Model trains back on the track
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Model trains back on the track
Auckland wants to own trains, not lease them
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Auckland Transport is pitching for ownership of new electric trains rather than leasing them from KiwiRail.Transport Minister Steven Joyce revealed the proposal after Herald questions about a leasing deal being negotiated in confidence.The...
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Top super models at weekend show
Sunday, October 24th, 2010HUNDREDS of model trains were carefully displayed across Ipswich's iconic Workshops Rail Museum for a unique glimpse into the miniature world.
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Full steam ahead! House with 1,000ft model railway in back garden goes under the hammer
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010The centre piece of the track is a huge Koi carp pool with bridges and waterfalls, where workmen can be seen maintaining the tracks.
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Full steam ahead! House with 1,000ft model railway in back garden goes under the hammer
Houghton plays down Trap health fears
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010GIOVANNI TRAPATTONIs age and health was not a concern when the FAI approached him to be Ireland manager, according to Ray Houghton.
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Houghton plays down Trap health fears
Malloy Plays To Base, Lamont To Middle
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010One said hes ready to raise taxes on the rich. One said hes not. One said hes ready to launch universal pre-kindergarten public education in Connecticut and spend more state money to promote tourism. One said hes not.
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Malloy Plays To Base, Lamont To Middle
QR promises more customer focus
Thursday, July 1st, 2010IPSWICH rail commuters were promised a more customer focused passenger service after the official split of Queensland Rail yesterday.
Show was a model event
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010ALMOST 2,000 visitors rolled into a three-day model transport show this Easter.
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Show was a model event
Concentration camp survivor Thomas Blatt takes John Demjanjuk trial back in time (Times Online)
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Courtroom 101 took on the air of a macabre seance today when the lights were dimmed and one of the last survivors of Sobibor concentration camp guided a stunned, often weeping audience back in time to the Holocaust.
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Golden era of vintage trains (Moneymanager)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The model train running around the Christmas tree, watched by happy pyjama-clad children out of a Norman Rockwell illustration, is a Hollywood cliche you're bound to see in at least one US movie this festive season.