Northbound...

Just 39 days to the Wigan Exhibition. It will be great to take New Mills north to Lancashire and exhibit the layout close to the WCML. Early 1960s Anglo-Scottish services will feature prominently with Duchesses, Princesses, Clans and Britannia's still vying with the new electrics and Class 40s for the premier services while a host of other steam classes right back to the G2s provide support.

Normal service will be resumed......

The Artistic Director who loads our content onto this blog has been somewhat distracted over the past few weeks. Daughter got married, then he was required to move 90 year old in-laws from Suffolk to Buckinghamshire followed by Mrs AD's special birthday tour of Italy. Reports indicate that he is recovering and normal service will hopefully resume over the next few days. In the meantime some holiday snaps fom Italy...

Peco crazy track on the metre gauge Circumvesuviana main line out of Naples.

If in doubt use a double slip!

A ride on the Frecciarossa between Milan and Naples at speeds
of up to 330kpm, certainly a land speed record for the AD!