Magic Moments #21 - Model railways (in pubs...)

When I was sat in the micro-brewery of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada watching Andy Murray win his Gold Medal during the 2012 London Olympics.  

I couldn’t help notice the chug, chug, chug of the model railway that zipped around the ceiling in the pub / brewery / restaurant. While some of the people watching the wide screen TV were obviously distracted. I couldn’t help thinking, ‘I would quite like on fo these for school or home’.

Reminds me of a story that Guy Shearer told me about years ago, about when he ran the local authority Learning Discovery Cenre, “The model railway was an important part of the learning”.  

 

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[David Terron (@daveterron)]

http://www.crownandanchorinn.co.uk/index.htm
This pub has a model railway in the ceiling as well to take menu orders to the kitchen!

[Janet Abercrombie]

If you're ever in Melbourne, ride Puffing Billy - a refurbished steam train from the early 1900s. The sounds and the smells... 40 pmh was really fast in those days :)