Category Archives: Prototype

Berlin – the zoo

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

Last weekend, we spent our usual summer weekend in Berlin seeing our eldest daughter.  Time for family and tourism – and a few trains in passing.  After last year spending our wedding anniversary looking at trains in the technology museum, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A good read

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

Well, I’ve had more reads of my signing off post, than all my previous interesting ones.  There must be a moral there somewhere. So I couldn’t resist a quick post.  Recommended reading for anyone into BLT’s (branch line termini) American … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Prototype | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Couple of links

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

Couple of quick links on a busy Monday afternoon…. Some good thoughts on better track standards for ‘N’ gauge (without going 2mm FineScale) come from N Gauge Forum.  NMRA standards are not far off from the wheels on recent UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Prototype | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

France 1976

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

Unusually, my hosts on holiday actually wanted to see some of my old photographs, especially university ones.  These are of a visit to France in 1976, to two monasteries in fact.  One near Rouen, and the other in the Loire … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A day out with Miles

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

Another day out on a preserved railway.  Allan reports: Sunday 20th of May was the last day of the 1940’s weekend at the Kent & East Sussex Railway.  It was an over cast morning but the sun came through about … Continue reading →

Posted in ESNG, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Engine driver Phil – PS

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

As a PS to our day on the Mid Hants Railway, here are the photos that Phil sent me.  More evidence that I was there! And an interesting article on the iconic HST 125 units.  I rather liked the comments: … Continue reading →

Posted in ESNG, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Engine driver Phil #3

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

Here we go again.  Back at Arlesford and running around.  Phil has signed his life away on a piece of paper to say that the Mid Hants Railway Ltd is not responsible for anything that happens to him whilst he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ESNG, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment