Letters
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Brrr! It’s cold out there!
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During the recent cold snap, reader Yan Leach sent us these photos of his fictional Scottish wintry model railway layout, ‘Kilbreck/Inverdun’ which he built using Scenic Snowflakes and Shovelled Snow products from Deluxe Materials. After first applying the same company’s Scenic Spray Glue, he scattered the Scenic Snowflakes over the scene before re-covering it with…
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In praise of bumpy journeys on ‘Pacers’
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“I photographed my first one at Whitby in 1986 and have liked them ever since.”
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Reasons why The Great Bear failed
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I note the plaintive appeal from D Martin in Platform, issue 248, for the reincarnation of The Great Bear. This is not the first time this sentiment has been aired in the pages of Heritage Railway. The fact of the matter is the designer G J Churchward, the world’s foremost designer of his age, saw…
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Norman Preedy: – a real character and a local legend
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With reference to Geoff Courtney’s obituary of Norman Preedy in the last issue, may I add my thoughts on someone who was a great friend and a superb and enthusiastic railway photographer. Norman was a real character and quite a local legend held in the highest esteem. Having been born in Newton Abbot in the…
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I’m just pawing over the latest modelling news…
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I thought you might like to see this picture of Alfie, my 12-year-old Westie, who looks like a potential new reader of RMM! Sally Pepworth, Email For more Letters, Opinion, Reviews, News and Features, see the January 2019 edition of Modelling – available now! For a complete list of stockists and how to get your copy,…
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Was a conflict of interest the reason for British Rails’s early reluctance to adopt diesel traction?
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I REALLY enjoyed Bob Gwynne’s article in the December 2018 issue on the reluctance of British Railways in the early years after Nationalisation to continue the development of diesel traction pioneered by the private railway companies. One key insight Bob omitted, which is an important factor in BR’s reluctance to abandon steam, was the conflict…
