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Interesting article, with a few inaccuracies if you know your miniature railway history (although given the convoluted story of the Basset Lowke atlantics and the Barlow locos it's no surprise that confusion occurs!). Prince Charles (formerly at LMR but currently at Windmill Farm I believe) is a fo...

Thanks for sharing this Rod. I remember as a child in the early 1960s travelling on the Lakeside Miniature Railway. In those days it always seemed busy and with queues at the ticket offices. Three trains were in operation at busy times. I seem to recall there was someone sat near the bridge at the p...

You make that sound so easy..... I have two grown-up sons but no in-laws. My elder son would only be keen on one who was heiress to a brewery and had her own fleet of vintage tractors, which she restored and maintained herself.... see, easy! Wishful thinking Peter. I have two grown up daughters, bu...

I could use a son-in-law! Must see about getting one. You make that sound so easy..... I have two grown-up sons but no in-laws. My elder son would only be keen on one who was heiress to a brewery and had her own fleet of vintage tractors, which she restored and maintained herself.... see, easy! Wis...

The street scene is superb Peter.

That looks brilliant work so far Phil. I can't wait to see it in situ. It will make a great feature.

Excellent work. I could use a son-in-law! Must see about getting one. You have somewhere to run trains now Rod. Looks great so far.

Who's Derek? Reminds me of the estate agent advert being shown on TV at the moment.

Excellent wagons.

I always thought that the coal staithes were located like those in the model picture, and that the back was the same height as the floor of the wagon to facilitate unloading. I must admit I've not researched or thought about it until now. The pictures clearly show it was not the case.

I am deeply suspicious of some apps which seem to want access to all sorts of unnecessary things. When I wanted to install a new ring tone on my phone, I searched around online. One ringtone wanted access to my location and my contacts. Needless to say I found another which only wanted access to my...

The, "they are smaller than my dick so they are toys " gets a big SIGH from me! All scales are toys. Ponder. If one gives some thought to the philosophy of a particular crossover point of “being a toy to not a being a toy” linked to scale then it is realised that it is a flawed concept and usually ...

Fantastic Rik.

GTB and Keith S are both correct. They sum it up nicely. Nothing further to add as far as I am concerned.

Nice one. A wish fulfilled. Now you can re-enact the scene from Titfield Thunderbolt.