Tag Archives: railway

A railway in the news

Posted on October 15, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Reading more column inches about the tragic Salisbury poisonings, I came across this interesting snippet: The tiny village of Loyga in the Russian far north is not the kind of place you would expect to be at the centre of … Continue reading →

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A pot pourri for Thursday

Posted on October 11, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Firstly, my modelling mojo has returned, and an update on my workbench will follow soon.  It’s really a matter of getting into a habit of retreating to the workbench for an hour – or even just a few minutes – … Continue reading →

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Ron in Austria #3

Posted on October 9, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Day 4 Rest day so left early to do Achnerseebahn. It was a chilly morning and when I arrived at Jenbach for first train of the day found I had to sit in open sided carriage as compartment coach was … Continue reading →

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Ron in Austria #1

Posted on October 3, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A few more of Ron’s holiday snaps – it’s Austria this time!  (And just in time.  I’ve been trying to learn the Templot point planning software, and it’s winning so far.  I was hoping to post about my exploits, but it … Continue reading →

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The Jacobite

Posted on October 1, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Brian sent me another of his excellent videos…. Dear All, Having managed to book 4 tickets 6 months ago on The Jacobite, I’ve finally travelled with friends between Fort William and Mallaig! We were extremely lucky weather-wise – and here … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #2314

Posted on September 29, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

On my way up to the doctors for a flu jab this morning, checked the London-Brighton main line.  No trains, I’m afraid, but I saw that fall autumn has arrived in the creeper along the retaining wall.  A good model … Continue reading →

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Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works open weekend

Posted on September 9, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Thank you Brian, for links to your videos….. Dear All, I’ve just returned from a RailTrail trip to Frankfurt and Meiningen for the Meiningen Steam Locomotive Works open weekend. If you’ve never been here’s a small flavour of the 6 … Continue reading →

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More links

Posted on August 21, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

This is an amazing sequence.  It’s almost model-like in the way it’s laid out, and the frequency of the trains.  Perhaps the only down side is having almost all of the trains the same – but Clapham in the rush-hour … Continue reading →

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World’s Worst Railroad Track Compilation

Posted on August 5, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

You think the track is bad on our N-mod layout?  Just look at this video.  Now I know that the telephoto lens makes things worse, but some of these lines are pretty awful!

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And, just for a change, another Swiss holiday #15 – and last!!

Posted on August 1, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Day 14  

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