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ESNG meeting – 2 October 2014
It was a quiet club night tonight. A few of us sat around wondering whether or not to set up a circuit, but when Ted brought along a friend with a locomotive to test, we thought we had better do … Continue reading
The first train-spotter?
Here’s an article from the BBC website to warm the heart of every gricer whoever stood on the end of a cold, windy platform….. Was this image drawn by the first member of an exclusive and much misunderstood club? Back … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railroad, railway
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ESNG exhibition – April 2015 – update
April 2015 seems a long way away – but I’m sure it will soon be with us. But I’m relieved to have booked all the exhibits we need by October (barring disasters of any kind, of course). I think it’s going to … Continue reading
An interesting van – Cambridge 1975
I’m continuing to sort out my photographs, and scan and move a lot of them into the cloud. Here’s another batch, taken on Cambridge station in 1975, probably on a trip back home to Kent from university. It must have … Continue reading
London stations – two overall roofs
Why is it you never have a camera when you want one. (Perhaps I need a better mobile phone). I went to a meeting next to Paddington and had a superb view down to the massive overall roof at that … Continue reading
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Tagged London Victoria, Paddington, prototype, railway
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Kuranda Scenic Railway
Back to Australia and North Queensland for this post, and a few shots of the Kuranda Scenic Railway. Wikipedia tells you that: The Kuranda Scenic Railway runs from Cairns, Queensland, Australia, to the nearby town of Kuranda. The tourist railway … Continue reading
Back in the still intact UK
Home from Turkey yesterday, having followed the Scotland independence vote on the way home. I’m not risking any political comment on this blog, but I guess I’m glad it was a ‘no’ – I’m British rather than English. But I … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, model railway, prototype, turkey
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ESNG meeting – 17 September 2014
I’m somewhere in the wilds of Turkey as you read this, but here are a couple of scenic views from a year ago to show just how good the countryside is, and what the roads can do to a Land Rover … Continue reading
From the ridiculous to the sublime (couplers #2)
Of course there is nothing new under the sun. Looking on the RMweb community and N-gauge forum, I find that people have been making their own transparent Rapido couplers, and that Mathieson fit their PO wagons with them, and offer spares. I … Continue reading
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Tagged couplings, ESNG, hints and tips, N gauge
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An amazing N-gauge coupler
The challenge for the railway modeller (at least this one) is always the couplers. You want a balance between something that works well and maybe even uncouples remotely, and something very inconspicuous. And if you don’t use the industry standard … Continue reading
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