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Articles by Sweaty Dave

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Shunting Cobbles

5th April 2018 Sweaty Dave 1907 Comments

With spring just around the corner, allegedly, this winter project should be coming to a close, but so far there is little sign of that. The return of the eldest son from Uni meant decamping [more…]

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Shunting Prototypes

13th March 2018 Sweaty Dave 2126 Comments

Work on the layout has slowed a little with the recent weather disruptions affecting routines. The successful completion of the cyclists/ Sweeney run was also the closing of a chapter. As you can see Wiggins [more…]

Engineering

Shunting into February

19th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 1782 Comments

Thank you for all your kind comments upon this series of posts. As you’ve probably noticed the cyclists aren’t as reliable as they need to be, and that has been bothering me. They’re meant to [more…]

Engineering

Shunting towards Spring

11th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 2078 Comments

Following the terrible van attack witnessed in last month’s instalment, I am pleased to inform you that the cyclists have survived and are in good health. A kink in the road at the top of [more…]

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Travails of a Volunteer

2nd February 2018 Sweaty Dave 2157 Comments

I work for a very enlightened employer, it is as companies should be, and how most were 20 years ago, working in a patrician, supportive environment where employees are valued. Among many career opportunities and [more…]

Engineering

Shunting into January

23rd January 2018 Sweaty Dave 2070 Comments

Shunting on Finally back into the routine after something of a hiatus during the Christmas period. I had been looking forward to the break to get ahead, but the opposite occurred. Not only due to [more…]

Engineering

Shunting Puzzle, Part Three

2nd January 2018 Sweaty Dave 2289 Comments

Christmas Lull – Shunting on slowly Last time you saw a relatively quick transformation of my winter project – from bare shelf which was hollowed out, wired up, a baseboard added, ramp, rails and magnorail [more…]

Engineering

Shunting Puzzle, Part Two

14th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1562 Comments

Shunting on A fortnight ago I outlined a plan for a winter project – both explaining and justifying it to myself and the esteemed audience of wankpuffins. Since then a lot of money has changed [more…]

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EU directive – General Data Protection Regulations

7th December 2017 Sweaty Dave 1592 Comments

You may be wondering why recently you have been getting post from banks, utilities and financial institutions amending Terms and Conditions. A new set of rules are coming into force in May next year, which [more…]

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