Canalside Model Railhttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/Notes from a shared attic layout in west Amsterdam: an HO Dutch polder branch line, its ballast, its canal bridges, its wiring and its timetable.enWriting a timetable that four people can run without arguinghttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/a-timetable-four-people-can-run/https://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/a-timetable-four-people-can-run/How a numbered sequence of fourteen moves replaced a failed clock timetable and gave everyone in a small attic something to do all evening.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTWeathering a polder line: mud, lime and a damp attic winterhttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/weathering-a-polder-line/https://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/weathering-a-polder-line/Painting forty years of very little maintenance: the two dirt colours of the polder, mixing washes in a cold room, and learning when to stop.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTWhy our shunters stalled at walking pace, and what fixed ithttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/why-our-shunters-stalled/https://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/why-our-shunters-stalled/Two winters of stalling traced to damp rail joints, dead frogs and lazy cleaning, and the fortnight of unglamorous wiring that cured all three.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMTA lift bridge over the canal that has to work twice an eveninghttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/a-lift-bridge-over-the-canal/https://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/a-lift-bridge-over-the-canal/Replacing a fixed girder with a lift bridge that actually rises: drawing it from the towpath, soldering it in brass, and making it survive handling.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMTBallasting the polder branch, and the two attempts that liftedhttps://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/ballasting-the-polder-branch/https://canalsidemodelrail.com/journal/ballasting-the-polder-branch/Three goes at ballasting a quiet Dutch branch: choosing a colour under attic light, laying it dry, and the glue mixture that finally held.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT