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About snitchthebudgie

Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

Ron’s Rovings – last day

Posted on August 13, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Good call, Ron, getting out and about when we were all melting at home! After days visiting family and friends and a planned quiet weekend I did one last journey today as the weather was hot and sunny. Travelled up … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t Half Hot Mum – 2

Posted on August 12, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Still too hot to do anything useful!  I was about to have a go at another project, and we hit 35C.  Not a lot one can do till the weather breaks.  Maybe tomorrow? So I’ve just got a few modelling … Continue reading →

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A little light entertainment

Posted on August 11, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Thank you N Gauge Forum for the link Can’t wait for club nights to start track laying again……

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More odds and ends

Posted on August 10, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Phil sent this one to me…. Hi, All! Locked down, I get my railway fix by YouTube – there’s a LOT of railway fixes to be found on YouTube! This one had sound suppressed, thereby depriving us of some ripe … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 August 2020

Posted on August 8, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Another successful Zoom meeting tonight.  The usual suspects found nothing to talk about for 90 minutes or so.  We were also joined by Paula – great to see her and the family before relocating back home to Portugal.  And we … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 7 – Sun, sea and bus stations

Posted on August 6, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

A little closer to home today…. Set out this morning to catch first off peak train to Brighton. From there I travelled by bus to Portsmouth changing at Littlehampton and Chichester even though all 3 buses were on route 700. … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 6 – Up north

Posted on August 5, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

To the frozen north! Another long journey today. Left home to catch 0904 from Euston to Liverpool Lime Street. Had a short walk into the city and thanks to the Government scheme to help the hospitality sector I walked into … Continue reading →

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NGSE 2021 – sadly also cancelled

Posted on August 4, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

N Gauge SouthEast – 2021 – abandoned I’m sorry to have to announce that we have decided to abandon the 2021 NGSE show, originally planned for April 2021. This is a long way ahead, and it was not a happy … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 5 – on the buses!

Posted on August 2, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Still short of blogging ideas, and coming down from watching Arsenal win the FA Cup, again.  So thank you Ron, for a few more pictures….. A day spent mainly on the buses. Walked down to Tesco’s thing morning and caught … Continue reading →

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Ron’s Rovings – day 4

Posted on August 1, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

In the words of Jimmy Young (that dates me) “Orft we jolly well go”…. Left home to catch 1048 from Paddington to Swindon.  Leaving station,  walked to the bus station to catch the 2 hourly X5 service to Salisbury.  A … Continue reading →

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