The Rhätische Bahn in Switzerland took delivery of a new electric unit from Stadler a couple of weeks ago (RHB Press release). It’s being tested at the moment with a view to introduction in the May 2010 timetable change. I’ve not been able to glean a lot of information except that it’s an (/12 wheel [...]
Archive for October, 2009
The Allegra
Posted in Prototypes, RHB, video on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Stock design 01: Intermodal
Posted in 1:55 scale, Körschtalbahn, Maschienenfabrik Ostfildern, intermodal on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the self-respecting modern, customer-orientated narrow gauge railway with freight ambitions and one eye on the bottom line, the ‘Must-have’ accesory is a container wagon. Transporter wagons or rollboks have their very useful place, but they are specialised and complicated bits of kit, whereas the good old ISBU container is simple and needs pretty normal [...]
Interlude
Posted in Blogging, Family on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Beautiful Wife and myself celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary. Eleven years after we met in the UK, and many people reacted to our engagement with disbelief that two young people from the UK and Japan could ever see each other again, let alone organise a life together, we’ve three fantastic boys and a lot [...]
Spitzenwald Timetable
Posted in 1:55 scale, Körschtalbahn, Locomotive, Random Ideas, Scratchbuilding, Spitzenwald on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I should be making KÖB Railcar 2.0 at the moment, but unfortunately the loft ladder is stopping me. You may recall that the loft in our new apartment now houses the model making desk, which is wonderful and I’m happily messing it up, but unfortunately the ladder to the loft (installed -at a guess- in [...]
What now? Episode 4: Back to the future.
Posted in 1:55 scale, Baseboards, Blogging, Random Ideas on October 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Before I went on to do other things in my late teens I made three models: ecah one was smaller than the last. The first was a tailchaser called ‘Howden’ based on a plan out of a Hornby catalogue which was 6′x4′ and sat in a corner of my bedroom like a small elephant: the [...]
Goodbyes
Posted in Family, Germany on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s cold: that special early morning you-should-be-in-bed cold that starts somewhere in the bone marrow and works its way out. Mum and Dad are sorting out passports and tickets, checking how much time they have to change trains in Paris, and sorting out luggage. I’m already starting to think about the day ahead: getting the [...]
Now what? episode 3: Urban Joker
Posted in 1:55 scale, Baseboards on October 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So I see a picture of a model without a fiddle yard. I know it’s not a new concept, but it seemed interesting, so I sketched up a couple of ideas: Here’s the ‘Joker’:
I originally thought of this as a 3mm scale, 9mm gauge shunting model with several industries and a locomotive shed. The idea [...]
Now what? Episode 2: Variations.
Posted in 1:55 scale, Baseboards on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I liked the ‘Schwarzwald’ design so much that I decided to try a variation:
I was idly wondering what a waterside model would be like, so that, for example, a line built to bring in tourists was extended to a small harbour to serve a ferry parhaps, or coastal/river shipping. To make a scenic break, I [...]
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