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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #3

Posted on January 26, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Today we have the final selection of photos from the Canterbury show.  They may be last, but are definitely not least!  If any exhibitors read this (or any other of my blogs), this is personal preference and any criticism is … Continue reading →

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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #2

Posted on January 24, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

We continue today with some almost favourites.  The first layout perhaps should have been a favourite, but is definitely an old friend.  Alpenbahn (N) started back in the early noughties as an ESNG modular layout modelling, as the name suggests, … Continue reading →

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Canterbury MRS exhibition 2024 #1

Posted on January 22, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Last Saturday, I once again paid a visit to the Canterbury show courtesy of the Dawes bus service.  The weather had perked up a bit, and 5C seemed almost tropical compared with the past few days.  As ever, the Kent … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1092

Posted on January 18, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Another selection of odds and ends, but hopefully no more bad news bombshells! For the modeller….  I’m really sure how the Erie got this to stand up, but with slight upgrades and repairs, it was in operation till relatively recently. … Continue reading →

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Another bombshell

Posted on January 12, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Well, following on from the demise of Hattons on Monday, come Thursday, another bombshell…. Warley has been perhaps the largest model railway show in the UK for 30 years.  It’s always debatable whether it’s been the best – that is … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends

Posted on January 10, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Bad news for Monday was that Hattons is closing down.  One of the largest and most reliable model stores in the UK, with a long history.  It’s not a time to wonder why, just to hope that all the staff … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1091

Posted on January 8, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Lots of lovely EMUs today.  Not boring at all, but a fascinating range of builds, rebuilds and make-do-and-mends, in typical Southern Railway style. 2-BILs at East Croydon (John Atkinson) and Mortlake. A 2-HAL at Camberley, and an ancient 2-NOL at … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1090

Posted on January 4, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

Today we have the modelling challenges for 2024 – if you dare! As we leave the Christmas holidays, here’s Oxford Street in 1949.  I’m not sure what happened to the reindeer…. This would be fun to build.  Volklingen in 1946.  … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1089

Posted on December 28, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

I’m enjoying a quiet post-Christmas week, and not doing much of the modelling that I had planned.  So here’s some easy viewing to aid digestion after the Christmas excesses! One of my favourite rail journeys.  I’m glad to see that … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1088

Posted on December 26, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas Day!  We’ll start today with some ghosts of Christmas past… Brighton in 1906…. Eastbourne in 1905…. And the classic shot of the works Terrier at Brighton (photo Charlie Verrall)…. Petersfield in 1898…. And St … Continue reading →

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