Monthly Archives: March 2024

This is what Sarissa Precision think it should look like. Which is fine but I have built enough of their kits to know how easy they are to add your own twist to them. As always it’s a good idea … Continue reading →

Owning a model railway isn’t all about playing with toy trains, it’s a constant process of cleaning, repairs and upgrades. The only way to go about the railway’s maintenance is to take each job individually and accept that other stuff … Continue reading →

If Veinte Veinte was a self contained layout, as is Norte, you might be confused by some of the comings and goings. Just as understanding that Norte is assumed to have a wye junction beyond the view block, allowing incoming … Continue reading →

I said yesterday that I wasn’t going to do anything drastic about the trainshed at Veinte Veinte. Hum, that didn’t last long, I’ve been looking at it again and decided that a straight Sarissa style building, instead of the current … Continue reading →

The previous (Trens Tranvía) blog entry was getting far too long so I have trimmed the unrelated chit chat from the end of it to start this post. There was mention on the NGRM forum yesterday about the imaginary location … Continue reading →

This is quite a long blog post, no long films but a number of shorts in quick succession, so you might want to make a brew and get a plate of biscuits before settling down to read and watch. ~ … Continue reading →

There are a number of small jobs to be done on the layout before a blitz of track and wheel cleaning will take place in three weeks time. The next complete timetable running date is provisionally planned for 16th April … Continue reading →

The p-way department have almost finished their work at Veinte Veinte. The new three way point has replaced two failed turnouts. No points failures at Grande though, the new international service got off to an early start this morning when … Continue reading →

The transport minister announced this morning that a section of the old Ferrocarril Internacional is to be reopened. The line to the east of Perejil, crossing the Bolivian border, is to be operated jointly by the FCPyF and Bolivia’s Ferrocarril … Continue reading →

To be honest I’ve got boxes full of them but I found this one while looking for something else this morning. The huge loco was an O scale standard gauge model I bought at a toyfair a few years ago, … Continue reading →