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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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Odd modelling idea #347
I just can’t remember where this picture came from. But if you have an old coach that is past its best, how about using it as a bridge over a stream? As a river engineer, I’m not totally convinced by … Continue reading
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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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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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We don’t quite fit
Another scenic cameo to add to the layout. Of course, strictly, one shouldn’t be running trains over the bridge with a vehicle stuck underneath it. A more spectacular version would be a standard London bus, swiftly converted for open-top duties. … Continue reading
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A little inspiration from New Zealand
From the Small Layout Design Yahoo group comes this amazing layout. If you built it, no one would believe that it was straight from the prototype. David Bromage writes…. Have a look at this for inspiration – 3 piers, a … Continue reading
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Nice work (or not) if you can get it!
The Telegraph tells us that, “French rail worker paid £3,500 to do ‘absolutely nothing’ for 12 years files ‘complaint’” A French employee of national rail operator SNCF earned €5,000 per month after tax since 2003 for doing “nothing”, but in … Continue reading
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In the days before ‘Alf and Sadie’
I was browsing my original copy of Don Boreham’s ‘Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling’, published 1962, and this advert inside the back cover caught my eye…. Well, Slaters are still very much in business, although I’d love to have Plastikard for … Continue reading
Long and winding road – “The Last Great Project” – addendum
Writing the last post must have got my modelling mojo back in order. I spent an afternoon preparing a new ‘train box’ for club nights, using some US stock and a Kato Rock Island RS2 not appropriate for my layout, and … Continue reading
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Long and winding road – “The Last Great Project”
As one approaches a certain age, in my case retirement, one begins to become all to aware of one’ own mortality. Sorry, that’s a really cheerful way to start a blog, but stay with me. Over the years, we’ve seen … Continue reading
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