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It's all there, in black and white. (Well, mostly anyway. But who would deny the world a little colour?)
A quietly significant day today as track lifting has commenced on my garden railway. Not many photos taken, I prefer to remember it in service.
The first rails were laid on the 02/02/2002, so it has served well for many years.
"Perchance it is not dead but sleepeth"
The first rails were laid on the 02/02/2002, so it has served well for many years.
"Perchance it is not dead but sleepeth"
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A quietly significant day today as track lifting has commenced on my garden railway. Not many photos taken, I prefer to remember it in service.
The first rails were laid on the 02/02/2002, so it has served well for many years.
"Perchance it is not dead but sleepeth"
The first rails were laid on the 02/02/2002, so it has served well for many years.
"Perchance it is not dead but sleepeth"
Off on another train trip.
West Country this time.
West Country this time.
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Off on another train trip.
West Country this time.
West Country this time.
Rarer than rocking horse doo doo, scarcer than hens teeth, two Brandbright Tilley trams together take to the rails of the Eaves Green Tramway.
(There were only ever five of these models built, if records are correct and here are two of them.)
(There were only ever five of these models built, if records are correct and here are two of them.)
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Rarer than rocking horse doo doo, scarcer than hens teeth, two Brandbright Tilley trams together take to the rails of the Eaves Green Tramway.
(There were only ever five of these models built, if records are correct and here are two of them.)
(There were only ever five of these models built, if records are correct and here are two of them.)
16mm scale Archangel single Fairlie's Moel Tryfan and Snowdon Ranger double heading on the Eaves Green Tramway today.
October 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
16mm scale Archangel single Fairlie's Moel Tryfan and Snowdon Ranger double heading on the Eaves Green Tramway today.
A late afternoon steam up in the garden. Carrying out a line inspection.
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A late afternoon steam up in the garden. Carrying out a line inspection.
Ok, I've only a small select group of followers on here, so here's a little piece of breaking news about my garden model railway. Important enough to break my code of only posting B&W images.
This is quite a monumental event. The first rails were laid on this line on 02.02.2002.
End of an era.
This is quite a monumental event. The first rails were laid on this line on 02.02.2002.
End of an era.
October 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Ok, I've only a small select group of followers on here, so here's a little piece of breaking news about my garden model railway. Important enough to break my code of only posting B&W images.
This is quite a monumental event. The first rails were laid on this line on 02.02.2002.
End of an era.
This is quite a monumental event. The first rails were laid on this line on 02.02.2002.
End of an era.
Back in Sibiu.
I do love my time here. Even when it's raining.
I do love my time here. Even when it's raining.
September 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Back in Sibiu.
I do love my time here. Even when it's raining.
I do love my time here. Even when it's raining.
Home once more. This is a nice place to be.
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Home once more. This is a nice place to be.
It's been a chuffing while!
September 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's been a chuffing while!
Back in Romania for some well earned rest and relaxation. (And a good dose of narrow gauge steam!)
August 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Back in Romania for some well earned rest and relaxation. (And a good dose of narrow gauge steam!)
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the original Roger Marsh OGWEN.
August 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the original Roger Marsh OGWEN.
Watching the harvest from our garden vantage point.
Maybe for the last time?
Maybe for the last time?
August 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Watching the harvest from our garden vantage point.
Maybe for the last time?
Maybe for the last time?
Wow! The Awdry Extravaganza on the Talyllyn Railway really has to be seen to be believed. Seventy seven trains over three days, and every one filled with joyful passengers. That's quite a gala, and quite a challenge for the volunteers, staff, supporters and organisers to pull off. Well done!
July 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wow! The Awdry Extravaganza on the Talyllyn Railway really has to be seen to be believed. Seventy seven trains over three days, and every one filled with joyful passengers. That's quite a gala, and quite a challenge for the volunteers, staff, supporters and organisers to pull off. Well done!
Not much going on here these days. It seems to be fading away. Meanwhile, here's No.3 crossing Dolgoch Viaduct on a very blustery day.
July 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Not much going on here these days. It seems to be fading away. Meanwhile, here's No.3 crossing Dolgoch Viaduct on a very blustery day.
So,I built a log store out of some fence panels which I'd taken down some thirty odd years ago, and a few other bits and pieces that I'd subsequently stacked up in the barn in the "that'll be useful some day" pile.
Just to prove that they have indeed eventually become useful.
Pleased now!
Just to prove that they have indeed eventually become useful.
Pleased now!
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So,I built a log store out of some fence panels which I'd taken down some thirty odd years ago, and a few other bits and pieces that I'd subsequently stacked up in the barn in the "that'll be useful some day" pile.
Just to prove that they have indeed eventually become useful.
Pleased now!
Just to prove that they have indeed eventually become useful.
Pleased now!
"No Trains Today."
My 'get-up-and-go' appears to have got up and gone and has left me behind. Let's see if I can manage a few days of doing absolutely nothing and not feel guilty about it.
My 'get-up-and-go' appears to have got up and gone and has left me behind. Let's see if I can manage a few days of doing absolutely nothing and not feel guilty about it.
June 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"No Trains Today."
My 'get-up-and-go' appears to have got up and gone and has left me behind. Let's see if I can manage a few days of doing absolutely nothing and not feel guilty about it.
My 'get-up-and-go' appears to have got up and gone and has left me behind. Let's see if I can manage a few days of doing absolutely nothing and not feel guilty about it.
Walking the Mawddach estuary.
June 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Walking the Mawddach estuary.
Monochrome Monday, with The Mule out on a coal delivery on the distant Llechfan Line.
May 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Monochrome Monday, with The Mule out on a coal delivery on the distant Llechfan Line.
A good outcome.
May 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A good outcome.
Hmmm, I don't know if you can see this, but it's taken overhead just now, with a hand held phone on a night setting. The (not very) long streak was a satellite passing through the shot.
May 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Hmmm, I don't know if you can see this, but it's taken overhead just now, with a hand held phone on a night setting. The (not very) long streak was a satellite passing through the shot.
It was quite literally raining stair rods up at Abergynolwyn today as a cloudburst greeted an afternoon Footplate Experience Train chuffing its way up the line.
#Talyllyn Railway.
#Talyllyn Railway.
May 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It was quite literally raining stair rods up at Abergynolwyn today as a cloudburst greeted an afternoon Footplate Experience Train chuffing its way up the line.
#Talyllyn Railway.
#Talyllyn Railway.
Rails in the Grass.
There's two little long term pet projects of mine, both of which may actually come to fruition this autumn. One is 120 miles away, the other is 1542 miles away. I need to be driving both of them though to make them happen. The easy one is the closer of the two, but maybe too easy
There's two little long term pet projects of mine, both of which may actually come to fruition this autumn. One is 120 miles away, the other is 1542 miles away. I need to be driving both of them though to make them happen. The easy one is the closer of the two, but maybe too easy
May 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rails in the Grass.
There's two little long term pet projects of mine, both of which may actually come to fruition this autumn. One is 120 miles away, the other is 1542 miles away. I need to be driving both of them though to make them happen. The easy one is the closer of the two, but maybe too easy
There's two little long term pet projects of mine, both of which may actually come to fruition this autumn. One is 120 miles away, the other is 1542 miles away. I need to be driving both of them though to make them happen. The easy one is the closer of the two, but maybe too easy
Shades of Owd Ratty in their 150th year.
May 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Shades of Owd Ratty in their 150th year.
Afternoon steam up after a few hours of somewhat overdue routine maintenance.
May 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Afternoon steam up after a few hours of somewhat overdue routine maintenance.