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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

King’s Cross, January 1970

Posted on October 18, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Scanning some more old photographs, I came across these pictures of King’s Cross on a raw January day in 1970.  My camera was awful, so apologies for the fuzzy focus.  But I’d forgotten what a great place the end of the … Continue reading →

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Just like the real thing….

Posted on October 16, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Allan sent me this little gem… Did you see or hear about this yesterday?  A Southern 455 EMU comes apart between second & third coach.  Luckily was an ECS movement into Victoria. For ECS read ’empty coaching stock’?  When the same … Continue reading →

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An advert for trains

Posted on October 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

From the Daily Telegraph, and probably a very good advert for Chinese railways (although they will be jam packed, too, for the mid-autumn festival.) If you thought the traffic was bad in the UK, then spare a thought for the … Continue reading →

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Languages on the Victoria Line

Posted on October 12, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Migrants are very much in the news at the moment.  Despite the seemingly unsolvable pressures of the current mass migration across Europe, I do think that most big cities are made more interesting by a cosmopolitan population.  And where would … Continue reading →

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John Ott’s Old-Time Railroad Models & HO Scale Projects

Posted on October 10, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

HT to a link on the always interesting ‘Prince Street Terminal’ blog. Just occasionally I come across a model railroad site that just inspires.  John Ott’s site fits all too well into this category.  He models late 19th / early … Continue reading →

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ESNG Exhibition 2016

Posted on October 8, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

The trouble with being an exhibition manager is that as soon as one show is over, you have to start planning for the next.  And as such it is almost impossible to resign from the job, as you are starting the … Continue reading →

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Dorking MRC Exhibition 3-4 October 2015

Posted on October 6, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

No rest for the wicked!  Another busy weekend, exhibiting at Dorking MRC’s show over in Dorking.  Appropriately, it’s in the Oddfellows Hall, perfect for model railway enthusiasts.  This is a small but friendly venue and show, but sufferers from being … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 1 October 2015

Posted on October 4, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Well, the meeting was buzzing tonight.  13 members present, and it all got a bit much for the treasurer with so much money to collect, so he took a break to lock up the school.  the chairman didn’t make it … Continue reading →

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This will cut you down to size?

Posted on October 2, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

My latest copy of the British NMRA region magazine, Roundhouse, has an interesting article by David McLaughlin….. Honey, I shrunk the Railroader! Have you ever dreamed of being trackside or being in the cab of your favourite diesel or steam … Continue reading →

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‘Le weekend’ en Anduze

Posted on September 30, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Maxine and I have just come back from a very pleasant weekend in the south of France.  Anduze lies in the foothills of the Cevennes, and the Carmague and the Mediterranean is about an hour to the south.  We hadn’t … Continue reading →

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