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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

ESNG meeting – 22 March

Posted on March 25, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Better get Sunday’s meeting posted, having been distracted by furniture moving and and Ikea visit….. Sunday afternoon there were just the seven members present, but a good selection of trains took the rails.  as shown below…. And thank you Brian…. … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 March

Posted on March 22, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Sorry, this blog is a bit late.  It’s been a busy week (just for a change) decorating.  I drafted this blog a couple of days ago, then somehow lost it all.  I walked away in disgust until this evening. We … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 8 March

Posted on March 9, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Winter returned, but ten members turned out to play on Sunday.  This meant that all four tracks were kept busy for most of the afternoon – and I could trainspot from the comfort of my armchair..,,, There was a strong … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile….

Posted on March 7, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Thankyou, Derek, who culled this from the Croydon U3A newsletter…. A LIVING HELL ON THE ISLAND OF SODOR – Colin Read I went to visit Thomas the Tank Engine the other week. It was not a pretty sight. He was … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 4 March

Posted on March 5, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

A spring-like afternoon, and seven members came to play trains and chat.  I managed to attend most of the meeting, especially as I had trains to run! Chris’ 12 car EMU was impressive, and would need a rather large layout….. … Continue reading →

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On my workbench – variety is the spice of life

Posted on March 2, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

I’ve manage a little modelling – air and rail – over the past few weeks. First, an bf-109e.  This is a fairly old Airfix kit, and because of that is not over detailed and went together well, and fairly quickly.  … Continue reading →

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On the ‘real’ rails

Posted on February 28, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

The Cha(i)rman recently visited Ford station, presumably on a visit to the ‘shop previously known as Gaugemaster’.  Here are some trains passing…. And No. 1 Son on duty at East Grinstead station on the Bluebell Railway.  No comment!!!!

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Potpourri #1138

Posted on February 27, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Still busy, but a couple of odds and ends that amused me. Travel time from London.  There are some remote places in the UK!  Note that it’s quicker to be able to get to York than deepest Norfolk – that’s … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 22 February

Posted on February 23, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday afternoon, and I slipped away for most of the afternoon to see what was running.  I arrived to see that the members were being very keen and set up a large circuit.  It was a good turnout, with nine … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 February

Posted on February 19, 2026 by snitchthebudgie

I had an afternoon pass from Mrs Bartlett, whose new hip seems to be doing OK, bit by bit.  So I dropped into Wednesday’s ESNG meeting for a while.  We ended up with six members there, enough to set up … Continue reading →

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