Potpourri #1051

Posted on June 20, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Haven’t done one of these for a while…..

Some interesting information on the French move to electric railways.  I apologise for the commentator’s accent.  The BBC has a lot to answer for….

The end of the London trams.  This time I have to apologise for the music, but great film….

A Japanese interurban waits for a blue-lighted ambulance (well, red-lighted really.)  I wonder whether they do this in Croydon??

Now even Paul or Simon can’t match this lot….

Love the way the train snakes through the points.  But also some interesting mixed gauge trackwork with shared rails.  The train here is metre gauge, I think.

And to close, Redhill during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.  Troops take refreshments on their way west…..

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ESNG meeting – 15 June 2022

Posted on June 18, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Six members (and a visitor) turned up for the Wednesday meeting.  We soon had a layout up and running, but did have a few electrical gremlins again – plugs removed and not put back fully.

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Some impressive American steam from Simon….

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Derek ran his Railtrack 73’s in the late evening sunshine, having failed on Sunday with all the electrical excitement!

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British goods from Michael….

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I wasn’t going to run anything, but everyone (except Graham) had given up, so I got out an ‘N’ class, and having run it in a bit, added a short passenger train.

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And to close, two pictures of a fascinating little tram layout – perhaps in TT scale?  A simple, rather convoluted dumb-bell.  All track, yet room for some scenery too.

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Clan Line again

Posted on June 16, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Simon kindly sent me some more pictures of Clan Line….

Bumped into Clan Line at Victoria this afternoon.

Such a beautiful engine, and perfectly turned out.

And Brian caught the train going through Godstone.

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ESNG meeting – 12 June 2022

Posted on June 14, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

A massive 10 and a half members joined our Sunday meeting.  There were plenty of trains running, and although I’d brought some with me, I was able to just chat and watch the trains go by.  A large set up was fairly quickly put together.  We did have some electrical excitement, when red track seemed to be operating blue, and vice versa.  Initially blame was apportioned to Dave’s new board, but the culprit turned out to be Mr Atfield, who’d replaced a plug on his corner the wrong way around.  No comment!

There was a definite Germanic theme today, old and new….

Neil ran his retirement plan – a whole train of CJM wagons….

And Simon had his usual American trains running, including the delightfully liveried Atlantic Coast REA van….

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When we packed up, I was pleased to find that I could fit my modules in the storage cupboard, so I don’t have to lug them down to the church for club nights.  And it was all followed by the usual large curry…..

And some moving pictures from Brian….

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And so to Germany #8

Posted on June 12, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 9, and the last post, so to speak….

Sunny and warm. All trip has on today is a late afternoon wine tasting in Rudesheim so using my €9 ticket have come through to Frankfurt for a couple of hours. Tomorrow early start by coach to Cologne for trains back home. Next trip is 18 June to Dresden.

Mainz transport….

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Frankfurt trams…

And Frankfurt itself….

Rudesheim….

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And so to Germany #7

Posted on June 10, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 8, and coming to the end of Ron’s travels….

Mixed day. Free day on tour so taking advantage of limited new Germany initiative for June July and August of travel anywhere on local trains buses and trams for €9 per month. Travelled to Koblenz up east side of Rhine waiting for trsin down west bank to Mainz before heading back to hotel via Wiesbaden.

Lots of Koblenz shots….

And a few trains….

And a few boats….

I’m pleased to hear it, Ron….

No they were not waiting for me!

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Mind you, if you’d had Allan with you…..

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And so to Germany #6

Posted on June 8, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 7, and almost all tourism….

Mixed day overcast, sunny and light rain. No train travel today. Taken by coach to Boppard then back to hotel by boar [sic] with a stopover in St Goar.

Only a German tour would include a boar trip 🙂  Boppard…..

Impressive flood marks at Boppard (my old line of business)…..

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To St Goar….

And back….

The boats on the Rhine are all mine, all mine (that dates me)…..

A couple of trains along the Rhine….

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And to finish today, another train running through the centre of Assmannhausen. Seen on return from the pizza resturant…..

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And so to Germany #5

Posted on June 6, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 6….

Overcast with sunny periods. Coach from Wernigerode to Hildersheim for train to Assmanhausen via Frankfurt. As the weather was good walked along Rhine to Rudesheim and then took train back.

Starting at Frankfurt Hbf…..

The delightfully named, though picturesque, Assmanhausen.  The second picture is Ron’s hotel…..

Bus at Assmanhausen…

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Sorry, Ron, you’ll have to stick with the strudel…..

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And on to the Rhine, where boat-spotting is better than train-spotting….

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ESNG meeting – 1 June 2022

Posted on June 4, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

The usual five suspects arrived for Wednesday’s running night.  Another strong Southern representation.  Derek’s Warship and Chris’ ‘N’ both headed green coaches…..

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I tested a ‘new’ Somerset and Dorset Jinty, pulling a train of PO wagons….

Breaking the Southern theme was my Blue Spot fish train….

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And Simon’s American contribution….

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What we need for our trackwork?

Progress with the new fiddle yard continues.  We do seem to be suffering from the ‘two members, three opinions’ syndrome, but we are getting there!

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And so to Germany #4

Posted on June 2, 2022 by snitchthebudgie

Day 5….

Overcast. A free day so I caught an early train to go to Leipzig where I spent 3 hours walking around. Back to Wernigerode and I walked up to the castle and back. Not sure about pictures tomorrow as tour is moving on to the Rhine Gorge – a 7 hour journey.

Leipzig…..

Leipzig trams….

And Leipzig Hbf.  Note the ESNG quality tracklaying…..

Wernigerode from the castle…. 

And to finish today, the compulsory shot of Ron’s strudel delight…..

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