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ESNG meeting – 22 October 2023
Taking time out of Uckfield photos for our latest ESNG meeting. It seems appropriate that the meeting was on World Wombat Day. Nevertheless, we had more members attend than expected, and seven turned up to play trains. I ran in … Continue reading
Uckfield MRC exhibition 2023 #1 – Rice railways
The Uckfield show weekend has come around again. Despite a busy week, I set off south once again to visit a very good show. A good number of layouts that were new to me, no dross at all, and a … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 18 October 2023
Another non-meeting. Few members were available due to illness, work and other things. So we cancelled the meeting – probably a good thing, as it was a foul night. We’ll have another go on Sunday. Between all other activities, I’ve … Continue reading
Potpourri #1084
Recovery continues….. I’ve never seen so much rain on a motorway as there was going north. A horrible six hour drive (plus loo and coffee breaks) turned into an easy four hours in the sun coming home. It’s a long … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1083
Just a few photographs, as I recover from a trip up north to my niece’s wedding! Three of one of the Bulleid 1-co-co-1 diesels. Photos by John Atkinson. And the opposite end of the size scale… A B4 shunter… And … Continue reading
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Something different, again
Through the summer, and approaching the ESNG show, live has been rather busy, and the railway modelling mojo has been low. So to get things going again I decided to fish out a couple of my plastic kits from my … Continue reading
Bowes incline
And a second set of Dave’s photos. These are from the Bowes incline, that Dave says is a ‘hidden gem’ well worth a visit. It’s a National Coal Board site, and the photos show some really interesting locos and wagons. … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 8 October 2023
We were away for the weekend, so I missed Sunday’s meeting. I gather that there were 6.5 members present, plus a couple of visitors from West Sussex to talk about Stuttgart. But Brian faithfully recorded some of the action. I … Continue reading
Aln Valley Railway
Dave sent me some photos of a recent visit to the Aln Valley Railway. Not one I’d heard of, but their web site describes it thus: The principal objective of the Aln Valley Railway Trust is the restoration and operation … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 4 October 2023
Perhaps it was a little optimistic having a club meeting four days after the show? One regular was away, and two more phoned in sick (not from exhibition-itis), so only three turned up for the meeting. We chatted for a … Continue reading
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