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Category Archives: Prototype
A prehistoric station?
If you’re a German modeller, how about this for a station name? I suppose, obviously enough, they named the species after the place it was first found. The plan comes from the Sporenplan site with lots of mainly continental track layouts. The … Continue reading
Posted in Layout design, N Club International, Out and about, Prototype
Tagged Germany, inspiration, layout design, prototype
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Off my trolley – Toronto 1995
As I carry on digitizing my slides and old family photographs, I continue to come across pictures I never knew I’d taken. Not least these two very smart Toronto PCC cars, taken on a 1995 visit to Maxine’s family. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Prototype, Traction
Tagged inspiration, layout design, tram, trolley
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Software malfunction?
This blog is not political or commercial. But this picture deserves an audience! Thanks to David (who sells VW campers) and was about to take this photo into the office when I borrowed it. Anyway, I’ve decided that my next car … Continue reading
Posted in ESNG, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway
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Not true – I prefer Thomas!
Another Facebook contribution from Allan….. Actually, I don’t think this is true. There’s nothing wrong with Thomas the Tank Engine and I might prefer an LBSCR E1 class and a 4-4-0 to an American monster. I was brought up on … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway
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King’s Cross, January 1970
Scanning some more old photographs, I came across these pictures of King’s Cross on a raw January day in 1970. My camera was awful, so apologies for the fuzzy focus. But I’d forgotten what a great place the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged inspiration, King's Cross, prototype, railway
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Just like the real thing….
Allan sent me this little gem… Did you see or hear about this yesterday? A Southern 455 EMU comes apart between second & third coach. Luckily was an ECS movement into Victoria. For ECS read ’empty coaching stock’? When the same … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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An advert for trains
From the Daily Telegraph, and probably a very good advert for Chinese railways (although they will be jam packed, too, for the mid-autumn festival.) If you thought the traffic was bad in the UK, then spare a thought for the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged inspiration, railway, traffic jam
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Languages on the Victoria Line
Migrants are very much in the news at the moment. Despite the seemingly unsolvable pressures of the current mass migration across Europe, I do think that most big cities are made more interesting by a cosmopolitan population. And where would … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype
Tagged inspiration, London Underground, prototype, railway
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This will cut you down to size?
My latest copy of the British NMRA region magazine, Roundhouse, has an interesting article by David McLaughlin….. Honey, I shrunk the Railroader! Have you ever dreamed of being trackside or being in the cab of your favourite diesel or steam … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Prototype, The trade, Weird and wonderful
Tagged 3-D printing, inspiration, prototype, railway
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