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ESNG AGM 2019
Thirteen hardy members turned up for the ESNG AGM on Wednesday. A useful meeting, though our past president was probably turning in his grave as we failed to match the procedures of a multinational boardroom. Best outcome was probably a … Continue reading
Our regular holiday interlude – 9
I’m convinced Ron is auditioning for a job as a weatherman. Watch out for hurricanes? A sunny day becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Travelled through Emmental travelling from Thun to Burgdorf and hence to Langental for the long way round … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 8
Looks like rain stopped play today – at least theoretically. And hence rather less photographs than usual. I was going to save Allan’s transport photos till later, but I’ve included his record of Zurich. Woke up this morning to a … Continue reading
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Our regular holiday interlude – 7
Back to Allan & Ron’s Switzerland visit for a few posts… Started off cool but became sunny. We set off via Spiez and the Lotschberg base tunnel to Brig where we caught the Postbus over the Simplon Pass to Domodossola … Continue reading
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ESNG PlayDay – 14 July 2019 – And boats on Lake Luzern
I’m back from holiday – shortly before going away again. Coming up over the next few weeks will be the rest of Ron’s Swiss pictures, some Swiss transport photos from Allan, and my pictures from the wonderful Crich tramway museum … Continue reading
Minories #2 – Out in the suburbs – repost
Number 4 is my second Minories post. Back to normal (whatever that may be) next week! If you leave London, and head to the other end of the commuter lines, a Minories like design, sort of ‘mini-Minories’ is another option. … Continue reading
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A small shunting layout – repost
Interestingly, Number 3 is this little American switching layout. Model Railroad Hobbyist has a very nice ‘shunting plank’ in its October edition. It’s in ‘O’ gauge, but the dimensions are a very reasonable 11’- 6” x 17’–19” with a 6’ … Continue reading
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Minories #1 – the original design – repost
Number 2 is this one on the classic Minories design. There are few model railway plans that can be deemed ‘classic’. One surely must be the late Cyril Freezer’s ‘Minories’ plan. The plan was the result a flash of inspiration whilst … Continue reading
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Off my trolley – streetcars and trolley layouts – repost
Whilst we’re on holiday this week, I’ll repost the all-time top four posts on the blog. Still the most popular post is this one trolley layouts. If it’s so popular, why don’t we see more layouts??? Again we need a … Continue reading
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Tagged interurban, Layout design, model railroad, traction
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Our regular holiday interlude – 6
Looks like they are on a roll in Switzerland (sorry)…. Day started cool but turned into another scorcher. Split up first thing. Allan took bus to Stechelberg for cable car to Murren then train along edge to Grutschalp for cable … Continue reading
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