George Spencer

Keep the sound on your layout running during the Remembrance Sunday silence (as occurred at Tolworth Showtrain last year) Stand in front of the rope with the world's biggest tripod camera (Aldershot today, layout being Redbridge Wharf)

https://facebook.com/events/s/railex-2022/2362461087320997/

That's odd, according to Facebook it's still going ahead on 28-29 May.

Cancelled due to a booking error by Stoke Mandeville stadium

Given that this Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, is there a church close by?

I'll be there on the Sunday, found a greasy spoon near Surbiton station and will catch the 8:15 from Alton.

Reminds me of a story I read from WW2 where a woman was manning Blea Moor box and brought a train to a stand. The crew were working mileage and were anxious to get going again, so the driver went to the box and, assuming that the woman knew what he was talking about, said, "Could you get 'em off, please?" (Referring to the signals) She promptly slapped him.

Incidentally, it appears that the "worst cold ever" is going round. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58624295 I had a cold last week (tested negative). I still have catarrh plus a bit of the cold lingering.

Go in-character as a Covid Marshal and shout "Hands! Face! Space!" at random people.

A man boards the Caledonian Sleeper and tells the attendant "I have to get off the train at Perth. I'm a heavy sleeper, but I must get off there. I don't care what I say, make sure you put me off." He wakes up the next morning to find that the train is pulling into Inverness. Enraged, he finds the attendant and gives him a piece of his mind before storming off to the ticket office, still turning the air blue. Another passenger says to the attendant, "You're very patient, mate, I wouldn't have tolerated such abuse." "That's nothing," the attendant says, "You should have heard the bloke I put off at Perth!"

Is this thread still open? Run a modern-day layout. In the run up to the show, repeatedly announce that Flying Scotsman will make occasional appearances during the exibition. Make sure this is spread over social media. Morning of the show, announce that the timings have been withheld due to the risk of trespassers. Operate a layout based on South Western Railway. Have train announcements. Make them audible from some distance. Include "See it, say it, sorted...." ad nauseam...

I'm normally a virtual railwayman, but when my family moves from Winchester to Alton in the summer I will effectively inherit a 00 gauge (and possibly an N gauge) layout from the previous owner. I also enjoy Football (Chelsea, Winchester City and groundhopping) and visiting preserved railways.

Basingstoke 2020, having also done Southampton and Alton. I suspect that the best bet for my next one will be either Woking or Aldershot.

Witchita Lineman - Glenn Campbell

Watching Spurs lose at home to Leicester Realising that Chelsea could just as easily bottle it tomorrow night... As for my other team, Winchester City assembled a hastily cobbled-together side for a hastily rearranged friendly away to Farnborough yesterday (manager had given the squad the day off) and lost 5-2. United vs Leeds sounded like a cracker (watching MOTD now) but I do miss the days of Roy Keane and Lee Bowyer openly kicking opponents in the shins in full view of the ref...

Thank you for clearing that up. At least I don't have to worry about dcc then.

Mind you, the leaflet also mentions a wide range of running stock which could be made available by arrangement. The mention of controllers for track sections might suggest dc control, in which case I wouldn't need to worry about dcc. I haven't actually touched my model trains for nearly 20 years, due to two house moves and a lack of a dedicated room in either of them.

In July, my family will be moving to Alton and in doing so, I will effectively be inheriting a oo gauge model railway layout from the previous owner. I am unsure if the previous owner ran DC or dcc, but the leaflet he left implies the latter. As such, I feel that I may need to move over to DCC. My collection comprises of a 1997 Flying Scotsman set (R1001), Mallard (R304) and King George V (R737), soon to be joined by Dornoch Firth from a secondhand Thames-Clyde Express pack I've purchased from the Facebook marketplace (R2329M). Would conversion to DCC be viable, and if so, how easy would it be? Would it be something I could do myself, or would I be better off contacting the Alton Model Centre? The leaflet provided by the owner says: "The main layout comprises around 200 feet of continuous run, looped back on itself and giving the impression of a double track main line. Automatic train control allows for up to four trains to be run at a time. This has a 4 track through station with passing/stopping lines. In addition there is a 12 road terminus with 2 storage lines, 4 freight lines with run around, a small loco servicing depot and a semi derelict engineering facility. 2 lines connect with the main line. One controller serves the main line, and each of the through station lines has a secondary controller allowing trains to stop. Another controller serves the terminus." I apologise if this sounded like bragging, but I felt that I should include as much information as necessary.