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Secretary of the East Surrey N Gauge railway club

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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ESNG meeting, 4 April 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Last meeting before the exhibition!  Predictably, we spent a lot of time discussing logistics.  Who will be doing what, when can the van pick up layouts, when can we get into the school. We did have one scare last week, … Continue reading →

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Why N gauge?

Posted on April 1, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I seemed to have wandered away from N gauge modelling in recent posts.  So with my 100th post on the blog, it’s back to my roots (for now) and to ask the question, why model in N gauge. A little … Continue reading →

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EVEN MORE SHEEP

Posted on March 29, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Originally posted on Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the NSW southern tablelands:
An update on the sheep – there have been 80 beasts added to the flock on both sides of the track, so here they…

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Sugar cane railways – 1

Posted on March 27, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

In 2010, Maxine and I we fortunate enough to spend two fantastic weeks Queensland, in the general area of Cairns. We used the conventional Australian check-list, from “I-Spy Australia”. Shark (small friendly 6 ft one) – tick! Snake (harmless 4 … Continue reading →

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London Festival of Railway Modelling

Posted on March 24, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

I actually got to a model railway show this weekend – the London Festival of Railway Modelling at Alexandra Palace.  Two work colleagues, who might even qualify as good friends were going, so I sent my apologies to the morning service … Continue reading →

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3 weeks to the ESNG show

Posted on March 22, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

And you will get much better “bargains” in the club shop than the one below! (Can’t seem to reblog this from the ‘Playing Trains‘ blog, so I’ve just copied it).  I hate to think what it would have cost with … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting 19 March 2014

Posted on March 20, 2014 by snitchthebudgie

Plenty of people this week, but we were a little short of trains! We seemed happy to sit and chat over the inevitable teas and coffees. However, Paul had his usual selection of Japanese stock, this week an interesting collection … Continue reading →

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