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ESNG meeting – 21 August 2024
We pause from travels for an ESNG update. No working party yesterday, as we seem to have completed the urgent repairs. So we gathered at 7pm, and in the end 10 members made an appearance. However, it was one of … Continue reading
It’ll be all Wight on the night…. #1
Allan and Ron seem to like islands – last time it was Man and this time it’s Wight. We’ll spend a few days wandering around the island, starting with boats and a few trains. Travelled by train to Lymington for … Continue reading
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On my workbench – taking to the air
My NCI airfield module was a bit basic really. It was built in a rush to take to Stuttgart, and I wanted to upgrade it before it went to TINGS and then to Stuttgart again. In particular, the tarmac was … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1112
They let Ron out of the KESR booking office for long enough to see the Tenterden bus rally. I do especially like the London Transport line up. This is an interesting video. I always wondered how the children of an … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 11 August 2024
A toasty hot afternoon (the following day was the hottest of the year to date), but seven regulars met to run a few trains, talk a lot, and drink tea – except Brian and I who enjoyed the flask of … Continue reading
Bexhill MRC Exhibition 2024 #2
A second batch of layouts from Bexhill, with some interesting ideas. Bletchinghurst (OO) seems to be at most shows at the moment, but I appreciated a chance to look at it closely, without the barriers, and appreciate some very nice … Continue reading
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Bexhill MRC Exhibition 2024 #1
A morning (that turned into most of the day) out to Bexhill with Allan and the Derek’s seemed a good idea. We had a pleasant run down to the show along the leafy, and mainly secondary, roads. The Bexhill show … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 7 August 2024
A working afternoon followed by a running evening, with 7 members present. The ‘working’ afternoon mainly involved tea and chat, but we did manage to trip down some point motor operating pins that were catching some locomotives. We also admired … Continue reading
From our northern correspondant
Thanks, Paul Rowlatt, for letting me post pictures of Redcar model rail, held on 3-4 August. A bit of a photo-dump, but I’ve gleaned a few layout descriptions from the web…. Fiddle Street Yard (OO). Note the hinged front that … Continue reading
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Shoeburyness Exhibition 2024
[Whoops, title corrected!] I had the offer of a lift to the Shoeburyness (nearly Southend) MRC layout, but turned it down. I let Messrs Dawes and Atfield go, and Allan sent me some photos of some of the layouts. I … Continue reading
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