Category Archives: Inspiration

Last one out 2025

Today I have mostly been tidying up. Making room for stuff, and theoretically getting rid of stuff, which mainly means making a tidier pile of stuff. I bought into MRJ immediately I saw it and have every copy since 0, … Continue reading

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Hatfield to Hertford Great Northern Book Review

McMullens. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of drinking McMullens finest, let me know what it is, me and my mates are still waiting. The memories of their Hartsman (see what they did there), and Steingold lagers and the truly … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas 2025 and a little plan…

Firstly, to all readers, have a good Christmas and best wishes for the season, especially if Christmas isn’t your thing for whatever reason! In the usual carnage and chaos that is the run up to Christmas Day, tidying is done. … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Pannier Perfection?

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Wordless Wednesday Accurascale 57xx

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TT120 TTown and TTrack Planning …

When TT120 was announced it caught my attention. A scale between N and OO/HO appeals to me particularly if the quality of products are good. My plan for a Forest of Dean system layout is one that at the moment … Continue reading

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#FEF The Greatest Gathering

This weekend I’m helping out on a friends trade stand at the greatest gathering in Derby. These rail open days and events really aren’t my thing, but having the opportunity to wander round some classic British first generation traction has … Continue reading

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Snailbeach Sunday, 009

A couple of days back I wrote about Red Wharf Bay, memories of an Iain Rice plan, jogged by standing on a beach watching the tide roll in. The beach features in this post too, but of an entirely different … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday, Anglesey

Why’s this a throwback? Well, standing on this beach took me back to 1991 and Iain Rice’s Light Railway Layout Designs book. These two books, a year apart, really caught my imagination. I love the way they draw you in … Continue reading

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Heljan Are Back to TT120!

After sensibly deciding not to duplicate a Class 31 at the introduction of the TT120 scale a couple of years ago, and sit and watch if ‘we’ bought into it, Heljan have now definitely entered the scale! The Deltic, an … Continue reading

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