Tag Archives: history

Hatfield to Hertford Great Northern Book Review

Posted on December 28, 2025 by bawdsey

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 →

Posted in accurascale, Bachmann, book review, British Rail, Eastern Region, first look, GNR, heljan, history, ho scale, hobbies, Hornby, Inspiration, j67, layout design, library, LNER, Maps, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, OO Gauge, Oxford rail, planning, prototype, railroad, railway, reading, reference, research, review, seventies, signalling, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hotel California

Posted on December 14, 2025 by bawdsey

You can step out any time you like, but you can never leave. Thats branch or short line modelling for me. A brief chat with a viewer at the NEC in late November brought that thought forefront. They chatted for … Continue reading →

Posted in accurascale, Albion Yard, Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, British Rail, Cameo, Cameo layout, DC, DCC, finescale, Guyzance, heljan, ho scale, Hobby, Hornby, iain rice, journey, Layout, layout design, makeover, man cave, Model Railroad, Model Railway, n gauge, NEC, northumberland, O Gauge, o scale, OO Gauge, peco, realism, scale modelling, scenery, shelfie, shelfie1, shelfie2, shelfie3, shelfie4, toy train, train set, trees, TT120, Uncategorized, Welsh Marches, woodland scenics | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

100

Posted on August 4, 2014 by bawdsey

Today I look out into a cloudless sky, the epitome of a summers day. One Hundred years ago ‘the war to end all wars’ started, and pretty much everyone who reads this blog will have been touched by those events, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1914, canon, flanders, history, life, menin gate, Photography, remembrance, the great war, Uncategorized, world war one, ypres | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment