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Just back from watching the sunset at Sandbanks. Condor Liberation passed en route from the Channel Islands to Poole.
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Yes, I just watched his review too. Gimmicks are all well and good, but why no flywheel?
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Midland Railway Company
Peter Kazmierczak replied to technohand's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
Does anyone have a clear picture (sufficient to read the small lettering on it) of the MR/LMS Control Board that was (still is?) at the MRC in Butterley? This shows all the running lines (passenger in red, freight in blue) plus all sidings etc. I'm particularly interested in the section showing Derby St Mary's Yard. I did take photos of it a long time ago, but didn't cover all of St Mary's. I have found an example on the internet, but the definition isn't too good when you zoom in. Thanks. -
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Haircut this morning. Thought it impolite not to pop into the local model ----way shop which is nearby. Outside said shop was a large skip - they were having a spring clear-out. Help yourself, they say... Came away with lots of old cab ride videos (social history now), PC Pressfix transfers (luckily for the LMS...), and some card buildings I can alter for my Aston-on-Trent lay---. I also did buy something too: £5 for an LMS coach which I thought was a bargain. My wife was none too pleased to see all the videos though...
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Midland Railway Company
Peter Kazmierczak replied to technohand's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
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Midland Railway Company
Peter Kazmierczak replied to technohand's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
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I found that internal candidates were sometimes at a disadvantage. They knew all the answers but often didn't tell us during the interview in sufficient detail. We knew they knew, but if they didn't tell us, we couldn't tick the blinking box...
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Just back from Wimborne to pick up a prescription. Went on the bus. The one going was an ex-London one with two sets of doors. Though down here in Dorset, we only use the front one - might be too confusing for the locals. Also popped into the local museum where they have a secondhand book selection. Came away with three books on ----ways, as you do...
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I did once say I was NORAD, in an American accent...
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The real Stanley was very much in a coal mining district; close to West Hallam (coal mine next to the GN station) and Stanley Footrill Colliery (running to a coal wharf in Chaddesden, Derby via a rope-worked tramway). Not really canal country... This imaginary branch from Bramcote would've gone near to the large Stanton ironworks though.
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Eventually they were. AEI (which included BTH) became part of GEC, as did EE.
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The wisteria flowers every year, despite my best efforts to over-prune it...
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Spelling Mistakes on Models (and the prototype)
Peter Kazmierczak replied to Binky's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
When presenting your ticket on the GW, they had to be “Shewn”. Using the archaic form of "shown", the GW might well have been correct though. It implies that something has been demonstrated or proven, rather than simply displayed. So you have to prove you have the correct ticket, rather than merely showing it. -
Accurascale – Your Climate Hero
Peter Kazmierczak replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
Andy is obviously a follower of 1970s ecological dystopian thrillers... -
Accurascale – Your Climate Hero
Peter Kazmierczak replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
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Accurascale – Your Climate Hero
Peter Kazmierczak replied to Accurascale Fran's topic in Accurascale / Irish Railway Models
Each journey begins with one step... -
Thought that the brickwork by the loading dock looked too pristine, so I hacked a bit off... First photo is before; second after.
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The real Baker Street was/is in Alvaston, Derby, where I grew up...
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Behind me is the inspiration for one of the best-known and loved British stage comedy-thrillers. So where was I last Saturday afternoon, what was the name of the play, and who wrote it?