Until very, very recently I thought that this song told the story of the last train to San Fernando: For the first time in my life this ghastly pandemic has enabled me to sit at home and cruise the ‘net. In the course thereof I have found a LOT of interesting stuff (to me that … Continue reading
Bellerophon, One of the world’s oldest working steam locos
I was attracted to this vid in part because I had relatives who lived very close to St. Helens in Lancashire in the north of England. Alas, I have not seen the Bellerophon. Bearing all her Victorian elegance she was built in 1874 by Haydock Foundry, near St Helens, Lancashire She worked at Haydock Collieries. … Continue reading
A Sawmill built by Steve Petitt
I can’t tell you anything about this remarkable model because there is no text on the page. For the same reason I cannot tell you the scale. Here are three pics I have taken from the page to whet your appetite: If you want to see all the pics here’s the link = http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_steve_pettit_-_sawmill.html … Continue reading
This model train layout may be bigger than your house!!!!!!
Since March (202o) I have not been doing much “training”. As one who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer twice my wife and I decided that we world absent ourselves from the world until a reliable vaccine had been developed and we have been “dosed up.” So far, so good. Waiting for the vaccine. … Continue reading
Märklin model railway layout in Denmark: Kælderkøbing Modeljernbane
This is definitely the best Marklin 3 Rail layout I have ever seen. It may not look like three rail but, if you look between the rails, you will see bumps – this was how Marklin hid the third rail – a shoe underneath the locos ran along the bumps. Jens Krogsgaard – a Danish … Continue reading
Airship (or UFO) over Mendocino County in 1896-97
The Anderson Valley Advertiser has , literally, hundreds of articles in its archives. I have been trying to read them all. (Anderson Valley is on Route 128 between Cloverdale on Route 101 and Route 1- the road that runs north/south along the Mendocino Coast. This article was written by Malcolm Macdonald, October 10, 2018. “William Held and … Continue reading
The Runaway Train
I have been sorting through a LOT of stuff recently including train songs. I like this one for two reasons; 1) some of the vid is of Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad and 2) the sounds that accompany the song are truly authentic. Close your eyes and listen!!!!! The train is also a link … Continue reading
Swedish Model Railroad
I have been trying to enliven my existence in these terrible times by, among other things, watching a lot of train and model train vids. This one i really like for its simplicity and the sound effects – especially the birds. The layout was built by Rickard Arvius who lives outside Skövde in western Sweden. … Continue reading