This reminded me of the proposal by the Talyllyn to buy and regauge Linda (before the Ffes got her) and well enjoy 0-4-2ST Linda, as modified by Bate

Reminder that while the Talyllyn has a dedicated purpose-built flail mower, the Welshpool has a tractor on a flatbed with a mowing implement on the back and i think that's absolutely amazing

Compared to all the talented modellers on here, a featureless black box isn't the most inspiring model But it represents a kit I've actually made and finished (barring final varnishing) - and for someone as clumsy as me, that means a lot

ON THIS DAY: 114 years ago, Sir Misha Black was born in Baku (now Azerbaijan) - they would later design amongst many other things the Victoria Line's 1967 Stock (London Transport Museum) and British Rail's Class 71 (Phil Scott) and 52 ('Westerns' - Roger Geach) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha_Bla…

mother and her young

Proposal for a video: Top Gear but with 16mm - Three of us pick a live steamer within a fixed budget and go around various tracks in the UK testing various aspects of them: runtime, strength, speed, etc Oh and if your loco fails, this is the forfeit vehicle

As a ""brownoid"" who works on this exact railway, i think we do get it! I'm curious to know how much pondscum like this have contributed to the heritage movement, if at all.....

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