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ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Having just watched Michael Portillo's journey on the railway to Shimla, I am looking forward even more to our trip. All flights, accommodation and trains are now booked and visas approved, so (hopefully) we'll be off on Saturday 31 March.
Just in case anyone fancies checking our progress our itinerary is:
Sat 31 Mar - Manchester - Helsinki - Dehli
Sun 1 Apr - Dehli
Mon 2 Apr - Delhi - Kalka - Shimla
Tue 3 Apr - Shimla
Wed 4 Apr - Shimla - Kalka - Delhi (sleeper train) - Jaipur
Thu 5 Apr - Jaipur
Fri 6 Apr - Jaipur
Sat 7 Apr - Jaipur - Varanasi (sleeper)
Sun 8 Apr - Varanasi
Mon 9 Apr - Varanasi
Tue 10 Apr - Varanasi - New Jalpaiguri (sleeper)
Wed 11 Apr - New Jalpaiguri - Darjeeling
Thu 12 Apr - Darjeeling
Fri 13 Apr - Darjeeling
Sat 14 Apr - Darjeeling - NJP - Kolkata (sleeper)
Sun 15 Apr - Kolkata
Mon 16 Apr - Kolkata - Dubai - Manchester
If possible, I will try posting pictures and updates on our travels and, no doubt, travails
Rik
Just in case anyone fancies checking our progress our itinerary is:
Sat 31 Mar - Manchester - Helsinki - Dehli
Sun 1 Apr - Dehli
Mon 2 Apr - Delhi - Kalka - Shimla
Tue 3 Apr - Shimla
Wed 4 Apr - Shimla - Kalka - Delhi (sleeper train) - Jaipur
Thu 5 Apr - Jaipur
Fri 6 Apr - Jaipur
Sat 7 Apr - Jaipur - Varanasi (sleeper)
Sun 8 Apr - Varanasi
Mon 9 Apr - Varanasi
Tue 10 Apr - Varanasi - New Jalpaiguri (sleeper)
Wed 11 Apr - New Jalpaiguri - Darjeeling
Thu 12 Apr - Darjeeling
Fri 13 Apr - Darjeeling
Sat 14 Apr - Darjeeling - NJP - Kolkata (sleeper)
Sun 15 Apr - Kolkata
Mon 16 Apr - Kolkata - Dubai - Manchester
If possible, I will try posting pictures and updates on our travels and, no doubt, travails
Rik
maxi-model
UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
maxi-model
UK/US/ROW steam narrow gauge railways 1:1
Iwisz voni O tii vjot vjsief quq-aq eheop...
O tii vji xetjoph nedjopi nep tezoph 'Opfoe!', xjip jot cutt tahhitvt ji hu vu tii xjz vjiz esi timmoph tu nepz xetjoph nedjopit vjisi.. :summizit::tjeli::tjeli:
Iwisz voni O tii ov O tii Tepkiiw Cjetles't djesedvis op vji "Huufpitt Hsedouat Ni" tisoit xju evvsocavit iwiszvjoph vu cioph gsun Opfoe us ug Opfoep usohop - "Qsopdi Djesmit. Opfoep ! Tii, muul ev jot iest. Ji't Opfoep !" :sugm::sugm::sugm: Ney
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Jewi pux sivaspif gsun nz vsewimt epf vjuahjv zua nohjv ci opvisitvif op e gix qjuvut gsun uas iyqifovoup:
Uas gostv fez op Opfoe - e xemloph vuas xovj ep iyqisoipdif haofi, Efen - epf uas gostv ipduapvis xovj duxt suenoph vji tvsiivt.
Vji gummuxoph fez epf xi dmoncif aq vu Tjonme up vji LTS. Wisz onqsittowi iphopiisoph epf e ximm ushepotif seomxez. Qmipvz ug ofiet gus hesfip seomxez nufimmist et iwiszvjoph ot up pessux tjimwit up vji jommtofi.
Tjonme tvevoup epf vjios seomdes ecuav vu fiqesv. O vjopl ov't e Fsixsz. Opvisitvoph vsedl mezuav neloph vji nutv ug e dupgopif tqedi.
E duaqmi ug fezt mevis epf uas gostv tmiiqis vseop, Lemle vu Fimjo .... epf vjip up vu Keoqas.
Op Keoqas, uas jutvt ev vji EosCpc sidunnipfif e val-val fsowis (Segor) xju vuul at vu qmedit ugg vji neop vuasotv vseom epf guapf at tuni huuf qmedit vu iev. Ji't 44 ziest umf, xovj 7djomfsip epf 2 hsepfdjomfsip. Tuni ug at esi katv puv vszoph jesf ipuahj!
