petes blog

Member Zac Winfield is looking to buy 3 cars from a BR 423 4 Vep Set does anyone have one for sale? You can get him through the members list.

As you will know we had twenty apprentices start the first week in Jan. Well we had a foot of snow, days when it was 8 below ,so here we are at the end of the second week and heres some photo. I have to say that even with these appalling conditions they have not lost any time and are already to send

the wheels off to North Wales. Photos by Keith Langston.

I was due a do a talk tonight in wolverhampton and got to Euston by 4 going for the 23 mins past. This left at 5 to 5 by the time we got to Watford where they made a stop to pick up LMR passengers it was enough to tell me get off and head home. The units were starting to struggle. Sorry we will do it again soon

I thought you might like to see this Ive just finnished for the stand . This is the first of the short Gresleys they are ready to ship I have built this and the PBV for the stand. You can build them with 8ft or 8ft 6in bogies.

It been reported that the Rev Peter Denny has passed was away aged 92. He was one of the first guys to push railway modeling forward after the war. For all of us who saw his layout it made us think about what we had built. Try and look out some old mags and see for yourselfs. We are all better for what Peter did for modeling in the 50s and 60s. RIP

We started railnuts.com in April 2009 when we started it we had the idea of a site where railnuts could talk and help each other. What a fantastic bunch of people we found. From all of us here at JLTRT and PWE have a great New Year. Our first Show will be at Steam In Swindon in April 10 2010

I had a great morning in Manchester as guest of the GMPTE at the opening of their new trams  – nice trams,  nice people. It was not that cold!

One piece body with integral roof,  one piece underframe Just add the casting paint and add the body a scale wagon in a couple of hours £36.50 incl wheels. Next up LMS vans.

At last here it is the new boiler in steam.What a Christmas present. Happy time for all at LNWR to see this monster job at last coming to a close. Well done to all the lads. Why go to Germany when we can do it right here

in Britian.

Photos. Courtesy of Keith Langston

As always Wigan was a great weekend with plenty to see and some great pies.