It's been a while....

Only taken me two months to get round to writing this, think I need to pull my finger out. Been a busy few weeks all in all, work, trains and play all keeping me off the keyboard.



My article in Rail Issue 611 on the Telford International Railfreight Park (http://www.tirfp.co.uk/) was great to see and at this very moment I am working on the second part to coincide with the formal opening of the terminal on June 10th.


Following a recent trip to Cardiff on the ATW 'Gerald' North-South express, I will also be producing a feature on this innovative and professional service for publication in RAIL in a few weeks.















Away from writing, I recently became a director of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers, having been Publicity Officer for the last year. The associtaion has nearly 3000 members who all model narrow gauge railways in 16mm to the foot scale, one which is ideal for use in the garden. (htttp://www.16mm.org.uk).

Finally, I've recently been pulling bits of Class 25, 37 and 47 at Llangollen (http://www.llangollendiesels.co.uk/), where the struggle of 'modern traction' (they're over 50 years old now after all) preservation blunders on against the harsh adversaries of the metal worm and the grumpy old sorts who detest anything invented after 1968. It's tough, oily and smelly, but somebodies gotta do it....