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Kent & East Sussex snaps
Last Thursday turned out to be a perfect spring day, so Maxine & I headed south to visit Bodiam Castle – an imposing and interesting medieval ruin. And of course, it’s only a couple of hundred yards to wander over … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Railway
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Waterloo
Some inspiring shots of Waterloo station from this site. In 1912. Wonderful locomotives, and short trains. In 1964. Green electrics and looks like a rebuilt West Country 4-6-2 departing. In 1971. Blue-grey coaches and Warship diesels. But note hoe the … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, prototype, railway, Southern Electric, Southern Railway
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In defense of the roundy-roundy #3
In my earlier ramblings about continuous layouts, I missed out one excellent example, and a concept for such designs. Chris Morris’ Little Aller is based on Aller Junction in Devon in the early sixties. The area of the layout is … Continue reading
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Tagged isle of wight, Layout design, N gauge, Southern Railway
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight
I keep returning to Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, as a near perfect small branch line terminus. A scale model fits within 4′ in ‘N’ gauge. And with the beach directly to the left, a sea backscene would be … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Layout design, N gauge, Southern Railway
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A day out with Miles
Another day out on a preserved railway. Allan reports: Sunday 20th of May was the last day of the 1940’s weekend at the Kent & East Sussex Railway. It was an over cast morning but the sun came through about … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, preservation, prototype, Southern Railway
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Engine driver Phil – PS
As a PS to our day on the Mid Hants Railway, here are the photos that Phil sent me. More evidence that I was there! And an interesting article on the iconic HST 125 units. I rather liked the comments: … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #3
Here we go again. Back at Arlesford and running around. Phil has signed his life away on a piece of paper to say that the Mid Hants Railway Ltd is not responsible for anything that happens to him whilst he’s … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #2
Meanwhile, back at Arlesford, 9F 92212 is running round…. This view from the footbridge shows the details of a typical Southern lattice post signal. A pig to build in N – I once managed (most) of a rather simpler rail … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #1
Phil of ESNG fame recently had a significant birthday (a large number with a ‘0’ – just the one – on the end) and for a present his family bought him a footplate ride on the Mid Hants Railway, the … Continue reading
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Isle of Wight railways
The railways of the Isle of Wight have always fascinated me. Not least because of the concentration of lines on a small island – three companies pre-1923 before they were amalgamated under the Southern Railway. And the Isle of Wight … Continue reading
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