Tag Archives: railway

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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Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Christmas greetings and blessings to all our readers! A wintery Hastings scene for Christmas Day (photo Rob Crouch.) And this popped up as my Windows login and was quickly saved for a Swiss Christmas greeting.

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Potpourri #1087

Posted on December 24, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

As we head rapidly for Christmas, some snippets from the web…… Some American electrics, including the wonderful GG1’s…. Also electric, Gatwick has a new improved station.  I haven’t got the train there, just driven underneath the bridge from the station … Continue reading →

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 3

Posted on December 20, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Day 3 Last day. Murky and wet – all photos taken around 9.30am. Took trams to Messe/Deutz Bf but on leaving station by wrong exit ended up doing a round tour of the Messe complex. Eventually found right way out … Continue reading →

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 2

Posted on December 18, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Day 2 Clear but chilly. Took tram to Hbf and walked down the river to the market at the Chocolate Museum. The market was closed when I arrived around 10.30 and after having coffee and cake it was only half … Continue reading →

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I’m only here for the gluhwein – 1

Posted on December 16, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Having just left Germany, we’re back again.  You can’t keep Ron away from the gluhwein!  The usual mixture of trains, tourism, and booze follow….. Left home early in rain at 0345 with Allan, who drove me to Heathrow for my … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1086

Posted on November 12, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

We visited the Tolworth show this morning, so some pictures from this good exhibition will follow over the next few days.  But it’s been a busy day, so a few more odds and ends for today. Rail replacement bus?  Not … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1085

Posted on November 8, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Nothing like a little Jago Hazzard for a Wednesday….. And if you want to go in ever decreasing circles…. I worked and lived near Vauxhall for a number of years – but well after the milk trains had gone. If … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1084

Posted on October 18, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Recovery continues…..  I’ve never seen so much rain on a motorway as there was going north.  A horrible six hour drive (plus loo and coffee breaks) turned into an easy four hours in the sun coming home.  It’s a long … Continue reading →

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Potpourri #1083

Posted on October 16, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Just a few photographs, as I recover from a trip up north to my niece’s wedding! Three of one of the Bulleid 1-co-co-1 diesels.  Photos by John Atkinson. And the opposite end of the size scale…  A B4 shunter… And … Continue reading →

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