Category Archives: Prototype
Real trains and little trains
Sorry, guys, no Beyonce today! Just another video from Brian. Here’s some more live steam action from yesterday at the Sittingbourne and Kemsley light railway, to share next time. A buffer beam view of the route, (you can hear snippets … Continue reading
Real trains, plus….
Some real trains today. Chris got to the Isle of Wight. Hi Jon, a couple of photos from the IOW steam railway last weekend. The Ivatt tank has a cut down roof, which was the plan in the 60, s … Continue reading
Peco don’t do this….
Going the rounds on RMWeb and Facebook is this rather strange piece of pointwork, that is at the bottom of an incline leading to Mapperley Brickworks in Nottingham. On the left there is a catch pit to protect the bottom … Continue reading
An interesting prototype
Here’s an interesting American modern prototype. At Holidaysburg Pennsylvania, Curry Rail Service builds little shifter (PRR’s term for switchers) locomotives. They are built upon a truck bogie from an old EMD SD40-2. These ‘Mighty Mo’s ‘ would make an excellent … Continue reading
And this!
Now this looks less like hurricane damage, and more like a scenery failure on my model railway. Nice bit of grass mat and plenty of glue anyone? I’ll be taking a few days off blogging – need a break – … Continue reading
Now model this!
It worked in Hot Wheels – so why not in N gauge? No dining car in the consist, though. I can think of a few club members whose trains would have absolutely no problem doing this! And after the Chinese … Continue reading
Chinese steam and lousy trackwork
Brian sent me this excellent link to a Chinese narrow gauge coal line. The trains are on their last legs and the tracklaying is even worse! No doubt now long gone. However, the surroundings are a charming mix of the … Continue reading
Brian’s been busy again!
Much more than me, who has a loss of mojo at the moment. Even with the cooler weather, I haven’t made it back to the railway room. So here are three contributions from Brian, hi-jacked from Facebook and his YouTube … Continue reading
Ron’s Rovings – last day
Good call, Ron, getting out and about when we were all melting at home! After days visiting family and friends and a planned quiet weekend I did one last journey today as the weather was hot and sunny. Travelled up … Continue reading
It Ain’t Half Hot Mum – 2
Still too hot to do anything useful! I was about to have a go at another project, and we hit 35C. Not a lot one can do till the weather breaks. Maybe tomorrow? So I’ve just got a few modelling … Continue reading
