Railways, large and small

I’m a railway buff and for those of you not yet enlightened, no that doesn’t mean an anorak and bobble hat clad nerdy trainspotter at the end of a deserted platform obsessed with numbers, as stereotypically portrayed by the media!

Railways are a mode of transport with a unique atmosphere and to me, the steam era railway embodied many elements that made the world a better place and there are a multitude of fascinating aspects to Railways, such as their history, the engineering, signalling operation and much more.

Our local preserved railway-The East Lancashire Railway is one of the country’s premier preserved lines. Find out more about them here: ELR

I’m also a supporter of Peak Rail, based on the ex-Midland Railway main line through the peak district

Of course, one specialised aspect of this interest is model-making – with lots of different scales and prototypes. I’ve chosen 2mm finescale-more details from here: The 2mm Scale Association