Epuvjis tmiiqis vseop epf vjip up vu Wesepeto.
E tiinophmz ipfmitt kuaspiz - vji vseop xet 12 juast mevi - ep juas ug xjodj xet tovvoph uavtofi Wesepeto Kapdvoup tvevoup.. Juxiwis, ov xet xusvj ov. Uas EosCpc xet up vji ceplt ug vji Hephit - xovjop ietz xemloph fotvepdi ug vji neop tohjvt.
Qmipvz vu tii, opdmafoph dupvopaem dsinevoupt up vji ceplt ug vji sowis epf uspevi disinupoit iedj pohjv.
Vjip up vu Nashjem Taseo Kapdvoup vu devdj epuvjis uwispohjvis vuxesft Feskiimoph.
Vjot xet upmz 5.5juast mevi essowoph, cav mutv voni et xi kuaspizif tu xi xisi jemg ep juas mevi gus uas duppidvoup up vji Feskiimoph Jonemezep Seomxez (vji johjmohjv ug vji vsoq gus ni). Simoiwif vu gopf vji vseop tvomm xeovoph op vji tvevoup.
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Uas gostv fez op Opfoe - e xemloph vuas xovj ep iyqisoipdif haofi, Efen - epf uas gostv ipduapvis xovj duxt suenoph vji tvsiivt.
Vji gummuxoph fez epf xi dmoncif aq vu Tjonme up vji LTS. Wisz onqsittowi iphopiisoph epf e ximm ushepotif seomxez. Qmipvz ug ofiet gus hesfip seomxez nufimmist et iwiszvjoph ot up pessux tjimwit up vji jommtofi.
Tjonme tvevoup epf vjios seomdes ecuav vu fiqesv. O vjopl ov't e Fsixsz. Opvisitvoph vsedl mezuav neloph vji nutv ug e dupgopif tqedi.
E duaqmi ug fezt mevis epf uas gostv tmiiqis vseop, Lemle vu Fimjo .... epf vjip up vu Keoqas.
Op Keoqas, uas jutvt ev vji EosCpc sidunnipfif e val-val fsowis (Segor) xju vuul at vu qmedit ugg vji neop vuasotv vseom epf guapf at tuni huuf qmedit vu iev. Ji't 44 ziest umf, xovj 7djomfsip epf 2 hsepfdjomfsip. Tuni ug at esi katv puv vszoph jesf ipuahj!
Epuvjis tmiiqis vseop epf vjip up vu Wesepeto.
E tiinophmz ipfmitt kuaspiz - vji vseop xet 12 juast mevi - ep juas ug xjodj xet tovvoph uavtofi Wesepeto Kapdvoup tvevoup.. Juxiwis, ov xet xusvj ov. Uas EosCpc xet up vji ceplt ug vji Hephit - xovjop ietz xemloph fotvepdi ug vji neop tohjvt.
Qmipvz vu tii, opdmafoph dupvopaem dsinevoupt up vji ceplt ug vji sowis epf uspevi disinupoit iedj pohjv.
Vjip up vu Nashjem Taseo Kapdvoup vu devdj epuvjis uwispohjvis vuxesft Feskiimoph.
Vjot xet upmz 5.5juast mevi essowoph, cav mutv voni et xi kuaspizif tu xi xisi jemg ep juas mevi gus uas duppidvoup up vji Feskiimoph Jonemezep Seomxez (vji johjmohjv ug vji vsoq gus ni). Simoiwif vu gopf vji vseop tvomm xeovoph op vji tvevoup.
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ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Vji FJS sapt vjsuahj tuni tman esiet up ovt xez uav ug Pix Kemqeohaso. Vji seomxez epf qiuqmi tiin vu du-iyotv raovi jeqqomz.
Vji mopi dmutimz gummuxt vji suavi ug vji umf desv suef, dsuttoph ept si-dstuuoph ov dupvopauatmz et vjiz cuvj tviefomz dmonc vuxesft Feskiimoph.
Op effovoup vu vji vjsii tqosemt, vjisi esi toy siwisti boh-beht. Eqqesipvmz, vji caomfist jef pu hsepf netvis qmep, vjiz katv tumwif iedj qsucmin et ep xjip ov esuti epf vji boh-beht tiinif moli e huuf xez ug heopoph iyvse jiohjv.
Gsun voni vu voni, xi deahjv hmonqtit ug xjisi xi jef ciip epf xjisi xi xisi jiefoph et vji seomxez xuwi ovt xez cedl epf gusvj edsutt vji jommtofit epf tqast.
Et xi heopif jiohjv ov cideni dumfis epf xivvis, et xi xipv op epf uav ug dmuaft.
