Monthly Archives: April 2020

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vale and fell, When all at once I saw a crowd, Transfixed by the whistle and the bell, Of a little loco, working so hard, Shunting its wagons, in … Continue reading →

Well, it’s Wednesday. Again. Doesn’t lockdown seem a bit like being Bill Murray in Groundhog Day? This series of blog entries, as a virtual defiance of the corona virus curfew, started last Wednesday but all days seem the same. Even … Continue reading →

Hello, again, we will have to stop meeting like this. Don’t you lot know about keeping six feet apart? It’s awfully difficult when we’re all looking at the same scenery. As a contrast to yesterday’s cramped industrial settings I’ve organised … Continue reading →

Hello everybody, I do hope you’re all safe and well. Did you enjoy yesterday’s historical tour? I did, mainly because it came as a relief after a full day of struggling to organise this trip. Not so much the red … Continue reading →

I had difficulties editing the film I wanted to share today and finally gave up at around midnight last night. To give myself a break from making new films of old layouts I’m sharing three old trainspotting style films today … Continue reading →

Hello out there in lockdown, I do sincerely hope that you’re all safe and well and enjoying this series of virtual globetrotting. For today’s itinerary I have planned a day trip to Germany for you. Any headbangers out there might … Continue reading →

After the day out in Shropshire on Wednesday and going a bit further yesterday we’re back home again, but it’s a shame to waste a lovely sunny day so let’s have another lockdown defying excursion. I thought it would be … Continue reading →

After yesterday’s little lockdown defying jaunt to Shropshire we are going a bit further afield today. How does upstate New York sound? We’ll take the scenic route to avoid the Big Apple as that’s a bit of a viral hot … Continue reading →

Covid-19 lockdown doesn’t stop railway modellers having a day out. It’s been a while since I last visited Park Hall, between Gobowen and Oswestry, so I thought I’d have a trip down Shropshire way this morning. I don’t have a … Continue reading →