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About snitchthebudgie

Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

Can’t choose the correct colour?

Posted on April 27, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

A few posts ago, I was bemoaning the lack of a consistent or correct Lehigh Valley Red.  I then came across this model paint database on a forum.  The on-line software allows you to upload a photograph, then match the closest … Continue reading →

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Sugar cane railways – 2

Posted on April 24, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Back to Australia and North Queensland for this post.  A day exploring inland, more or less at random, discovered the sugar cane processing plant at Tully (well, actually, I worked out where it was, and found it by ‘accident’).  The … Continue reading →

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Would you dare model this?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

This is the ultimate piece of trackwork.  It comes from Sardinia, and presumably is used to turn locomotives (or maybe just to confuse people).  It’s tempting to build, despite the curved crossings, but you would need to have a picture … Continue reading →

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A third exhibition post

Posted on April 19, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s a third post about model railway exhibitions – and this one is a little bit of history.  It was taken at a Beckenham and West Wickham MRC show back in the early 1970’s. The are a number of things … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 16/04/2014

Posted on April 17, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

This can best be described as a typical post-show meeting.  After a very, very, slow start, we did have 10 members turn up, but there was no move to put a circuit up, and we were very happy to sit … Continue reading →

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ERIC goes American

Posted on April 15, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Also seen at the ESNG show this year was Eric the roundhouse full of my American locomotives.  We’ve had Eric full of (UK) Southern Railway Pacific’s, and full of Taurus electric’s.  But this year, it was full of REAL locomotives – mainly Alco’s and mainly … Continue reading →

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ESNG 2014 Exhibition – the day after!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Well, we’ve got through another exhibition, and it seems to have been a success.  At least, all the club members enjoyed it, and we received plenty of compliments from the exhibitors and the visitors.  Numbers were good.  Not quite as … Continue reading →

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I’m not optimistic

Posted on April 10, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Reading the local paper and Network Rail’s website I find the good news that…. More trains and more seats as Network Rail kicks off five-year £2.3bn programme in South East This includes….. Sussex – Passengers in Sussex will also see … Continue reading →

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Countdown to ESNGtacy (with apologies to Steely Dan)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

We panic onwards towards the 12th April and the ESNG show.  Of course, it all happens at once doesn’t it.  My wife is due for a hip replacement on the same day (hi-op not to be confused with hip-hop), but luckily … Continue reading →

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Bluebell photo-fest

Posted on April 6, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Here are a dozen photos from a family visit to the Bluebell Railway in 2003.  The Bluebell was one of the earliest preserved lines in the UK, and is still one of the best.  My daughter must have been all … Continue reading →

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