The Building of a Model Railway
I am building a model of a Swiss Alpine railway, based on the RhätischeBahn in Graübunden Canton in south-east Switzerland. It is quite a challenge for someone who has been making model railways since childhood but always English, always in 00 gauge and never with overhead electrification. I hope you enjoy following these challenges!
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Mitteldorf
Innsdorf station is back in place after being shown in May, and since then my time has been taken up with travelling (see my other weblog at http://www.mwtrips.co.uk for details) and with family matters. The odd bit of repair and “fettling” has taken place to correct weaknesses revealed at the show, although a couple of…
Innsdorf at the Stamford Show
It is now a week since I came home from the Market Deeping Model Railway Club’s Stamford Model Railway Show and my knees still ache from standing around Innsdorf all day for two days! It was well worth it. Innsdorf rose to the challenge and was quite popular with visitors. The youngsters loved the quiz…
Off to the Show
So, all is ready! The layout is in complete working order and very presentable, all locomotives have been serviced and all track cleaned. The curtains to go around the underside of the baseboards have been made and are ready to hang, and I even have a Swiss flag to hang at the centre to hide…
Web links:
Market Deeping Model Railway Club www.mdmrc.org
Swiss Railways Society swissrailsoc.org.uk
Mark’s Rail Adventures www.mwtrips.co.uk
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