Marcus' Model Railway Journey

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Cleo and I bought our poppies last week.

Waiting at Cardiff station with poppies to Paddington
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New UK Stamp Issue​

Christmas 2025​

November 4 2025
Commemorative

Designed by Hat-trick Design
Size 39mm (h) x 30mm (v)
Printed by Cartor Security Print
Print Process Gravure
Perforations 15 x 14.5
Gum Self Adhesive

Archangel Gabriel​

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Bethlehem Wales Postmark

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Bethlehem is a tiny farming village in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying in the Tywi Valley northeast of Llandeilo and southwest of Llangadog but on the opposite side of the river from the busy London to Haverfordwest road, the A40.

The centre of the village is approximately in front of the six houses opposite the village hall, with other houses, the Primary School, and a former Post Office scattered up and down the hill.

The Nonconformist chapel after which the village was named is on a side road that follows the western edge of the Brecon Beacons.


Bethlehem is overlooked by Carn Goch, a significant Iron Age hillfort with great heaps of stones remaining from the original ramparts.

Bethlehem is around six miles (10 km) from Dinefwr castle, capital of the pre-Norman Deheubarth kingdom and around six miles (10 km) from the important and majestic Carreg Cennen castle that arose later.


William Morgan translated the Bible into the Welsh language in 1588, and translated the Aramaic name for Christ's birthplace into the name we are familiar with.

The village chapel was given the same name. Previously known as Dyffryn Ceidrich (valley of Ceidrich), the village came to be known by the name of the chapel, probably during the great Welsh Methodist revival in Wales of the 19th century.


Every year, the village hosts a traditional Christmas market.

A major attraction is to post Christmas cards from the village to get a Bethlehem postmark, a practice that first gained national attention in about 1965.
 
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Wednesday 5 Nov 2025

Marcus & Cleo Have Another Bus Adventure into Cardiff

We went to my model railway shop and I bought some rolling stock.

I treated Cleo to some new perfume.

Then onto 'The Central Bar' for a few drinks, I had two pints of Sea Fury.

Then we went to 'The Gatekeeper' and we had something to eat.

I had three pints of Nog, a deep, ruby-red ale which has a rich, chocolatey taste, tucked away with liquorice and treacle.

Then it was the bus home.


The bus into Cardiff was Cardiff Bus/Bws Caerdydd No. 251, ADL Enviro200, CE63 NZF
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Wednesday 5th November 2025

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ETHNONRAIL UPDATE

ROLLING STOCK UPDATE

Today, I bought two second-hand BR Coaches in Intercity Executive livery


Dapol E14 Mk2D TSO tourist 2nd open in InterCity Executive livery E5732​

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