Silver Sidelines

The winter solstice has passed and we are heading to Christmas and the New Year. Times are certainly changing and last Saturday we spotted our first daffodil flower. First Daffodil for 2016? SW Scotland 19.12.15 We have also seen some unusually stormy weather. ‘Desmond’ deposited something like three months rainfall in 48 hours over parts of the Region. There was some local damage but thankfully not on the scale of the property damage and personal misery that has affected the North West of England. Dumfries and Galloway disruption Back to Bob Dylan, he appears to have written the song "The Times They Are a-Changin'" in September and October 1963. It was released as a 45 rpm. single in Britain in 1964, it reached number nine in the British top ten and was Britain's hundredth best selling single of 1965. So – effectively 50 years ago! What were railway modellers up to fifty years ago - in 1965? Christmas Cover Railway Modell...

Apparently I recorded my intention to purchase the Bachmann Blue Pullman in August 2010.   Well it finally arrived in November 2012 and has provided hours and hours of nail biting entertainment. Get 50% off (Insurance) My layout is DC and I thought that perhaps I would have to go inside and remove the installed DC Chips.   I did not expect that I would have to do it so soon and to have to dismantle and correct so many other bits before enjoying its running. I cannot imagine that I am going to be alone with these matters - hence this Blog.   Initially one of my power cars had an intermittent fault.   It would stop and start.   All the lights worked.   Sometimes if I gave it shake it would go again - then it would stop.   I am indebted to Rob who appears to have had the same problem and who pointed out that as well as the ‘four screws’ there are two hidden tabs under the Guards doors that need to be released to allow the...