Sunday Variety

… was on a scheduled bus service, not just an enthusiasts’ run-around?

Answer tomorrow.

Sam Turner (of Sam’s Trains video notoriety) has recently become very enthusiastic about his 3D printer and decided to make some wagons. He then moved on to making a 3D model of a theoretical very small two compartment coach.

The coach body looked OK …

… and took a little under 90 minutes to print. Sam did not reveal how long it took him to design it on CAD software! He included a full interior, even adding luggage racks. Then the roof; designed …

… built and fitted; another slow 3D print.

The chassis was the same as for his freight wagons, but it would have also taken some time to print.

fbb thinks later 3D printers are much faster (Sam’s got a swisher one now). They would need to be for fbb – who won’t be buying one!

But where might you find a candidate for the world’s smallest standard gauge train?

There it is at Smallbrook Junction! Of course it is the refurbished Drewry diesel (petrol?) railcar that used to run up and down Ryde Pier.

On the pier it had its own bit of track with the other “tram” on the parallel but physically separate rails. 

But on the Steam Railway it has to be treated like a train, properly signalled and operating on the single track sections under full regulations.

So it is a proper train!

But small!

And The Helsinki Extra As Promised?

Such was he Helsinki Transport web site all day yesterday. Isn’t technology wonderful?

fbb will have another go today.

 Next Helsinki blog (Maybe?) : Monday 23rd October