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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #2
As I finish writing this, my thoughts are again with Brussels. What importance is our hobby compared with all that is going on in Belgium, and almost day-by-day around the world? But perhaps this is just the time when we … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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London Festival of Railway Modelling – 2016 – #1
Today I enjoyed a pleasant day out at the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace in the company of Peter and Malcolm, ex-work colleagues. It’s a simple journey from Redhill to north London – train to Victoria, Victoria line … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railway, N gauge
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ESNG meeting – 16 March 2016
We thought that we were not going to run trains on Wednesday. At the PlayDay, the points had stopped working on the fiddle yard, and we feared that the CDU had failed. So Derek, Derek and Ian had the board … Continue reading
Llanastr – yet another small layout
The blogsphere is a small place and downright incestuous at times. Two of my favourite sites Prince Street, and Andrew’s Trains both recently featured one of my favourite small layouts, Llanastr, built to P4 (4mm/ft, and a scale 18.87mm gauge) … Continue reading
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Tagged layout design, model railroad, model railway, small model railway
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ESNG PlayDay – 13 March 2016
A fairly quiet PlayDay last Sunday afternoon. Only five members present, until Allan and Ron arrived mid-afternoon, back from the Swiss Railway Society AGM in Derby. However, we got a good circuit up and working, and had a pleasant afternoon … Continue reading
Another small layout idea – and a view from across the pond
Trevor Marshall’s “Achievable Layouts” regularly comes up with some interesting model railroad ideas. They are often small (and achievable), as Trevor models in ‘S’ gauge, so a medium size layout to him is a very buildable small layout in ‘N’. His … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, layout design, model railway, small layout design
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Good(s) links
Here are two useful sites for the goods wagon enthusiast. Firstly, “Goods & Not So Goods – An overview of railway freight operations for modellers.” This labour of love is packed full of interesting material. The site is often an … Continue reading
Posted in Hints and tips, Inspiration, Out and about, Prototype
Tagged ESNG, model railway, prototype, railway
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Pacers: The train that the UK has struggled to get rid of
An observation about railway modellers is that we are not very good at modelling the ordinary. It takes a lot of discipline to keep your model making or buying to a specific era or discipline, rather than apply “Rule 1” (it’s … Continue reading
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Flying Scotsman is back – and running
From the Daily Mail via NGForum, this lovely cutaway drawing of the Flying Scotsman. Reminds one how simple in some ways, and complex in others was the ‘modern’ steam locomotive. But a lot simpler and more reliable than today’s diesels … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 3 March 2016
We had a very good turnout tonight, a dozen or so paying members. Good to see Paul back from Japan – with a suitcase of new Japanese goodies, including more bullet trains and Kato Uni-track. Also Sean and Martin – … Continue reading
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