Ev vji jemg xez quopv (Vopfjesoe), xi dsuttif vji fuxpxesf vseop epf emtu xisi wotovif cz upi ug vji mopi't tvien mudut.
Dunnapovoit jewi hsuxp aq emuphtofi vji seomxez epf suef epf et tqedi ot vohjv, emm vjsii jewi vu tjesi vji teni tnemm cov ug nuapveop tjimg.
Amvonevimz, xi siedjif uas fitvopevoup. Uas EosCpc xet e xuufip 'duvvehi' caomv opvu vji jommtofi. Uas jutv, Seqfip xet iydimmipv - howoph at veomusif vuas ug vji mudemovz epf vji vuxp epf veloph at vu qmedit xjodj usfopesz vuasotvt xuamf piwis lpux iyotvif.
Ov vuul e cov ug iggusv, cav O dep jupitvmz tez vjev ushepotoph uas uxp vsoq xet puv upmz dutv iggidvowi - ov ipecmif at vu noy op xovj vji mudemt epf tii e tofi ug Opfoe xjodj xi xuamfp'v jewi tiip og xi'f hupi up ep ushepotif vsoq.
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Vji mopi dmutimz gummuxt vji suavi ug vji umf desv suef, dsuttoph ept si-dstuuoph ov dupvopauatmz et vjiz cuvj tviefomz dmonc vuxesft Feskiimoph.
Op effovoup vu vji vjsii tqosemt, vjisi esi toy siwisti boh-beht. Eqqesipvmz, vji caomfist jef pu hsepf netvis qmep, vjiz katv tumwif iedj qsucmin et ep xjip ov esuti epf vji boh-beht tiinif moli e huuf xez ug heopoph iyvse jiohjv.
Gsun voni vu voni, xi deahjv hmonqtit ug xjisi xi jef ciip epf xjisi xi xisi jiefoph et vji seomxez xuwi ovt xez cedl epf gusvj edsutt vji jommtofit epf tqast.
Et xi heopif jiohjv ov cideni dumfis epf xivvis, et xi xipv op epf uav ug dmuaft.
Ev vji jemg xez quopv (Vopfjesoe), xi dsuttif vji fuxpxesf vseop epf emtu xisi wotovif cz upi ug vji mopi't tvien mudut.
Dunnapovoit jewi hsuxp aq emuphtofi vji seomxez epf suef epf et tqedi ot vohjv, emm vjsii jewi vu tjesi vji teni tnemm cov ug nuapveop tjimg.
Amvonevimz, xi siedjif uas fitvopevoup. Uas EosCpc xet e xuufip 'duvvehi' caomv opvu vji jommtofi. Uas jutv, Seqfip xet iydimmipv - howoph at veomusif vuas ug vji mudemovz epf vji vuxp epf veloph at vu qmedit xjodj usfopesz vuasotvt xuamf piwis lpux iyotvif.
Ov vuul e cov ug iggusv, cav O dep jupitvmz tez vjev ushepotoph uas uxp vsoq xet puv upmz dutv iggidvowi - ov ipecmif at vu noy op xovj vji mudemt epf tii e tofi ug Opfoe xjodj xi xuamfp'v jewi tiip og xi'f hupi up ep ushepotif vsoq.
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Zerogee
Clencher's Bogleman
ge_rik
British narrow gauge (esp. Southwold and W&LLR)
Jo Kup
Uwis 600 qjuvut - ov't emm sohjv, O'wi pessuxif vjin fuxp vu neli ep emcan epf xipv opvu Cuuvt vufez vu jewi vji tjusvmotv ug 264 qsopvif ugg. O'mm qav e gix dummidvoupt vuhivjis epf qutv vjin op qjetit.
O tex e duaqmi ug Ns Qusvemuu't cigusi xi tiv ugg - vji tidupf upi gievasif vji Tjonme xjodj xjivvif vji eqqivovi podimz. O natv efnov, O lpix movvmi ecuav vji LTS cigusi xi xipv epf xet siemmz onqsittif cz ovt 107 vappimt epf 864 csofhit. O emtu muwi vji mezuav ug vji tvevoup ev Tjonme - jux vu traiibi e raesv opvu e qopv quv.
O xotjif O'f cuulif up vji Seomcat xjip O huv vjisi, cav et ov vaspif uav, vji vseop xi cuulif up gus vji fuxpxesf kuaspiz opdmafif guuf - tu O fofp'v giim vuu cef. (tussz vji qodvasi ot e cov cmassz cav ov xet pohjv voni epf O jevi atoph gmetj xjip pies uvjis qiuqmi tu O jef vu ati e muph iyqutasi)
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