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Another prospective club member?
He’s obviously been playing trains with the ESNG members…… Indian minister posts speeded-up footage of new fast train Video of Vande Bharat Express posted by Piyush Goyal was doctored to twice real speed. India’s railways minister has been mocked for … Continue reading
Just what you need for your layout
From a forum a long, long, way away….. Might slow down those who don’t understand ‘fingerpoken’ or ‘12,000,000 microvolts’?
Model this…… if you dare!
Spotted on NGF this week, as the Polar Vortex hits the USA (the other great headline was ‘Alligators freeze in lake’). Polar vortex: Fire used to melt ice on Chicago train tracks Flames from gas-fed heaters are melting away snow … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
No inspiration today – my brain resembles this incident on the Chicago elevated – or perhaps it is just an ESNG running night? Nice bit of Health and Safety, though, especially the hard hat….
B**x** free zone!
Just to show that things could be worse, this man in Austria seems to have a steady job. It may take some time to get the trains running, though. Are you there, Ron? Is this the world’s most dangerous commute … Continue reading
Waterloo
Some inspiring shots of Waterloo station from this site. In 1912. Wonderful locomotives, and short trains. In 1964. Green electrics and looks like a rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 departing. In 1971. Blue-grey coaches and Warship diesels. But note hoe the … Continue reading
Festival of Railway Modelling, Peterborough
Simon kindly sent me these pictures of the Peterborough version of the National Festival of Railway Modelling. I thought of going, but inertia caught up with me! A few pics of Peterborough and a snatched shot of Black Five 44871 … Continue reading
