Tag Archives: Southern Railway

An early Christmas present. I’ve been discharged from the hospital fracture clinic.  My shoulder is well advanced in healing, and free moving (though not totally back to normal.) The doctor said I’m doing very well, and keep on with the … Continue reading →

Back to relative normality on the blog, having got past all the Stuttgart posts.  Dave was back in the northeast, and took these pictures of viaducts and bridges, plus a few of the Newcastle model railway exhibition.  The bridges….. And … Continue reading →

Some (hopefully) inspirational photos today.  Starting with Vauxhall in 1933.  How many ways of getting around are there in the picture?  I reckon 9 – foot, bicycle, motorcycle (and sidecar) horse and cart, car, lorry, bus, tram and train.  Now … Continue reading →

Birdwatchers will tell you that it is important to keep an eye on your garden, as some interesting rarities can turn up.  I’d agree, have seen a yellow-browed warbler in ours a few years ago, and our neighbour saw a … Continue reading →

Today, a wander around the world-wide-web.  And there’s nothing better to start with than a Jago Hazzard (or three.)  I’d love to make a model of the old Ludgate Hill. Some interesting South London history…. The London Routemaster is 70.  … Continue reading →

I think today it will be mainly buses. Let’s start with Victoria station in 1953, 1957 and 1984. And not very far away, Vauxhall Bridge Road in the 1970s. You might have found me in the picture walking from the … Continue reading →

I haven’t done one of these for a while.  These two American interurban scenes cry out to be modelled. And this if you had the room. Fremo modular layouts in HO can be enormous! This would be an interesting railway … Continue reading →

They let Ron out of the KESR booking office for long enough to see the Tenterden bus rally.  I do especially like the London Transport line up. This is an interesting video.  I always wondered how the children of an … Continue reading →

I’ve shocked myself by doing a little modelling!  The train room needed a big sort out, and I’ve also consolidated a number of tool boxes and tidied the workbench so that I can actually see some of the surface. Next … Continue reading →

A little selection, mainly from the internet, today….. A lovely bit of O gauge modelling…. What a superb electric locomotive.  Totally ugly, but totally impressive!  Looks like it’s been made out of a lot of left overs.  I’d  love a … Continue reading →