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ESNG Exhibition 2023
Just three weeks to go to the show! Latest lineup…. Layouts N-Club International Modular/N-Mod Modular Layout Lyme Regis – Southern Region Branch Line Southwark Bridge – Southern Region London Terminus Neil’s Branch – Branch Line Terminus Chamossaire – Swiss Main Line … Continue reading
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Faversham Model Railway Club exhibition 2023
With temperatures hitting 33C today, I didn’t fancy a TINGS visit, with the exhibition in a tin cow-shed. (My spies, i.e. Mr Dawes told me it was 32C outside.) So Derek and I went east rather than west to visit … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 6 September 2023
A slightly odd month, as usual, in September, as our first Sunday meeting will be put back a week due to TINGS. On Wednesday, nine members turned out on a boiling hot day to play trains. We started with an … Continue reading
Back to Bembridge
Back in 2018, I posted this plan and photo of Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, as a near perfect small branch line terminus. A scale model fits within 4′ in ‘N’ gauge. The beach directly to the north of … Continue reading
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More Southern Co-Co’s
Just a little photo-dump of another favourite locomotive – the Southern Region Co-Co electrics. Early days – Southern and British Railways. I am not sure what colour the strange Southern livery is – I’ve never seen that one before. It … Continue reading
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Odds and ends to start September….
As we enter September, and perhaps autumn (though a minor heatwave is forecast for next week), here are a few odds and ends from the Bartlett household. Once again the week has gone by with little modelling, mainly due to … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1081
I came across this lovely picture on the web, and typically, I forgot to note the photographer. It’s Waddon Marsh Halt, taken from the A23 road bridge, and the power station that is now the Croydon Ikea lies behind the … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 27 August 2023
It’s been a busy railway week. The KESR on Wednesday, then on Saturday Allan, Richard, Derek and myself had an NCI testing day, to see if our N-club modules would connect to each other. A little fettling to do, but … Continue reading
Modelling the KESR
After Wednesday’s trip on the Kent & East Sussex Light Railway, I was reminded what a lovely prototype it is for branch line or light railway modelling. So here are the station plans, taken from the National Library of Scotland … Continue reading
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ESNG adventure – 23 August 2023
We had a special club outing today. The Kent & East Sussex Railway had put a plaque up on their wall of remembrance for our late friend Miles Saggers. So a group of club members and friends, and Mile’s mum, … Continue reading
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