Steam train fan builds model railway

Driffield Today

Friday, 29th August 2008

" A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to build
one in the front garden of his North Yorkshire home. "

http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Steam-train-fan-builds-model.4437415.jp

Chris

Dragon Heart wrote:
> Steam train fan builds model railway
> 
> Driffield Today
> 
> Friday, 29th August 2008
> 
> " A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to build
> one in the front garden of his North Yorkshire home. "
> 
> http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Steam-train-fan-builds-model.4437415.jp

There was a photo on the Torygraph website earlier.

-- 
Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK

On 29 Aug, 23:09, Arthur Figgis <afig...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
> Dragon Heart wrote:
> > Steam train fan builds model railway
>
> > Driffield Today
>
> > Friday, 29th August 2008
>
> > " A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to build
> > one in the front garden of his North Yorkshire home. "
>
> >http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Steam...
>
> There was a photo on the Torygraph website earlier.

Well spotted
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2642994/Steam-train-fan-builds-rail-network-in-front-garden.html

Chris

Dragon Heart  wrote:
> Arthur Figgis <afig...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
>> Dragon Heart wrote:
>> > Steam train fan builds model railway
>>
>> > Driffield Today
>>
>> > Friday, 29th August 2008
>>
>> > " A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to
>> > build one in the front garden of his North Yorkshire home. " 
>>
>> >http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Steam... 
>>
>> There was a photo on the Torygraph website earlier.
> 
> Well spotted
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2642994/Steam-train-fan-builds-rail-network-in-front-garden.html 

But the picture shows a diseasel loco...

It's an LGB - note the logo on the containers.

-- 
Martin S.

On 30 Aug, 00:44, MartinS <m...@my.place> wrote:
> Dragon Heart  wrote:
> > Arthur Figgis <afig...@example.com.invalid> wrote:
> >> Dragon Heart wrote:
> >> > Steam train fan builds model railway
>
> >> > Driffield Today
>
> >> > Friday, 29th August 2008
>
> >> > " A steam train enthusiast's love of the railways has led him to
> >> > build one in the front garden of his North Yorkshire home. "
>
> >> >http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/Steam...
>
> >> There was a photo on the Torygraph website earlier.
>
> > Well spotted
> >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2642994/Steam...
>
> But the picture shows a diseasel loco...
>
> It's an LGB - note the logo on the containers.
>
.... other 3 are 'steam' ?

Chris

"MartinS"  wrote

> But the picture shows a diseasel loco...

Even steam fans can like diesels, and if it hadn't escaped your notice, 
diesels are pretty prevalent on most railways.  ;-)

John.

John Turner wrote:
> "MartinS"  wrote
> 
>> But the picture shows a diseasel loco...
> 
> Even steam fans can like diesels, and if it hadn't escaped your notice, 
> diesels are pretty prevalent on most railways.  ;-)

I'm holding out for 4 mm/ft bionic duckweed.

-- 
Arthur Figgis               Surrey, UK

"Arthur Figgis"  wrote

> I'm holding out for 4 mm/ft bionic duckweed.

Why not mate, anything's possible these days, but bet the government tax it 
if you find some!  ;-)

John.

On 30 Aug, 09:08, "John Turner" <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> "MartinS"  wrote
>
> > But the picture shows a diseasel loco...
>
> Even steam fans can like diesels, and if it hadn't escaped your notice,
> diesels are pretty prevalent on most railways.  ;-)
>
I get the idea most journalists think " Model Railways = steam loco's
"

Looks a bit like the loco's they run on the garden railway @ Rothley
" ( GCR Loughborough )


Chris