Our Chair, Mark C. finally managed to get a communication out of Almondell where he has been resident since mid November: ‘The -7 deg C that we had last Saturday froze the pipes in the caravan and we are still trying to get a phone line connected so the internet is a bit ‘patchy’. Read more about Living On Site…..[…]
Paul H. has contacted the NewsDesk to say that although he has not been able to help at Almondell since a certain virus became prevalent, he has still been busy building a model railway, albeit a slightly smaller one. This is Paul’s story: ‘Back in 2017 when I was reminded of my mortality, I decided Read more about The Ubiquitous Figure Of Eight…..[…]
Maurice P. has an interesting model on the stocks. Maurice has kindly written up some notes about the background to the model which, together with some photographs he has sent in to the Newsdesk. Earlier last year Maurice visited Almondell with his other locomotive for its steam test. This too is a variation on an Read more about Jeanie Deans – A Teutonic Variation…..[…]
Stan, our Roving Reporter found himself iced in with the recent spell of cold weather. The usual plastic snow shovel was not up to the task. Undaunted, an ‘All Conditions’ snow shovel was put together from odds & ends in the workshop. Although heavier than anticipated, it soon made short work of the ice!
Member John C. has been in touch to bring us up to speed with his leatest project. It is a little bit smaller than his ‘Feldbahn’, but a lot easier to move about. “Due to running out of my wife’s DIY jobs (well, at least the ones I wanted to do!) I have bought the Read more about I First Set My Eyes On Sweet Molly Anne…….[…]
Member John F. sent in this short snippet about his ‘G’ Scale garden railway in the snow. John is leading the group setting up a ‘G’ scale layout at Almondell. “Hello everyone, here is my new statio at the loop of the long line. It now takes seven minutes to complete a circuit. At the Read more about Archie – The Cat Controller[…]
A bit of fun to test the grey matter after the festive break. Can you identify what you are looking at? To see the answer visit A True Rivet Counter and study the pictures.
South of Edinburgh during the festive period the sight, sound & smell of a steam locomotive making its way around a track could be detected. Member Charlie took out the recently repaired ‘Maxi Lucky 7’ on the 27th December for an ‘out & back’ run as the final event for 2020. Weight restrictions on the Read more about Another Festive Steam Up…..[…]
The Bathgate Locomotive Works has reopened following the limitations of this years festive season. Well, we can’t claim ‘excess’s’ this year can we? Robert sent the Newsdesk a photograph of one of his presents & I couldn’t resist sharing it with you…. I have been reliably informed that the shedplate logo is not full size! Read more about Fitting Yer Reeking Lum….[…]
27th December is usually a day for meeting at Almondell for a post Xmas steam up. This year Government restrictions prevented us from meeting up. Oh well, it’s a tradition & the weather was fine, dry if a bit blustery. Thus I decided to have my own steam up in isolation in the back garden. Read more about A December 27th Steam Up…..[…]
