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Escaping the ‘beast’ #4
Last communique from Ron before he attempts to get back home. Question of the day Name this ski resort. Clue: It has royal connections. SWITZERLAND DAY 6 Another cold day. It is now snowing heavily here. Today’s jaunt Filisur – … Continue reading
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Escaping the ‘beast’ #3
Ron’s daily quiz continues…. Question of the day What passes hundred of feet below this town? “The Swiss army tunnel network, that I understand makes the mountains a bit like cheese? Or more likely, some improbably long Swiss rail tunnel…” … Continue reading
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Escaping the ‘beast’ #2
Well, ESNG didn’t escape – we just opened up for a cup of tea on Thursday evening, but didn’t try to run trains. Just a few local stalwarts turned up… But let’s see how Ron is getting on over there … Continue reading
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Escaping the ‘beast’ #1
As the UK shivers under the ‘beast from the east’, we are all dreaming of escaping somewhere – probably a tropical beach. However, Ron has gone east on holiday to Switzerland. At least they are used to it…. (Note for … Continue reading
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Virgin on the unreadable?
An article in the papers today caught my eye: Virgin West Coast train firm stops selling Daily Mail Virgin Trains has announced that it has stopped selling the Daily Mail newspaper on its West Coast trains. A spokesperson for Virgin … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, inspiration, railway, travel
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Canals, spies & politics – the Crossrails that weren’t built
A very interesting article from the Ianvisits blog. Crossrail under London is nothing new….. 018 will be the year that Crossrail is completed, and the Elizabeth line is born, yet it could have looked ever so different had previous plans … Continue reading
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Christmas greetings
Well it’s almost here…. Weeks of manic consumerism culminate in a final spending frenzy. “Pete 75C” commented on RMWeb…. I thought I’d pop into Tesco at 07:30 to avoid the rush and get a few last minute bits. Good GRIEF. … Continue reading
The Carters fly east
Before Ian and Lily joined us in Stuttgart, they were in Hong Kong and Japan. Here are a few of Ian’s holiday snaps…. This one is very familiar to me – a Hong Kong ‘tram jam’. Still the best value … Continue reading
Signal failure!
As we get close to Stuttgart, the lounge is full of railway – I couldn’t be bothered to lug it all up to the loft just to bring it back down on Monday. All is prepared…. we hope! I’ve even … Continue reading
Links for the middle of the week
I’ve got a set of photos to post from the excellent Farnham show, but that will have to wait till later in the week. For now, here are some of the links that I’ve come across recently. If you are … Continue reading
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