Category Archives: history

Throwback Thursday 94xx

Posted on February 25, 2021 by bawdsey

Here we are, more Pannier shenanigans! This time it’s a personality swap! A few of the 94xx’s had tank fillers in different positions, a couple of feet further back than normally associated with the class. There’s not many of them … Continue reading →

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Requiem For Steam

Posted on January 13, 2021 by bawdsey

A year or so back I took a look at Essential Witness and Transition by Jim Shaughnessy and Colin Gifford respectively. This week our ever genial postie tapped on the door and left this gem, Requiem For Steam. If you’ve … Continue reading →

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21 First One In

Posted on January 1, 2021 by bawdsey

A while back I looked at Space and how we use it, in particular looking at a Fremo layout I’d been invited to see. I really like the concept of joining layouts together for an operating session. Last year 2020 … Continue reading →

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Unconsidered Trifles

Posted on December 27, 2020 by bawdsey

It’s an unconventional title for an unconventional book. Written and illustrated by Geoff Kent, (builder of the above scene), it takes a look at the everyday scene, with emphasis on capturing architecture, and signage and infrastructure that is gradually becoming … Continue reading →

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We Shall Remember

Posted on November 8, 2020 by bawdsey
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VE Day

Posted on May 8, 2020 by bawdsey

Written in 1944 by John Edmonds, the following epitaph seems particularly appropriate in these times. When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

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We Will Remember Them

Posted on November 10, 2019 by bawdsey
Posted in 2019, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Hour, flanders, history, menin gate, remember, remembrance, Uncategorized, world war one, world war two | Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2019 by bawdsey
Posted in 2019, america, blog, Friends, history, life, news, remember, usa, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Essential Witness and Transition

Posted on July 26, 2019 by bawdsey

Essential Witness and Transition are two books that do that rare thing of capturing the railway in an engaging and artistic way. Each book contains the work of one photographer, Jim Shaughnessy for Essential Witness, and Colin Gifford for Transition. … Continue reading →

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NMRA Motivation Monday

Posted on July 15, 2019 by bawdsey

Bob Phelps receives the NMRA’s distinguished service award Saturday 13th July 2019 from NMRA President Pete Magoun, at the NMRA National Train Show in Utah. So why’s this of interest? Bob, principal product design engineer worked for Peco for 54, … Continue reading →

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