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Paul (PK) Kaluschke
Rolls-Royce converting Diesel Trains to Hybrid-Electric
Diesel trains can be fitted with Rolls-Royce Hybrid PowerPacks to turn them into hybrid trains that can also run on battery power, reducing carbon emissions and making them cheaper to run for operators while also making them much quieter when, for example, they approach stations.
September 2018 Model Railroad Hobbyist
The September edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
For your own copy of the 270 page issue, that's right - over 270 pages !!, download here...
Live map of every London Underground Tube Train
This latest version of the tool, maps the paths of the trains to the classic London Underground map designed by Harry Beck in 1931. The original version of this moving map, created by Matthew Somerville as part of a science hackathon in 2010, is a geographic representation of theLondon Underground, overlaying the trains' real-world paths over a map of London.
Check out the map of the trains here
The original IT article can be found here at ITPro: click here
TKM number 105, The Summer Issue - Newsletter from PRTHS
If you want to grab a copy, head over here:
Click here for the latest newsletter from the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
August 2018 Model Railroad Hobbyist
The August edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
For your own copy of the 290 page issue, that's right - over 290 pages !!, download here...
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Interesting BLOGS!
Blogs of interest to railway modellers
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Bob's Visit and NMRA-X
Bob's Visit and NMRA-X
On Tuesday this week the Tuesday Nighters gathered at Barnacle Bob’s place for our fortnightly meeting. We got another look[…]
Source: Craig's Shed
Created on: 22 Nov 20 | 19:46
Craig's Shed | 22 Nov 20 | 19:46 -
Sleepers sleepers everywhere …………….
Sleepers sleepers everywhere …………….
A little more progress with the landscaping although still a long way to go. The earth was ground by putting[…]
Source: Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…]
Created on: 22 Nov 20 | 16:27
Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…] | 22 Nov 20 | 16:27 -
Model Railway Exhibition ProgramsEleven years ago I attended the Wagga Wagga Model Railway Exhibition. It seems like yesterday. I wonder[…]
Source: Armchair Modeller Down Under
Created on: 9 Nov 20 | 08:52
Armchair Modeller Down Under | 9 Nov 20 | 08:52 -
Composite Van 286
Composite Van 286
Railways of Queensland an album of .... Volume Two provided the inspiration for this model. Page 37 shows a Stan[…]
Source: Westgate - South Western Rail
Created on: 27 Oct 20 | 09:30
Westgate - South Western Rail | 27 Oct 20 | 09:30 -
Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Having practiced on some larger locos of late, it was now time to get some DCC Decoders into some of[…]
Source: N'Tranced Dream
Created on: 17 Sep 20 | 19:58
N'Tranced Dream | 17 Sep 20 | 19:58 -
May 2020 update
May 2020 update
I was intending to do this at Easter but decided I was having to much fun on actually doing stuff[…]
Source: Greg's Railway Modelling Musings
Created on: 24 May 20 | 21:06
Greg's Railway Modelling Musings | 24 May 20 | 21:06 -
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
For those of you that read this very intermittently updated Blog, I should bring to your attention a new blog[…]
Source: Splitters Swamp Creek
Created on: 15 Sep 19 | 19:32
Splitters Swamp Creek | 15 Sep 19 | 19:32