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From our northern correspondent #3
And the last selection from Manchester….. Dewsbury Midland (OO)features accurate scratch built models of many buildings from the West Riding of Yorkshire near to Dewsbury, and is a fine example of a landscape with a railway in it. A final … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 17 December
Before returning to Manchester, there’s an ESNG meeting to report. A respectable seven members turned out to run trains and eat mince pies. I got around to running my gunpowder train. I had completed renumbering the last of the ESNG … Continue reading
From our northern correspondent #2
More from the frozen north! Bron Hebog (OO9) was probably the best layout in the show (a difficult choice as there seemed to be such a fine selection.) An expansive layout captures trains in the landscape near Beddgelert station on … Continue reading
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From our northern correspondent #1
Our northern member, Paul Rowlatt, paid a visit to Manchester Model Railway Society’s show, celebrating 100 years of the club. It looks fantastic – a lot of old friends of layouts there, but a number that I’d have love to … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 14 December
I seemed to have taken a week off from blogging – it’s been busy and I don’t seem to have had much to say. (At last he’s realised, I hear you say.) But it was a busy running day on … Continue reading
Potpourri #1134
To start today, Derek sent me a couple of Stuttgart photos. This one shows all our empire, and all the ESNG crew – including a full set of Healy’s. I seem to be admiring all that beer (or what’s left … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 3 December
Definitely one of those evenings. We ended up with seven members present, but didn’t run any trains. I was going to be late due to a family birthday meal, which was cancelled, but I was still late as I remembered … Continue reading
Stuttgart 2025 – 4 – Bonus post
Last year, Derek and Allan visited the Stuttgart tram museum. They met a young helper there, Alexander, and promised to contact each other in 2025. We were going to visit the museum on the Monday, but Alexander offered a visit … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, inspiration, prototype, railway
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ESNG meeting – 30 November
Back to reality with an ESNG meeting, the Sunday afternoon delayed due to certain members being abroad. A fair turnout of eight members ran a few trains, sorted out the Stuttgart finance, and dozed in chairs. A few trains did … Continue reading
Stuttgart 2025 – 3
So to a selection of the other exhibits. The modules and layouts below were made by professional model makers – Italian I think. There is some fantastic modelling here, especially the canal lift and the ships. The Zeppelin is towed … Continue reading
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