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Greetings from Filisur in Switzerland
Maybe 0ur last communication from Switzerland for 2014. ESNG Charman Allan writes…. Holiday slowly coming to an end. That’s the Hotel we are staying in at the end of the platform. The double head freight has just turned up. He’d … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Switzerland
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The Barriger Library – old USA steam railroad photographs
I recently came across the Barriger Library collection of old USA steam railroad photographs. Lots of inspiration if you model such things. Plenty of pleasant browsing even if you don’t. The photos are not always of the best quality, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Lehigh Valley, prototype, railroad
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Jon’s modules – thoughts on point control
Looking back at earlier posts, you will have detected a dislike for wiring. Having looked at the design of staging for the main line, my thoughts turned to operation. Loops at either end of a N-club modular set-up could need … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 3 July 2014
Of course, I forgot the camera this meeting. Paul broke his previous records by running a Japanese push-pull train around a 9 x 9 circuit. His next aim is the 100 wagon goods train. Now we were doing that in the … Continue reading
Having to rough it in Switzerland
Not quite the most luxurious train in the world? The ESNG Chairman is on holiday in Switzerland. I received an email today with the following message and the two excellent photographs below. Just got on this train. Looks like they … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, prototype, railway, Switzerland
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The world’s most luxurious train?
Could this be a future release for Kato? Beats slam-door electrics, anyway…. (From the Daily Telegraph website). The newspapers continue to supply an interesting stream of prototype railway curios. And I can’t resist reposting them! There will be two competing … Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese railways, N gauge, prototype, railway
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Layout design – different voices – Carendt.com is back
After a lot of work, the new version of the best micro-layout site around, Carendt.com, has been launched. Hopefully new content in the form of new ‘Small Layout Scrapbook’ posts will follow soon. The site has been updated as to its … Continue reading
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Tagged layout design, micro-layouts, model railroad, model railway
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Victorian Strangeness: The man who hoped to die in a railway crash
You thought model railway enthusiasts were strange. How about this from the BBC News web site? Money. Property. Land. Heirlooms. Whatever the mourners were hoping to inherit when they first gathered for the reading of the will, they were to … Continue reading
Jon’s modules – the staging
I’m beginning to make some model railway time again. The first part of the year was hectic, with my mother’s demise, my wife’s hip replacement, the ESNG exhibition, and a number of panics at work. It’s a bit quieter now. The … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 18 June 2014
I was a bit late getting to the meeting tonight. Thank you SouthWest trains for stranding me at Kew Bridge Station for half-an-hour. The problem – not just a broken down train at Mortlake but a dodgy level crossing at … Continue reading
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