Shunting at Porthmadog
After the visit to the WHR(P) and an inspection of the new cross-town link between the Ffestiniog and the WHR(C), we ambled over to Harbour station. There were only two services timetabled on the...
View ArticleWhere nothing ever happens
Between trains at Castle Caereinion station on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway you could be mistaken for thinking that time has come to a standstill. Fortunately, for many of us in narrow...
View ArticleWant – Hudswell-Badger 0-6-0DM “Badger”
A 2’6″ gauge diesel mechanical loco built in 1971 for the hot strip mill at Shotton Steelworks in north Wales. Based on a Hudswell-Clarke mines design, with the addition of a large cab. Now preserved...
View ArticleIndian Hill Railways on BBC4
Creative Commons licensed image by Hal Dick Last night a new three part series began on BBC4 on the narrow gauge Hill Railways of India. The first was on what is without question the most well known,...
View ArticlePixels, card and brass
Recently I’ve been getting to grips with Adobe Illustrator, using it to draw up the artwork for a custom brass etch. It’s for a model I could have made out of styrene, in fact I did start doing so, but...
View ArticleAll the small things
The order of assembly on the larger parts of the ZF class test build is apparently going to take some thought, so I’ve been working up to it by putting together some of the smaller pieces. I’ve also...
View ArticleNice touch, Harrogate
Sneaking around obscure back streets of Harrogate on Google Street View brought up this nice little image. Nestled in the curve of the gasworks railway route north of the bridge over Knox Lane, some of...
View ArticleWhen I grow up I want to be…
…well, it’s an obvious answer isn’t it? This Baguley-Drewry diesel mechanical is described as a “60hp” type but the engine is actually rated at 72hp. It was built around 1980 for the internal 2’6″...
View ArticleNon NG blog links shock!
I’ve added a few blogs to my link list recently which interested me even though they are not necessarily focused on narrow gauge. It’s a dangerous precedent. Anyway, maybe they will interest you too! A...
View ArticleBarog, Kalka-Shimla Railway
Uncompressed, this would be about 11′x5′ in 4mm scale. It’s basically a loop, a siding and some reverse curves. There’s a tunnel right at the end of the loop. Almost too convenient. Barog station by...
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