On November 20th, 1985, the song “D’Ye Ken Ted Moult?” by Half Man Half Biscuit was played on Radio One by John Peel. Less than ten months later, Ted Moult was dead. This was the first strike of a curse that would take many celebrities down.
RSGB TestReach Tutorial
You can get the feel of how the Online system works by using the links below and taking the TestReach tutorial – you can use it as many time as you like and you can pass it on to anyone who’s interested in the exams etc
Navigate to https://rsgb.testreach.com using your usual browser.
Username: testcentrecheck1@testreach.com
Password: rsgb123$TR
Click the ‘Take Tutorial’ tab
You should note that this is the standard TestReach tutorial and in it it mentions a couple of functions that we aren’t using, namely the Resource (Q6) and the Remote Invigilation (Q7) functions.
Thanks to Dave Wilson (M0OBW), for this info.
Pier Passport
My new passport arrived in the post today. I will not be using is to travel to exotic foreign destinations, for this in my Pier Passport: a handy guide to the seaside piers of the UK.
Original Gardale Trackplan
As I get ready to start work on Gardale again, I found the original track plan!
The Stafford to Shrewsbury Railway Line
The Stafford–Shrewsbury line formerly ran between Shrewsbury and Stafford, from 1849 to 1966.
Those paying attention will spot that the little thing above only shows Wellington to Stafford… and for good reason – the line between Shrewsbury and Wellington is still in use, and here I’m only interested in the closed parts.
Maxon PM150
Tait 8110 Radio
N Gauge Gardale Layout
This is my 2nd model rail project. I started this when I had a bit more space available than for the first one, but progress has been slow. Mainly because of the cat.
Going Straight: On the Wrong Track
The pilot episode of “Going Straight” (sequel to “Porridge“) was the show that started me off on finding errors in TV shows when it came to their depiction of railways and trains, and Stafford.
Fleetwood Street OO Model Tramway
Fleetwood Street is the 3rd of my model rail projects. It was never supposed to be operational, just a roughly 3 metre long shelf to display my collection of Corgi/Atlas trams. Then I realised that I didn’t have a 3m stretch of un-interupted wall space, so knocked it down to about 1.5m