Tag Archives: Albion Yard

Accurascale’s 57xx converts Shelfie 2 to DCC

Posted on November 27, 2025 by bawdsey

Having been loaned an Accurascale 57xx which is DCC sound fitted, it made sense to reconfigure Shelfie2 to run in DCC.

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Transformation Tuesday, History…

Posted on June 24, 2025 by bawdsey

Recently I visited the York model railway exhibition, it’s usually a good one and one or two layouts really catch my eye. This year I was immediately taken back to early days of the blog and those Yahoo groups before … Continue reading →

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Space, The Final Frontier II …

Posted on October 15, 2014 by bawdsey

Last night I had the real privilege of meeting a hero, they, (whoever ‘they’ are), say you should never meet your hero’s for fear of disappointment, but this was a real pleasure. The hero wasn’t a person, but a layout, … Continue reading →

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