A couple of screenshots of this Littleworth Peterborough area light railway which looks WW1 vintage. The driver wears what looks like Army Surplus battle dress.
Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures.
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2 thoughts on “Quaint Railways 1933 British Pathe Newsreel”
Really interesting pictures,both moving and still. I liked the almost garden lawnmower vibe of the potato train. What a big dog too, initially thought it must be a pony! Inspiration and a timely reminder to move the garden railway forward…
I thought of your garden light railway when watching this. I think the big dog and big normal railway engine were deliberately and oddly included to show how small the potato / light railways were. Then followed randomly by the model railway indoors to suggest the potato railway was just a big version of a toy train.
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Really interesting pictures,both moving and still. I liked the almost garden lawnmower vibe of the potato train. What a big dog too, initially thought it must be a pony! Inspiration and a timely reminder to move the garden railway forward…
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I thought of your garden light railway when watching this. I think the big dog and big normal railway engine were deliberately and oddly included to show how small the potato / light railways were. Then followed randomly by the model railway indoors to suggest the potato railway was just a big version of a toy train.
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