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Happy New (English) year
And a Happy New Year from Hong Kong! It’s not Kung Hei Fat Choi for another six weeks or so, but Hong Kong being a practical sort of place, the Christmas lights might as well stay up for both the … Continue reading
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“This could be painful, Mr Bond”
Today’s modelling challenge comes, of all places, from the Metro free newspaper: Zap leaves on the line with lasers Train companies are testing lasers as a way of clearing leaves from the paths of high-speed trains. Trials to zap slippery … Continue reading
Christmas greetings
Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Christmas 2014, in a pretty random world. Redhill doesn’t look like this – yet. I like how the point heaters are working perfectly – pity about the rest of the railway. “A friend of … Continue reading
An ideal present for the railway enthusiast
After the Stuttgart marathon blog, back to some more random railway posts. Have you ever wondered what to call your model railway? It’s easy if you are modelling a real prototype, or making a free-lanced line in real countryside. But … Continue reading
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Some interesting (non-Stuttgart) photographs
Two links I came across recently. The Daily Telegraph has a picture gallery of women at work on the railways during WW1. Interesting stuff, and some good photos of London termini, and also of Horwich works, with its own narrow … Continue reading
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New Eurostar
News of the new trans-European Eurostar from the Daily Telegraph. A new 200mph state-of-the-art train has been unveiled in London by Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar….. The trains are described as being “inter-operable”, meaning they can run across diverse … Continue reading
A (short) trip on the Docklands Light Railway
A wedding in Shadwell, east London, meant that I had my first trip on the Docklands Light Railway. OK, so the DLR has been open for years, but this was the first time I had been on it. We went … Continue reading
Underground, overground (but no Wombles)
Firstly, an interesting link from the Daily Telegraph, about future driverless trains for London Underground. Images of the new tube, which will feature air cooling, walk-through carriages and wider doors, were unveiled by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, on Thursday. … Continue reading
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A ‘tres belle’ Brighton Belle
My Hornby Brighton Belle arrived in the post on Thursday. First impressions of the 1934 Pullman version are excellent: It’s well packaged, and it’s possible to get in the box, unlike recent Dapol and Farish offerings. Overall finish is as … Continue reading
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A Japanese jaunt
Paul Rowlatt has stopped sending Thomas to the scrapyard, and is in Japan, chasing bullet trains. Chairman Allan forwarded these pictures, reproduced entirely without Paul’s permission, but I’m sure it will be all right….. Firstly, some bullet trains of all … Continue reading
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