S hort drive along the old route from Rigby Road to Foxhall Square/
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Rigby Road and Starr Gate Depot Tour
Back in September ’17, I was invited on a tour of the Rigby Road and Starr Gate depots on the Blackpool Tramway. We still had to pay, but I was invited, and that is the important thing.
West Lancs Light Railway
Knowsley Safari Experience
May 5th, 2017. Knowsley Safari Experience. A selection of photos with waffling.
Obviously, some of the animal were more exotic…
Motorising Corgi OO Gauge Blackpool Trams
This is a guide to motorising the Balloon and Railcoach Blackpool trams made by Corgi, using the motor units made and sold by Connexions2011 on ebay (There is no direct link to the specific unit, as eBay items are ephemeral, so you’ll just have to go by the photo to identify the item you need).
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Managed Motorways
The problem with this 4 lane running smart motorway guff is that its fine until someone breaks down.
Oh PLEASE tell me what can go wrong
N Gauge Shelf Railway – Garwick
I came up with the idea of “Garwick”, a station on a mainly industrial line which still handles passenger traffic. The layout is based mainly on the long-closed Maudlands station in Preston, but with several additions which “just seemed like good ideas at the time”.
Ribble Steam Railway
Septtember 12th 2015, the 32nd anniversary of my Dad’s passing, and I decided to visit the Ribble Steam Railway, which just happens to be right next door to where he worked. Good call, Tony!
Barry Tourist Railway
August 22nd 2015 was not a good day to visit the Barry Tourist Railway, as they wer clogged up with a charter train. So not many photos on this one…
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The Doctor Who Experience
Back when The Doctor was a grumpy scotsman with fearsome eyebrows, took a trip to the Doctor Who Experience in bleakest Cardiff.
