Category Archives: Out and about

ESNG Exhibition 2014

Posted on February 11, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I have been putting together the (hopefully) final plans for our 2014 show.  It’s a more of a challenge this year, as we are changing venues, largely due to increased hall charges.  We knew our old venue very well, and … Continue reading →

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Dawlish flooding

Posted on February 5, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

The latest gales and high tides have wrecked the iconic ex-Great Western Railway line along Dawlish Warren and the seafront of Dawlish town.  It’s a far cry from the usual picture of GWR Kings and Castles on a sunny summer’s … Continue reading →

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Severn Valley Railway, 1971

Posted on February 2, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

A few more snaps from the Bartlett archives.  These were taken on a school railway society trip, I recall.  Again this was the early days of preservation.  A lot of my film was taken up with the carcass of 70000 … Continue reading →

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Ffestiniog railway 1970

Posted on January 25, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Another simple blog.  But here are two pictures taken in 1970 at Porthmadoc on the west coast of Wales.  The Ffestiniog was primarily a slate carrier, and ran on a tad under 2 foot gauge.  Although preservation of the line … Continue reading →

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Welshpool & Llanfair 1970

Posted on January 20, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I am going to opt for an easy post (or two) this week, posting a few of my old holiday snaps.  Nothing racy or revealing, I’m afraid, just boring old railways.  So here are four snaps of the 2′ 6″ … Continue reading →

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Java junction

Posted on December 27, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Keeping the overseas flavour, here are four shots of Banjar, Java, and some Indonesian trains.  A modelling point I liked are the grassed areas between tracks.  You don’t see those at Clapham Junction!

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Georgian interlude

Posted on December 18, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

Spring cleaning my work files on the computer, I came across these shots in 2007 of Borjormi, Georgia (the ex-Russian one, not the US state).  I was meant to be looking at the small river that passes under the station. The … Continue reading →

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Hobby of the Gods

Posted on December 16, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

I have always been convinced that railways are a divinely inspired invention.  You only have to think of Thomas’ author, the Rev. Awdry… I recently found some family photos of a holiday in Crete, where we were taken to visit the cave said to be … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2013 – the photos

Posted on December 9, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

A full selection of the Stuttgart 2013 photos are now posted on the website, in the gallery.  But here are a few samples to whet the appetite…. Great modelling…. People…. Eric…. Duncan’s T-track Westminster….

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ESNG meeting – 7 November 2013

Posted on November 7, 2013 by snitchthebudgie

I can’t tell you anything about what went on at this meeting, as I am sitting in a sunny if cold Beijing.  But here’s a picture of the Forbidden City, and a large scale model of a Chinese high speed / … Continue reading →

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