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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

Ron in Austria #3

Posted on October 9, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Day 4 Rest day so left early to do Achnerseebahn. It was a chilly morning and when I arrived at Jenbach for first train of the day found I had to sit in open sided carriage as compartment coach was … Continue reading →

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Ron in Austria #2

Posted on October 7, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Day 3 Cold with showers. Mountains this morning have a dusting of snow. Group visit to Salzburg.           Salzburg HBF – trains inside, trolleybuses out.              

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ESNG meeting – 4 October 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Plenty of running at tonight’s meeting.  Good to see John B up from the wilds of the Kent coast, as well as the usual suspects.  Here we see some advanced electronics, wiggling the controller plug to make better contact…. Peter … Continue reading →

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Ron in Austria #1

Posted on October 3, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A few more of Ron’s holiday snaps – it’s Austria this time!  (And just in time.  I’ve been trying to learn the Templot point planning software, and it’s winning so far.  I was hoping to post about my exploits, but it … Continue reading →

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The Jacobite

Posted on October 1, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Brian sent me another of his excellent videos…. Dear All, Having managed to book 4 tickets 6 months ago on The Jacobite, I’ve finally travelled with friends between Fort William and Mallaig! We were extremely lucky weather-wise – and here … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling ideas #2314

Posted on September 29, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

On my way up to the doctors for a flu jab this morning, checked the London-Brighton main line.  No trains, I’m afraid, but I saw that fall autumn has arrived in the creeper along the retaining wall.  A good model … Continue reading →

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Where is the ‘wow’ factor?

Posted on September 27, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

My visit to TINGS and the various forum discussions that followed provoked a certain amount of thought.  The NGF threads on the exhibition really just showed that everyone is different, and different people like different things.  So some people disliked … Continue reading →

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Spot the deliberate mistake

Posted on September 25, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

If you have ever been berated by some ‘expert’ at a show, that some part of your layout has the wrong livery, take comfort in what recently happened in real life. To Cathay Paci(f)ic – with a large airliner….. If … Continue reading →

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Odd modelling idea #999

Posted on September 23, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

How about a train with the sliding doors open? Jubilee Line Tube train filmed with doors wide open Footage has emerged of a London Underground train travelling between stations with some of its doors wide open. The Jubilee Line service … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 19 September 2018

Posted on September 21, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

First, a video of last Sunday’s PlayDay. Thank you, Brian! A quieter meeting this evening, with just the eight members turning out.  But trains were running.  A rare appearance of Japanese steam from Paul…. Together with a colourful electric locomotive….. … Continue reading →

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