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Shunting Review

13th July 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

Some of you who have stumbled upon this wonderful site in recent weeks and months may be wondering what various references to shunting and occasional photos of a railway scene are all about. You may [more…]

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Shunting into February

19th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

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…]

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Shunting towards Spring

11th February 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

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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Shunting into January

23rd January 2018 Sweaty Dave 0

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 2,705

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…]

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