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Gravesend Model Railway Show 2025
Last Saturday, hitched a lift with Allan and a brace of Derek’s to the 50th Gravesend show. We arrived, got into the show, and immediately headed for the cafe for coffee and bacon rolls. We then went to look at … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 5 November
An auspicious day that probably caused the heated political discussion over fish and chips. Six members came along to the working party, and a seventh joined us for the running night. Allan was working on ERIC and repairing the roof. … Continue reading
On my workbench – more modules
After the ESNG show, I turned my mind to Stuttgart. First, a little maintenance was needed – reversing the wiring on one end of Allan’s bridge, where I’d got the standard NCI colours confused. Then a slight rewire of my … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2025 #2
Flintfield (P4) is a delightful Great Eastern Railway branch terminus. Built in the Netherlands, it now resides in Uckfield. There are some fun animations to look out for, including the swimming swan and the circling seagull (not animated to swoop … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2025 #1
My favourite show comes around again, and I got there – just! I’ve missed several shows I wanted to go to due to other commitments, so I took off straight after church on Sunday 19th for a rather wet drive … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 26 October
October has been a funny five-week month with club meetings at odd intervals. The last Sunday of the month saw the clocks going back, and as many as nine ESNG members playing trains. I arrived very late due to a … Continue reading
Bluebell Railway ‘Giants of Steam’
Friday 17th October, #1 son Michael paid a quick visit to the Bluebell, as a punter rather than a volunteer, to see their ‘Giants of Steam’. All four locomotives in action were ‘new-builds’. He managed a ride behind all four … Continue reading
Farnham MRC exhibition 2025 #2
I may as complete the narrow gauge layouts first. Ulvaryd (Strand) HOe takes us to Sweden. Worton Court (O16.5). The Neuberg Project (HOm) models the same imaginary station on the Swiss Rhaetian Railway, in 1913 and 2013,steam and electric. Llawryglyn … Continue reading
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Farnham MRC exhibition 2025 #1
Another exhibition missed! Both Saturday and Sunday were busy so I failed to get there. And this show definitely deserves two posts, thanks to Allan again. I especially wanted to see the 2mm room. We’ll start there with Jerry Clifford’s … Continue reading
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Folkestone MRC exhibition 2025
And so to October 5th, and the Folkestone show…. As usual, photos from Allan…. An aerial view of proceedings….. Good to see John Brightwell and Alpenbahn (N) out and about…. Good to see the Lyme Regis branch (N) run by … Continue reading
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