Hi All

I am a retired IT technician with a fascination for real and model railroads (or railways for those of us on this side of the pond). I model US railroads (around 1970/80) in HO, mainly switching scenarios, I use DCC and have small, (12ft x 1ft) switching layout called 13th Street Yard, set in a anonymous big city whhich allows me to run almost any railroad .

I also model the UK in the early '70s. That is in OO (1:76 scale) and represents the Southern Region of British Railways (as it was then). I use EMUs and short parcels trains running on the 3rd rail system, this layout is called West London Parcels it is 16ft x 1ft6ins and is DC only. It has seen a lot of use around the exhibition circuit and is due for retirement next year

I am a menber of two model railway clubs and have held offices in both, at differing times!!!!

That's it for now

regards

John

Welcome to The Gauge aka Big Blue! Make yourself at home, browse around, and enjoy.

Hello John
Welcome to the Gauge. You will find us full of GERN Flux, but 3% friendlier than most other forums.
I live in Ohio, but have many relatives in the UK, many around Stoke-on-Trent. My other love, besides trains, and my family which includes two Samoyeds.
Looking forward to your posts.
Charlie

Glad you could join us here!
Ralph

Welcome aboard!!! Glad you found us!

Welcome from North Carolina!

There's tons of useful and interesting information here...read, learn, add, laugh, and most of all - take part!

John!

There's always room here for another Brit (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

There's lots to see here ... and a whole bunch of very friendly, helpful people.

My grandfather was born in Ashton under Lyne (I think that might be the correct spelling ... I'm never sure.)

I model in the mid-thirties ... all camelback steam, but recently I've joined a club and now have a couple of diesels, the newest of which is a GP39-2.

So, ... take a good look around, don't be shy ... and post lots of pictures.

Hi John.
I model British railways, myself. I have a lot of Southern equipment (to serve my big station Exeter, St Dayle's) but also a weakness for LMS and LNER. Plus a lot of North American stuff.