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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
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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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‘Le weekend’ en Anduze
Maxine and I have just come back from a very pleasant weekend in the south of France. Anduze lies in the foothills of the Cevennes, and the Carmague and the Mediterranean is about an hour to the south. We hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged France, inspiration, prototype
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A little toilet humour
Three suitably themed articles from the Daily Telegraph….. Which London train station toilet made £2.3 million from passengers? Toilets at stations in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh are flush with cash from desperate rail users – here are the biggest … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, toilets
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Detailed London transport map
If you love maps and trying to see how real track layouts could be made into a model, and you’ll happily spend hours poring over Ordnance Survey maps, archive maps, route diagrams and rail maps, this is a wonderful resource. … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype
Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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In case you missed the news….
The newspapers seem to be full of news of the possible discovery of a train load of Nazi gold. A death bed confession may have confirmed the rumour that a train of looted gold was hidden in an extensive tunnel system … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, inspiration, railway
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Travel, post-war style
Continuing my loft turnout, I came across a little treasure trove of my late mother’s. It’s difficult to know what to throw away, but it’s important to be a little realistic. Telegrams (a historic oddity in themselves) addressed to the … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, railway, Southern Electric
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More holiday snaps – this time from Switzerland
ESNG Cha(I)rman Allan is as habitual in his holidays as I am – Switzerland and trains. As last year, I have a received a series of emails describing his adventures…. Hi all. First day of our holiday in Lauterbrun. On … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Switzerland
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London Bridge rebuild
Our local paper the Sorry Error, whoops, Surrey Mirror published these aerial photos of the London Bridge rebuilding project. This rebuild will increase the capacity of the through tracks that feed the Thameslink lines through to north London. It will … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype, Weird and wonderful
Tagged inspiration, layout design, model railway, Southern Electric
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