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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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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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Potpourri #1132

Just a few pictures for your delight, today…. I know who might be tempted to build this.  Not sure what radius curve it would be good for? Yate station in 1900.  The wagon turntable is, to say the least, interesting. … Continue reading

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Island memories

Facebook reminded me that Maxine and I had been on a mid-covid holiday on the Isle of Wight in 2021 – 4 years ago – doesn’t time fly!  So it seemed a good idea to repost this one.  I may … Continue reading

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Potpourri #1131

When in doubt, start with several Jago Hazzard movies! Almost Hazzard-esque but without the humour? Some rather fine trams, including the Isle of Man (but in German!). Here’s a link to get to YouTube. And a few pictures that I … Continue reading

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Potpourri #1130

Just a few odds and ends today…. Two excellent HO small layouts – most realistic. South Croydon 1925, with the LBSCR overhead electric still in place. A little bus interest – I remember going to Norfolk on holiday through the … Continue reading

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Potpourri #1129

We’ll, there are few model railway shows on at the moment, and I’ve also run out of holiday snaps from the ESNG members – so I’m reduced to a few links and pictures.  But nothing like a Jago Hazzard (except … Continue reading

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