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The Cromford Canal
Thursday morning, we walked down from the hotel to Cromford Mills, less than half-a-mile away. These mills were the site of the first cotton-spinning machine invented by Richard Arkwright. This whole stretch of the Derwent Valley and its mills has … Continue reading
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Crich Tramway Village – 2
I was surprised at just how many trams there were in the tram shed, all available for operation. They come from all over the UK, and a few from Europe, including this Berlin tram…. And one, if I remember rightly, … Continue reading
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Crich Tramway Village – 1
A week’s holiday with Maxine for a reunion of old Hong Kong friends started in Milton Keynes, where we stayed for the weekend and caught up with three lots of friends and family. However, any keen railway enthusiast will track … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 9
I’m convinced Ron is auditioning for a job as a weatherman. Watch out for hurricanes? A sunny day becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Travelled through Emmental travelling from Thun to Burgdorf and hence to Langental for the long way round … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 8
Looks like rain stopped play today – at least theoretically. And hence rather less photographs than usual. I was going to save Allan’s transport photos till later, but I’ve included his record of Zurich. Woke up this morning to a … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 7
Back to Allan & Ron’s Switzerland visit for a few posts… Started off cool but became sunny. We set off via Spiez and the Lotschberg base tunnel to Brig where we caught the Postbus over the Simplon Pass to Domodossola … Continue reading
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Minories #2 – Out in the suburbs – repost
Number 4 is my second Minories post. Back to normal (whatever that may be) next week! If you leave London, and head to the other end of the commuter lines, a Minories like design, sort of ‘mini-Minories’ is another option. … Continue reading
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Minories #1 – the original design – repost
Number 2 is this one on the classic Minories design. 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 … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 6
Looks like they are on a roll in Switzerland (sorry)…. Day started cool but turned into another scorcher. Split up first thing. Allan took bus to Stechelberg for cable car to Murren then train along edge to Grutschalp for cable … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 5 – and ESNG meeting 4 July 2019
Just 7 members at last night’s meeting, with a good number on holiday. We worked on a ‘lay your own track’ basis, and initially only joined up the inside and outside lines, as only two people had trains to run. … Continue reading
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