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Potpourri #1137
Too cold to blog, so just a few odds and ends. Great minds think alike? Had you ever realised…. A perfect scene to model (somewhere in Germany.) The road to the Woolwich Free Ferry and Silvertown. Farringdon in its pomp, … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1136
A quick Jago Hazzard. Trams in Amsterdam – in miniature…. Industrial road running in Berlin – the Bullenbahn (a chance to practice your German, too) A rather large and rather excellent layout. Brian sent me this link to a rather … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1135
A little post=Christmas selection. I hope Santa brought you lots of gifts of the correct scale and gauge! Just right for your new layout….. A railway version of a famous sketch…. Another, rather more political version…. This beats Mr Rowlatt’a … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1134
To start today, Derek sent me a couple of Stuttgart photos. This one shows all our empire, and all the ESNG crew – including a full set of Healy’s. I seem to be admiring all that beer (or what’s left … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 4 – Bonus post
Last year, Derek and Allan visited the Stuttgart tram museum. They met a young helper there, Alexander, and promised to contact each other in 2025. We were going to visit the museum on the Monday, but Alexander offered a visit … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 3
So to a selection of the other exhibits. The modules and layouts below were made by professional model makers – Italian I think. There is some fantastic modelling here, especially the canal lift and the ships. The Zeppelin is towed … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 2
Having got the ESNG contribution up and running, let’s look at some of the other bits of railway on show, modules and stand-alone layouts. Behind us, Pauline McKenna was running her new German layout. A simple double track plan just … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 1
It’s late November, and time for the 19th ENSC meet in Stuttgart. I wasn’t sure whether I’d go for the whole thing, but I needed a break after a busy year. So at 2:30am (!!!!) Allan’s van drew up outside … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1133
A few links of interest (perhaps). Holborn Viaduct – doomed but my favourite. My father Wapping…. The best train driver announcement? Two O gauge branch lines…. And to close, Denmark in HO.
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside….
Ron seems to have brought the wet weather back from the Isle of Man. As he puts it, it was a visit to the…. Southampton Classic Bus Spectacular (SCBS) – in the wet Just a photo dump of some interesting … Continue reading
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