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Four links and a club update
ESNG has an updated website – as Eric Morecambe would say, same words but in a different order. It’s all written in the free Mobirise software and should work on your mobile phone. I’ll add a few more pages soon…. … Continue reading
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Two (very different) reopenings
Two rather different railway reopenings from the BBC….. The Farnham and Alton railway line is to reopen after a landslip. A railway line which was closed due to a landslip is to reopen next week, Network Rail has announced. Temporary repairs … Continue reading
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Virgin on the hilarious
We’ll end the month with a little non-railway related humour. The Daily Telegraph reported: Virgin on the hilarious: airport worker entertains passengers with brilliant boarding messages As anybody who has answered “did you pack your own bags?” with sarcasm will … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, inspiration, toilets, travel
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April fool!
A day late, but here are a few railway orientated jokes, past and present. Residents of Copenhagen who visited the square in front of the town hall were greeted by a strange sight. One of the subway cars from the … Continue reading
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Wombling on…..
Allan sent me this gem of a photograph….. For those with a sheltered childhood, or from remote parts of the world that escaped the Womble plague, read more here. My children were lucky enough to miss them first time around, … Continue reading
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Odd modelling ideas #666 – A challenging prototype?
The Daily Telegraph came up with a fascinating set of photos of life in North Korea, that included a few of the railways. It’s an interesting modelling challenge, with little prototype information to go on – I suspect Chinese prototypes … Continue reading
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Tagged Hints and tips, inspiration, Layout design, model railway
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Good(s) links
Here are two useful sites for the goods wagon enthusiast. Firstly, “Goods & Not So Goods – An overview of railway freight operations for modellers.” This labour of love is packed full of interesting material. The site is often an … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, prototype, railway
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Pacers: The train that the UK has struggled to get rid of
An observation about railway modellers is that we are not very good at modelling the ordinary. It takes a lot of discipline to keep your model making or buying to a specific era or discipline, rather than apply “Rule 1” (it’s … Continue reading
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Flying Scotsman is back – and running
From the Daily Mail via NGForum, this lovely cutaway drawing of the Flying Scotsman. Reminds one how simple in some ways, and complex in others was the ‘modern’ steam locomotive. But a lot simpler and more reliable than today’s diesels … Continue reading
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Two photos
To finish February, two random photographs I came across whilst ambling around the web. Sorry, I haven’t got the links or owners… Firstly, unloading an elephant from a circus train. (From the file name, I think this is an entry … Continue reading
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