Category Archives: Western Region

Wordless Wednesday 5201

Posted on July 8, 2015 by bawdsey

Double click images for bigguns…

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Wordless Wednesday 9F

Posted on June 17, 2015 by bawdsey
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Railex 2015

Posted on May 18, 2015 by bawdsey

This coming weekend sees Railex 2015, at Aylesbury Bucks. One of the best shows of the year and consistently high quality. Aberbeeg will be there, an opportunity to see a large S7 layout with scale length trains. Also DCC sound … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 52xx R3124

Posted on May 12, 2015 by bawdsey
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64xx Small Change …

Posted on April 6, 2015 by bawdsey

Well having had a look recently at the 64xx, I’ve now started work on one of them to put it into the last batch of 6430 onwards, No 6433 in fact. The cab is the first bit and then its … Continue reading →

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Pannier Capers & the 64xx

Posted on April 2, 2015 by bawdsey

In amongst the flurry of Hornbys releases over the first quarter Bachmann released their latest Great Western design, Colletts 64xx 0-6-0T Pannier. These were a derivative of the earlier 54xx, very much the same engine but with larger diameter wheels. … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday 87xx

Posted on March 25, 2015 by bawdsey
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Beginning of the end?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by bawdsey

Or, end of the beginning? Simple answer is I don’t know. This was one of the pieces that never really hung together, so it’s gone. On that bombshell …

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Projects, Projects!

Posted on February 27, 2015 by bawdsey

Well this month and a good part of the previous two in fact have been busy working on a number of projects with Paul Lunn. More to come later on this but it mixes his layout design skills, our ‘tag … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings

Posted on December 23, 2014 by bawdsey

Just a quick note to wish all you readers the seasons greetings as we head towards the end of the year. The picture above is Albion Yard with the first fall of the winter, a good number of you will … Continue reading →

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