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Thankyou, Derek, who culled this from the Croydon U3A newsletter…. A LIVING HELL ON THE ISLAND OF SODOR – Colin Read I went to visit Thomas the Tank Engine the other week. It was not a pretty sight. He was … Continue reading
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On the ‘real’ rails
The Cha(i)rman recently visited Ford station, presumably on a visit to the ‘shop previously known as Gaugemaster’. Here are some trains passing…. And No. 1 Son on duty at East Grinstead station on the Bluebell Railway. No comment!!!!
Potpourri #1138
Still busy, but a couple of odds and ends that amused me. Travel time from London. There are some remote places in the UK! Note that it’s quicker to be able to get to York than deepest Norfolk – that’s … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1137
Too cold to blog, so just a few odds and ends. Great minds think alike? Had you ever realised…. A perfect scene to model (somewhere in Germany.) The road to the Woolwich Free Ferry and Silvertown. Farringdon in its pomp, … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1136
A quick Jago Hazzard. Trams in Amsterdam – in miniature…. Industrial road running in Berlin – the Bullenbahn (a chance to practice your German, too) A rather large and rather excellent layout. Brian sent me this link to a rather … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1135
A little post=Christmas selection. I hope Santa brought you lots of gifts of the correct scale and gauge! Just right for your new layout….. A railway version of a famous sketch…. Another, rather more political version…. This beats Mr Rowlatt’a … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1134
To start today, Derek sent me a couple of Stuttgart photos. This one shows all our empire, and all the ESNG crew – including a full set of Healy’s. I seem to be admiring all that beer (or what’s left … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 4 – Bonus post
Last year, Derek and Allan visited the Stuttgart tram museum. They met a young helper there, Alexander, and promised to contact each other in 2025. We were going to visit the museum on the Monday, but Alexander offered a visit … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 3
So to a selection of the other exhibits. The modules and layouts below were made by professional model makers – Italian I think. There is some fantastic modelling here, especially the canal lift and the ships. The Zeppelin is towed … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 2
Having got the ESNG contribution up and running, let’s look at some of the other bits of railway on show, modules and stand-alone layouts. Behind us, Pauline McKenna was running her new German layout. A simple double track plan just … Continue reading
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