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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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Tickets on sale now for Stamford Show

Innsdorf’s exhibition début is to be at the Market Deeping MRC’s Stamford Model Railway Show on 9th and 10th May this year at Stamford Welland Academy. Tickets are already on sale on the Club’s website: book now for a small discount and fast-track entry to the show.

Completing the Fiddle Yard

So, the track was laid last year, the board constructed some months before that, but there was more to be done before we could actually use the portable fiddle yard in order to make the portable section of the layout ready for exhibiting. There were: These tasks are now complete and the whole layout is…

Preparation Continues!

I have offered to show Innsdorf at the Stamford Model Railway Show this May 9th and 10th, organised by the Market Deeping Model Railway Club, and my offer has been accepted, so although the layout is fully operational at home, I now have a number of relatively minor tasks to complete to make it exhibitable.…

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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