Category Archives: British Rail

Wordless Wednesday (Top Toads)

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Wordless Wednesday (oxfords)

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Oxford Seven

This week I’ve been modifying some of the Oxford Rail seven plank wagons. Whilst not perfect they are a good starting point for me to do British Rail era wagons towards the end of their lives. As a quick list … Continue reading

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Nine, is the magic number!

Nine, is the magic number! That’s what the layout has taught me this week. This is because I’m still working out what I want from a bigger multi location scheme, version 1, seen below. Since this early draft (not to scale), … Continue reading

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PC87 Parkside LMS Dia 1661 Cattle Wagon Review (4mm Scale)

Parkside PC87 4mm scale Cattle Wagon kit LMS Dia 1661 £9.00 The Parkside kit represents Diagram 1661, an unfitted cattle wagon. The LMS built 2,050 of these wagons between 1923 and 1926. They lasted in use until the early 1960’s. … Continue reading

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Hornby j50 R3325

Well it’s here, good runner, some interesting design features, review later.

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The Peninsula Club

Is that where he’s been, The Peninsula Club? Low cut dresses, heels and G&T’s by the bucket load. That’s enough about what I do at the weekend though. The Peninsula. In the UK a pretty rare piece of layout design, … Continue reading

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Warley and the Dock Tanks

a All three versions of the Model Rail limited edition USRA dock tank are at Warley, on ‘Shelfie’ this weekend. They are stunning models and run really well, especially for pre production models. Come and see them stand C11. On … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Hornby 700 R3240

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Wordless Wednesday 64XX

Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, iphone, Layout, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, social media, toy train, toytrainset, train set, Western Region, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment