Archive for January, 2010

Its Cold t’up North

Friday, January 15th, 2010

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.

Sorry to the Wolverhampton Crew.

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

SANY0044I 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

52ft 6in Gresleys.

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

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.

The Rev Peter Denny.

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

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