Category Archives: railway

#FEF The Greatest Gathering

Posted on August 1, 2025 by bawdsey

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 →

Posted in #FEF, accurascale, Bachmann, black and white, blog, BR Blue, British Rail, Cavalex, D&E, dapol, Eighties, ellis clark, Exhibition, fef, flying scotsman, friday flashback, fridayfunday, Great Western, heljan, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, life, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, OO9, peco, Photography, prototype, railroad, Rails of Sheffield, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, seventies, train, train show, travel, TT120, Uncategorized, Western Region | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2025 by bawdsey

Here’s a thing, often in the UK there’s a lot of emphasis on being in a model railway club or society for all the benefits and experience you can gain. At the moment I’m only a member of one society, … Continue reading →

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Snailbeach Sunday, 009

Posted on June 29, 2025 by bawdsey

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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Front End Friday, Maple River

Posted on June 26, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in #FEF, accurascale, artist, Bachmann, blogger, Cameo layout, canada, Canadian, canadian national, dapol, DCC, dcc sound, Eighties, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, Industrial, layout design, maple river, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, nmra, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie4, toy train, train show, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Throwback Thursday, Anglesey

Posted on June 26, 2025 by bawdsey

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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Wordless Wednesday Shelfie 2

Posted on June 25, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, black and white, blog, British Rail, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Layout, layout design, man cave, model photography, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, railroad, railway, realism, scale modelling, seventies, shelf layout, shelfie, shelfie2, toy train, TT120, Uncategorized, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday Class 30 To 31

Posted on May 7, 2025 by bawdsey
Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, British Rail, Conversion, D&E, dapol, DC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, finescale, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, man cave, model, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Modelling, Modelu, n gauge, O Gauge, OO, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, peco, railroad, railway, Rapido Trains, realism, scale modelling, shelfie, shelfie3, toy train, train set, TT120, woodland scenics, wordless wednesday | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Are US Tariffs a threat to the UK model railway hobby?

Posted on May 1, 2025 by bawdsey

Below is a Facebook post from the Hobby Industry Coalition, a group of North American hobby companies whom in the main supply ‘US’ outline products for their market. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1L1txjXbEn/?mibextid=wwXIfr The US Tariffs are recognised above, as a potential threat to … Continue reading →

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Heljan 02 Review

Posted on March 12, 2025 by bawdsey

Heljan have a good record of producing interesting OO gauge diesel shunters and the 02 production sample seen here seamlessly fits into that range. The 02’s were made by the Yorkshire Engine Company of Sheffield as a batch of twenty … Continue reading →

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Accurascale’s Diagram 1/108 and 1/109 16T Mineral Wagon Review

Posted on February 16, 2025 by bawdsey

Into the man cave this past week or two Accurascale’s 16Ton minerals have rattled across the doorstep. Two varieties have arrived a set of Diagram 108 re-body, and a set of Diagram 109 riveted body vehicles. They are packaged in … Continue reading →

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