Category Archives: Out and about

An N-gauge micro-layout

Posted on February 12, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Came across this little N-gauge micro-layout by Mike Holly on the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum.  It’s only 43.5 cm x 17.5 cm in size (I guess about 18″ x 7″.)  Operation is made possible by two short traversers at either … Continue reading →

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The Alton exhibition 6 February 2016 – 2

Posted on February 10, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Another fine layout at the Alton show was Dock Green, an O gauge shunting layout set in East London in early British Railways days.  Full marks, too for the layout name, bringing back memories of watching ‘Dixon of Dock Green’ … Continue reading →

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The Alton exhibition 6 February 2016 – 1

Posted on February 8, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

After another busy week at work, a little railway therapy was called for.  Derek Atfield suggested a visit to the Alton show, and this seemed altogether a good idea.  We arrived at 10am and wondered why there was no queue … Continue reading →

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Finding your vocation

Posted on February 4, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Forty years ago or so, I studied engineering with a nutter good friend called Tony Knight.  It’s taken the whole of that forty years for him to find his true vocation.  The intervening years were spent doing things like time in the … Continue reading →

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Lotsa links 2

Posted on February 2, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

More links from the vault…. “This Video of Trolleys Passing through Packard’s Corner in the 1940s is Pure Chaos“.  A snappy little title that describes the contents perfectly. Lots of 1940’s trolleys and road vehicles, all driven in badly.  What more … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #23

Posted on January 31, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Last Thursday was spent just outside Glasgow, in a site two-storey Portakabin on a water treatment works site.  A long day, flying up from Gatwick, 6am to 11pm in the end.  Fortunately, our flights missed the worse of the storm … Continue reading →

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Lotsa links!

Posted on January 29, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

I’ve been saving a selection of links for future reference and future posts.  Probably unwisely, as I won’t be able to use them again, here are a number of railway news items that caught my eye over the last couple of … Continue reading →

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And five more photographs

Posted on January 21, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The preserved North Norfolk Railway does what it says on the can – it is part of the old Midland & Great Northern Railway, running along the north coast of Norfolk from Sheringham.  These days, it tries to run appropriate … Continue reading →

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Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, 1970

Posted on January 19, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The writing mojo has gone on strike today, so here is an old photo…. Firstly, another old school railway club (I recognise the blazers) outing, in 1970, to the 15″ Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.  Miniature in size, but very … Continue reading →

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Wrong kind of sun?

Posted on January 17, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

We’ve all heard of the ‘wrong kind of snow’ getting stuck in train doors and causing cancellation of train services during the UK winter.  But how about ‘the wrong kind of sun’ from the BBC? Rail passengers were left angry … Continue reading →

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