What happened at your workbench today?

Just installed a new level crossing - foam board construction.
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Now finishing off the fake grass install. Where it’s gone in so far it’s really added some colour to this bit of the layout which passes through a pergola.
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Done and happy with the results! Possibly a ‘bit much’ at the moment, but will ballast and then think about how to tone it down a bit. 95964C81-0878-45AD-A7E9-8611DA4A1A6E.jpeg9CABB769-8A28-4E8C-BFBE-460E257F7A23.jpegD04E9C27-C184-4FF4-AB89-AFD0DBE4EF01.jpeg
 
Jasper said:
A bit much? Have a look at the prototype:

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Just look at this, tram central in grass verge, cycle/pedestrian way either side of that. Then Trees both sides of that and then road with presumably houses after that. This is the way to plan a Town, a lesson that UK Town planners could learn to make a suitable happy environment to live in. Fat chance.
 
dunnyrail said:
Just look at this, tram central in grass verge, cycle/pedestrian way either side of that. Then Trees both sides of that and then road with presumably houses after that. This is the way to plan a Town, a lesson that UK Town planners could learn to make a suitable happy environment to live in. Fat chance.
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Yebbut, just where do we have the space on our tiny, cramped island ? :think::think:
 
Rhinochugger said:
Yebbut, just where do we have the space on our tiny, cramped island ? :think::think:
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How about new developments? Instead of laying out acres of Motorway a dual carriageways in this could be done.
 
dunnyrail said:
How about new developments? Instead of laying out acres of Motorway a dual carriageways in this could be done.
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They haven't even arranged for new properties to have vehicle charging points yet, so anything really complicated is going to take a few centuries
 
Chris Vernell said:
If that tram is in Holland, they haven't any more space than the tight little island. Just a bit more imagination -- which is also sadly lacking in the wide open spaces of North America.
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They may not have more space in total sq miles, but they only have a quarter of the population to rattle around in that space.

Part of the problem on our tiny island is a population of almost 70 million souls - and by the way, Scotland has a smaller population that London :eek::eek:
 
Rhinochugger said:
They may not have more space in total sq miles, but they only have a quarter of the population to rattle around in that space.

Part of the problem on our tiny island is a population of almost 70 million souls - and by the way, Scotland has a smaller population than London :eek::eek:
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There's the solution, then >:): Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.
 
Chris Vernell said:
There's the solution, then >:): Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.
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If they are going to be that far north...











Shouldn't they be Fair Isle Pigeons?
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Chris Vernell said:
There's the solution, then >:): Send half the population of London to northwest Scotland and the other half to Ellesmere Island. Declare the area a sanctuary for ferrel pigeons.
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Yes, repeated governments have been unpopular for acting like that. The argument has been that, if a person is economically inactive, then it doesn't matter where they live (if the government is exercising their duty in providing housing accommodation).

It was not a popular policy as eBay Mike will tell you - exporting all the benefit receivers to the unpopulated areas on the south and east coast didn't go down well, and although Scotland is a little further out of the way, I doubt that the Wee Burnie would go quietly on that one :devil::devil::devil:
 
Rhinochugger said:
Yes, repeated governments have been unpopular for acting like that. The argument has been that, if a person is economically inactive, then it doesn't matter where they live (if the government is exercising their duty in providing housing accommodation).
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How about moving BoJo to Rockall?
 
Jasper said:
Geez, I got ya'll started with no more than a tram photo. :eek:
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Don't worry, Jasper..
Called thread drift, but as soon as someone actually does some modelling, and tells us about it, we will be back on track. - See what I did there? :)
 
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