Originally posted on Fifteen Flatout:
In a shed at the end of a siding lived the locomotive of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Society Limited which was a long name for a little engine so her friends called her Countess. Countess In The Loco Shed I was rostered as driver on Saturday 25th…
Originally posted on New Build Steam:
Contents 6880 Betton Grange 3MT 82045 2007 Prince of Wales 2013 Prince George 45551 The Unknown Warrior GCR 567 2999 Lady of Legend 1014 County of Glamorgan 4709 32424 Beachy Head 72010 Hengist 2MT 84030 60163 Tornado 61662 Manchester United 2001 Cock o’the North F5 789 Worsdell G5 GWR…
Originally posted on Penlowry:
Merddin Emrys at Dduallt Well house sorting took longer than expected (what a surprise!) so I haven’t achieved anything on the modelling front. However, I did manage to make a visit to the Ffestiniog Railway for the Vintage Weekend. I was fortunate enough to be rostered as a brakesman on both…
Originally posted on Penlowry:
I have a thing about tampers. They’re weird enough to be interesting. And once you understand how they work, the detail differences become interesting too (honestly!). I worked on a tamper once. I took on the job of designing the regauging of one when the Welsh Highland was being built. The…
Trawling the worldwide web regarding Trawsfynydd and the Branch to Bala, has revealed some interesting snippets of information. One of which is this below found at http://www.penmorfa.com/Conwy/nine.htm Written by an Eddie Bellass, regarding a rather interesting journey from Blaenau to Bala, in September 1959. My 7 months pregnant wife and I were waiting to catch the…
Originally posted on Bristol Harbour Railway Blog:
Plenty of action on the dockside. 3 cranes in operation, along with the electric capstan shunting wagons for the first time in preservation. Actors from Show of Strength Theatre Company in character, loading demos, the Bristol Lorry, Portbury in Steam, and rides on tugboat John King to boot!…
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
Next up for review, something a little special: The Bachmann 25th Anniversary set (25-2014). No bonus points for deciphering that complicated product code! I’m always a little behind the times with purchases, usually buying locos that have been out a while. This set however was released just a few months…
Originally posted on Calling All Stations:
For anyone following my story from the start, you may be wondering – What ever happened to Salford Chapel? And for those of you not in the know, Salford Chapel is a 2nd layout I started working on maybe a year or so ago. Well, now it’s time to finish…
Originally posted on Ontario in HO Scale:
I feel that I’ve reached another minor milestone with my layout depicting North Tonawanda NY. I’m ready to proceed with laying more track, but there’s a back-story that I want to tell. Back on July 30th, I posted about my quandary over layout lighting. Thanks to those of…
Originally posted on John's N Scale T-TRAK Model Train Layout:
The train show was held on the weekend of 13 and14 Sepember 2014 in Cleveland, Queensland, Australia. This link has some pictures of the show.
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