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Don’t be so ridiculous!!!!!!
Thomas the Tank Engine is ‘nasty’ and ‘sinister’ – or so say liberal parents, according to the Daily Telegraph. Would you believe that: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of the first ‘Railway Series’ book by the Anglican … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, ESNG, railway, thomas
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Barrow Hill Round House Rail Ale Festival
A message from the Cha(i)rman dropped into my inbox: Hi having a great time at Barrow Hill Round House. Picture below. The first pictures have railway content and look interesting enough…. But the next ones show the true purpose of … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, ESNG, preservation, railway
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Spot the difference!
I hope that the Railway Modeller will forgive my use of this excellent photograph of 3 ‘Deltics’. To explain, and to quote… An imposing line up of Deltics, reminiscent of Haymarket shed in the 1960’s, perhaps? However, not everything is … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Layout design, Out and about, The trade
Tagged ESNG, model railway, N gauge, railway
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ESNG PlayDay – 10 May 2015
May’s PlayDay started slowly, with just the 5 of us to set up the layout. But Neil and Martin then arrived – unexpectedly, as we thought Neil was working and Martin was navigating an Eddie Stobart lorry somewhere in the … Continue reading
A week in Albania
Back from a week’s work in Albania, prospecting a pipeline route and evaluating the river crossing points. Not much railway interest, but here are a few holiday snaps from a beautiful and friendly country. First the work. This is a … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 7 May 2015 – and PlayDay
No report from tonight’s meeting, as I am working in Albania for a week. But remember that there is an ESNG PlayDay on Sunday 10 May, 2-7pm, followed by curry. This is our third regular Sunday meeting – the first … Continue reading
ESNG N-Mod track?
Here’s a picture I found in an old magazine I was reading, that reminds me of our N-mod track. It even has the correct 4-track configuration….. In fact, this does look very much like a model railway. Reading Iain Rice’s … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, N gauge, prototype, railway
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Another old favorite
Cha(i)rman Allan semt me this shot taken by Sean on 18 March from the cab of his train. These ‘Hasting’ DEMUs are another favourite from my early train spotting days, as they also ran on the line between Petts Wood … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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Class 71 memories
Some of my earliest railway memories are seeing the ‘Golden Arrow’ as I was coming home to lunch from infants school. In those days, it was steam-hauled, a 4-6-2 ‘Britannia’ and Pullmans to follow. Some years later, my first solo … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Southern Electric
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Trains and boats and (later) planes #2
It only takes 5 minutes or so to get from Kowloon Tong to the main Hung Hom terminus. I left the platform and took the exit for the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade, that runs about a mile along Victoria harbour, from … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, Hong Kong, prototype, railway
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