around Edinburgh Airport, that is adjacent to the River Almond and the runway and terminal are on top of the flood prone Gogar Burn.  It was interesting … Continue reading →

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Three links for Thursday

Posted on December 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Three links for this Thursday. First the BBC visits Baghdad Central station.  It’s an interesting and sympathetic article, interviewing a veteran train driver. The state railway’s heyday, when it offered luxury travel to Jerusalem and even as far west as … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rambles #2

Posted on December 6, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

More of Ron’s pictures, this time from Leipzig.  First, the railways.  Seeing the ‘McCafe’ reminds me that the inventor of the Big Mac died this week, age 93.  Perhaps he never ate his own invention to get to that age!  … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rambles #1

Posted on December 4, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

A new contributor to the blog for the next couple of days – Ron Dawes, brother of Allan.  Ron is on safari in deepest Germany, around Leipzig and Hanover, I think, visiting an eclectic mix of Christmas markets and stations.  So welcome, Ron, … Continue reading →

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Back to my childhood haunts

Posted on November 30, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The day before going to Stuttgart, Maxine and I had the privilege of going to the wedding of a Chinese friend of ours.  An interesting experience, with the church service in Mandarin, translated back into English for the few English … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2016 #3 – Other views

Posted on November 28, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

A final post from Stuttgart (unless anyone else sends me some photographs.)  Just a random selection, once again, of scenes that caught my eye. The Hungarian branch of INGA-net attended the meet for the first time, and their simple, single … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2016 #2 – ESNG at play

Posted on November 26, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The ESNG contribution looked, in part, much as a normal club night, with a procession of trains of varying parentage taking to the tracks.  The Farish Blue Pullman deserves a mention as it ran faultlessly for all four days. ‘ERIC’ … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2016 #1 – Stuttgart itself

Posted on November 24, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Last week, ESNG completed its annual pilgrimage to the Stuttgart N-Club meet and show.  I went for the full four days this year, for the first time.  My impressions of the whole thing – four days is great fun, but … Continue reading →

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