Early Risers.

[lightengine]

Strange sight in sunny Teignmouth yesterday was a guy in full length hi vis yellow gear with Thameslink across the back of the jacket.

Are NR going for the tunelling idea to avoid the sea wall? And if so are they tunelling from London!

[grandadbob]

Is it just me or is the site running very slowly at the moment?

[Horsetan]

Is it just me or is the site running very slowly at the moment?

 

It's been slower ever since I started using Win10 in the office.

 

Think it's something to do with the automatic update / refresh that happens every time you go back a page. The actual site is unaffected.

[roundhouse]

Good morning all from KC.

 

A good flight from Troronto in a 50 seat CRJ100 then a prebooked taxi using an app on the phone meant that we were only waiting in the 95 degrees heat for a fewm inutes at the airport and soon dropped at the hotel just in time to check in for the convention to pick up or badges and tour tickets, check into the room and what a view of Union station railroad tracks  and downtown skyline. There is non stop freight going past this morning.

 

A few beers with fellow UK friends last night and they are picking us up in their rental car this morning to go railfanning.

 

Should be a good day.

 

Union station at night

 

View from our room

 

 

[Purley Oaks]

Another lovely day here at 20C, but easily manageable compared with darnsarf/doonsooth. Expecting some showers later in the week with temps 2 or 3 degrees lower.

 

Getting rid of more stuff today, loads of dvds for sale next month; hope someone still wants some of them!

 

GrandadBob, you could always go for a beautiful Caley 812 for your next pre-order.

 

Enjoy your hols, Ian.

 

Have a good day everyone

 

Mal

[Happy Hippo]

Strange sight in sunny Teignmouth yesterday was a guy in full length hi vis yellow gear with Thameslink across the back of the jacket.

Are NR going for the tunelling idea to avoid the sea wall? And if so are they tunelling from London!

I thought all track side high visibility clothing had to be orange?

[Gwiwer]

Is it just me or is the site running very slowly at the moment?

Is that the same as walking?

[81C]

Just had confirmation that my Dynamometer car has been dispatched. This is the last of my pre-orders so there is nothing else to look forward to. 

This is as you all know is a very serious situation indeed so something must be done about it. 

There is one glimmer of hope on the horizon as we're going to the Swindon show in September and The Boss has already hinted that she might consider buying me something there as she has done for the past 3 years.   

 

I have some NRM L/E wagons up for grabs & Modelzone L/E's opens & tankers.

[andyram]

Good afternoon fellow ER's. I hope I have not missed too much of importance over the last few days. Generic greetings all round, including the usual array of congrats and commiserations. 

We are now back from a very enjoyable and restful holiday in Hunstanton. This was certainly the nicest break I have had for many a year. Now it is a case of turning over a new page, to a new chapter and hopefully a brand new beginning. A few of you have been aware of the fact that I have started a model railway sales website, but over the last few months I have been beavering away setting up a retail premises. A small, cost effective unit became available at just the right time and I have taken the plunge. My business, A2B Model Railways, is now open for business in the George Centre, Matlock Bath (Unit 3, 30 North Parade, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire). The shop stocks Hornby, Bachmann, Woodland Scenics and very soon Peco and Dapol. There is a growing range of children's toys too.

 Today saw a low key opening, the doors open whilst the rest of the stock was put in place. New signage and adverts are due over the next week so hopefully things will become busier. Today was quiet, but there were a few sales. If you are in the area - come and say hi.

 

Best wishes

 

Andy

[newbryford]

Good luck with the venture Andy.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[81C]

Good luck with your new venture Andy I've popped your site into favorites, will you be stocking 009 gauge stuff ?.

 

Regards Bob

[andyram]

Good luck with your new venture Andy I've popped your site into favorites, will you be stocking 009 gauge stuff ?.

 

Regards Bob

 

 

Hi Bob. Yes I will be. The Peco rep is coming over later this week. I am planning a small 009 layout for the window too.

[newbryford]

I thought all track side high visibility clothing had to be orange?

 

Not quite trackside, but there are quite a few station staff with pink/purple hi viz nowadays.

EMT staff down the MML seems to spring to mind.

 

Cheers,

Mick

[45156]

Afternoon All

 

First off, well done, Andy on getting the new venture up and running, and the sincerest best wishes that it is a success - God knows, you could do with some better luck. 

 

Generic greetings are, as usual, on offer to everybody else.

 

Not a lot to report here at the mo - back tomorrow.

 

Regards to All

Stewart

[PhilJ W]

Best of luck with your new venture Andy. Will you be taking a stand to any shows in the future?

[Simon G]

All the talk of Yodel reminds me that whenever they come down our narrow lane, you would think that they are in a Grand Prix. If young kids stepped out into the lane, they would have no chance.

 

Weather here has been pretty carp today. I went into Whitehaven this morning to meet 2 MRC club members about a possible change to our club bank account. I got soaked getting to the bank, then discovered I was in the wrong branch, so rushed to Cleator Moor, 3 miles away, to find that the potential new account was a complete non-starter. A wasted morning, further wasted by the non appearance of Mrs G’s new passport, which we were expecting today and also the non appearance of United Utilities who should have been here to reinstate the concrete from our complete fiasco of a job.

[andyram]

Best of luck with your new venture Andy. Will you be taking a stand to any shows in the future?

Yes I hope so. I am booked to attend a European show in Birmingham on 29th September, selling scenic items. On 6th October I am attending a show in Sheffield with my Skaleby West layout. The layout is currently on display in the shop and should be operational by the end of the week.

[laurenceb]

Best of luck Andy

[Andrew P]

Good luck Andy, any pics of the Shop to share on here?

Edited August 6, 2018 by Andrew P

[andyram]

Good luck Andy, any pics of the Shop to share on here?

I will definitely share some pictures on here and on the shop’s thread when I get back onto the laptop later tonight.

[81C]

Yes I hope so. I am booked to attend a European show in Birmingham on 29th September, selling scenic items. On 6th October I am attending a show in Sheffield with my Skaleby West layout. The layout is currently on display in the shop and should be operational by the end of the week.

 

Keep your eye peeled for JTT scenics their trees are the dogs the guy who had the concession chucked it in so tread lightly. 

[PeterBB]

  A2B Shop 

 

Andy will add his own but, hopefully he will not mind this one from his A2B Newsletter being added.  Peter

 

Edit; Memory problem of location ... I think Matlock Bath

Edited August 6, 2018 by PeterBB

[Rugd1022]

Evenin' all, standard greetings all round, hope the heat isn't getting to anyone unduly,

 

Tomorrow's Daventry International Railfreight Emporium shunt turn will be brought to you by an early start, at least two cuppa's before anything shuntworthy occurs, another cuppa, a book about The Yardbirds between shunts and tail lamp with a dodgy battery pilfered from a passing train - probably 

 

Keep 'em peeled...

 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Rugd1022

[New Haven Neil]

Busy busy day, with two staff on holiday leaves a rather shattered NHN!

[81C]

Busy busy day, with two staff on holiday leaves a rather shattered NHN!

 

Violin O Clock.