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Southern remnants of the Waverley
This morning Abi and I had our morning walk, hoping to get a decent one in before the rain started. In fact it’s just starting now at 3PM! Anyway, it turned into a five mile trek, taking in the stretch of the former Waverley between Brunthill and Parkhouse Halt. Although the track was removed from…
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The Waverley Spring
Today, I spent the day driving my friend Iain MacIntosh around in the northern part of the Borders and into Midlothian carrying out a photo survey for a new publication. The Railways of Peebles Through Time, which is a joint project with WRHA Chairman Roy Perkins, will be published shortly by Amberley Publishing at £14.99…
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Field Measurements.
/> A trip was made to Whitrope today to take measurements of the timbers with a view to having replacement planking cut.One surprising observation was that the horizontal planking varied in depth considerably but within certain limits. On the end for example two planks were 220mm in depth whilst another two were 170mm and a…
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Gauging opinion
After some lengthy consideration about track standards I have decided to adopt EM gauge as my preferred option. Having said that, I fully intend to investigate P4 in a parallel project. Whilst there’s no doubt that P4 standards have a truly beautiful finesse and really are the finest and most accurate, the type of space…
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Coming up shortly
A period of leave is about to start and this will lead to some new entries and updates on current projects. A new sub-blog will emerge shortly called The Anatomy of a wagon; this will chart the restoration of the WRHA’s five plank wagon which I’ll be playing a significant role in. In other developments…
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Pickersgill Update No2
At last, an update on progress with the Pickersgill 4-4-0! I’ve been somewhat busy with other things of late and energy has been a little sapped by the continually evolving cold that has been my constant companion from late January! However, we have now progressed to the lining stage on this model. I have used…
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Some items for sale
UPDATE-A2, IVATT AND 26/1 NOW SOLD. The illustrated items are some models I am parting with to release funds for other use. Apart from the B17 and O1, all are weathered and/or modified RTR. The B17/O1 are £85 and unrun as new. All others are £70 plus postage except Blue Peter which is £100. Please…
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Further 4-4-0 Fun
The Gresley Composite coach has taken a back seat while the paint hardens and the decals settle so today I returned to the Pickersgill 4-4-0 project. After a bit of head scratching about the best way to progress with the pick-up arrangements, last night I decided to rip out all…
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Bachmann’s 2013-14 Programme
At the Stafford Kennel, the new releases from Bachmann are currently being pondered. Bachmann have gained a reputation for intelligent choices coupled with some real boldness in some of their new items. In terms of steam releases, the selections for this year are not machines of relevance to the Waverley Route, but being small tank…
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Pearl Diver? No, 84p!
In between the antics with the Gresley TK, I’ve been tarting up a nice new Bachmann A2. I recently traded in some stuff at my local pusher, C&M Models which left me a healthy exchange credit and allowing me to acquire a pair of A2s. This particular model took the total cost 84p beyond what…
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