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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

ESNG meeting – 19 June 2019

Posted on June 20, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A quiet club night.  Just the seven of us, and not that many trains.  Derek discovered that his old goods train on Peco chassis wouldn’t stay coupled, whilst Paul had yet another new bulley on display. None the less, a … Continue reading →

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N Gauge SouthEast 2020

Posted on June 17, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

N Gauge SouthEast 2020 4 April 2020 10am-4pm Reigate College Rushworth Road Reigate RH2 0QF Well, I’ve given in and we’ve committed ourselves to NGSE 2020. The show will be on 4 April 2020, and it will be at a … Continue reading →

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Taking a few days off

Posted on June 13, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Life’s got a bit busy, so I’ll be taking a few days off from blogging. Hope to have some news on N Gauge SouthEast 2020 over the weekend. And here’s a dreadful warning for our larger readers…. Britain’s steepest cliff … Continue reading →

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A little whimsey for Sunday

Posted on June 9, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

An entry by Railsquid on NGForum caught my eye…. Mate, you wouldn’t know Rule 1 if it came up and punched you in the face. This is Rule 1. We do get a little too serious sometimes…. And today’s modelling … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Back to the normality of a club night, with 9 attending.  A particular welcome to Paul, visiting for the first time. It was ‘Terrier’ night again.  Simon was running a second hand ‘Brighton Works’ and I test ran my three … Continue reading →

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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 2019

Posted on June 5, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Back from a pleasant long weekend in Berlin.  We did less tourism than usual, but 34C temperatures does rather discourage trudging the streets, and encourage ice cream and beer and polite conversation.  But here are a few railway (and other) … Continue reading →

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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 3 – repost

Posted on June 3, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Back to the U-bahn.  Looks like we’ll carry on visiting Berlin, as Ruth went for an interview at the immigration department in Berlin and to her great surprise came out with a permanent resident’s visa.  So she’s B**x** proof for … Continue reading →

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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 2 – repost

Posted on June 1, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Larger trains today…… Just next to the Warstrauer Str. U-Bahn station was the S-Bahn station and the DB main lines.  I suppose in UK London terms, the U-Bahn is like London Underground, whilst the S-Bahn is more like London commuter … Continue reading →

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The Bartlett’s in Berlin – 1 – repost

Posted on May 30, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

We’re off to Berlin again this weekend, so I thought I’d repost pictures from our first visit five years ago – and lots of trams and trains. Maxine and I recently spent a long weekend in Berlin, visiting our eldest … Continue reading →

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Two views of the hobby

Posted on May 28, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Following the tragic trashing of the Market Deeping MRC exhibition, and the amazing show of solidarity that raised over £100,000 for the club and other exhibition losses, there have been a number of positive articles in the newspapers.  Here are … Continue reading →

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