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Nice work (or not) if you can get it!
The Telegraph tells us that, “French rail worker paid £3,500 to do ‘absolutely nothing’ for 12 years files ‘complaint’” A French employee of national rail operator SNCF earned €5,000 per month after tax since 2003 for doing “nothing”, but in … Continue reading
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In the days before ‘Alf and Sadie’
I was browsing my original copy of Don Boreham’s ‘Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling’, published 1962, and this advert inside the back cover caught my eye…. Well, Slaters are still very much in business, although I’d love to have Plastikard for … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 19 August 2015
Although tonight was a quiet evening, it was a good one. Allan was back from his Swiss holiday. No sun tan, but maybe a touch of rust. I’m not sure the weather there was any better than our great British … Continue reading
Long and winding road – “The Last Great Project” – addendum
Writing the last post must have got my modelling mojo back in order. I spent an afternoon preparing a new ‘train box’ for club nights, using some US stock and a Kato Rock Island RS2 not appropriate for my layout, and … Continue reading
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Long and winding road – “The Last Great Project”
As one approaches a certain age, in my case retirement, one begins to become all to aware of one’ own mortality. Sorry, that’s a really cheerful way to start a blog, but stay with me. Over the years, we’ve seen … Continue reading
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Rail Speeders Conquer The Railroads!
Allan sent me this link, from the “Train Fanatics” site. I’m not sure such a rail tour would work in the UK – imagine the problems on the London commuter lines – and I guess all our lines are just too … Continue reading
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The tram that survived the Hiroshima bomb
An interesting little video on the BBC website, as we come up to the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima atom bomb…. One of the few remaining trams which survived the Hiroshima bomb has been restored to commemorate the 70th anniversary … Continue reading
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More holiday snaps – this time from Switzerland
ESNG Cha(I)rman Allan is as habitual in his holidays as I am – Switzerland and trains. As last year, I have a received a series of emails describing his adventures…. Hi all. First day of our holiday in Lauterbrun. On … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 6 August 2015
Another non-meeting tonight, I’m afraid. With the Chairman and Treasurer on holiday, and Japanese Paul also missing, only 5 of us made the meeting. So no trains running, just a good chat and home. Not much ESNG news, so here’s … Continue reading
Shepton Mallet redux
It’s the start of the school holidays, so for the 19th time in 20 years Maxine and I went on our annual pilgrimage to the ‘New Wine’ church conference. Once again, there were 12,000 people camping on the Bath & West Showground … Continue reading
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