Indignation Meeting are punky rail fans from Leeds. 15-year-old Peter is the driver – he’s the lead singer and drummer, writes most of the songs, and plays trumpet. The rest of the crew are his dad Michael on guitar, Hugo on bass, Keith on another guitar, with Heather and Sally often coming along for the ride when they play out.

A Model World is their second album, following the debut ‘Trouble In The Shed’, which was self-released on CD in 2023 and picked up by Damaged Goods who released it on vinyl earlier this year. The new album delivers more songs about railways and trains, with a bit of geography and politics thrown in for good measure. Just like the first album, it’s full of catchy tunes and witty lyrics, but Peter’s songwriting has clearly developed and matured since then – and so it should, as he’d reached the ripe old age of 14 by the time A Model World was recorded!

A Model World is due to be released on the 15th November 2024 on both CD and limited edition ‘LMS Crimson Lake’ (i.e red) vinyl LP on the Damaged Goods label.

Peter very kindly talks us through the (train) tracks…

”The Trainspotting Song”

Now, as a train geek, I go out filming trains an awful lot, and one thing you can’t help noticing whilst out in the wilds of Staffordshire or the moors of Lancashire are a whole load of unnecessary ‘Private Land’ signs. This song is my response…

”The Talyllyn Railway”

The history of the Talyllyn Railway is a fascinating one that I’ve long since wanted to explore, due to its unique nature as the first railway to ever be taken over by volunteers. This is the result!

”The Middleton Railway”

As a volunteer at the Middleton Railway, I had felt that a song needed to be written for quite a while. However, our guitarist Michael, ended up beating me to it!

”A Model World”

It was late one night, and I was lying on my sofa, trying my hardest to gain an ounce of enjoyment from ‘Hornby; A Model World.’ It was proving quite hard, due to the alarming lack of substance in the programme, so instead I decided that its name was rather good, and could be the basis of a song explaining my ‘model world.’ And, well, here it is!

”The Fifth Black Five”

This song is dedicated to the railway preservationists of old, who spent countless hours in cold, damp, dreary sidings, all to make sure us future generations would be able to enjoy the smell of a steam train. Thanks guys!

”Case Study”

This song is a commentary on the sensationalisation of disasters, when there’s a massive tragedy and people at home just sit in their comfy sofas, watching the news and drinking tea. We know what’s going on, but we can just choose to turn off the TV and forget it ever happened and continue with our lives. It also relates to the dehumanisation of those disasters you experience in school, where you have to write essays on someone who’s just become homeless. It seems quite heartless sometimes…

”Loco Motives”

This song is a fictional story of a man’s personal struggle with a railway company, and the drastic measures he took to fix them…

”That Would Never Suit His Grace”

With model railways, you always seem to get a few people who can never be satisfied with a layout or a model - no matter how hard someone’s tried, there’s always something to improve on, and they’re never nice about it either. This song is a reality check for them…

”Small Black Shunter”

This is our second homage to Zounds - Electrification would never be truly complete without its B-side. And this B-side is the story of a little loco who wanted to see the world.

”Rhydyronen”

Slowly but surely, we’re going to pick off all of the stations on the Talyllyn Railway. Starting where Abergynolwyn left off, this is the story of our second favourite station on the TR.

”Typically English Day”

This is an homage to Mark Astronaut, a true punk genius who was gone before his time. Although there were many songs we could’ve picked to cover, it only seemed right to punk up one of his most popular tracks, and one of the main ones that got me into the Astronauts in the first place - Typically English Day, a heart-wrenching tale of an elderly couple trapped in the middle of a nuclear war, following their last moments before their inevitable demise.

”Just For The Record”

There is too much misinformation in the media these days, and one case I found particularly egregious was the gross misrepresentation of the strikers, who aren’t so evil as the media want you to believe…