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ESNG meeting – 5 September 2021
A very small meeting on Sunday, with just the four members. Perhaps the rest were confused by us moving the meeting forward a week, or just enjoying the late summer weather? But the four of us had a very sociable … Continue reading
Going over to the dark side?
I’ve successfully avoided buying European trains over the years – despite being sorely tempted year after year at Stuttgart by ‘Flying Hamburgers.’ But I saw this on N Gauge Forum…. HN4297 Arnold The Berliner Royal Corps of Transport 4 Coach … Continue reading
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Blame the horse….
From FaceBook (and a lot of other places). The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built them … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 1 September 2021
Paul’s assessment was, as usual, accurate…. Another East Surrey N Gauge Group meeting, the first Wednesday night get together I have been to for some months. A good turnout, nearly made double figures. A simple circuit sufficed for the trains … Continue reading
Potpourri #1035
I’m not sure this is so true today. From NGF,,,, Below I have a quote from a book I’m reading called Trains Unlimited by Tim Fischer which in turn is a quote from the UK Financial Times from 2004. A … Continue reading
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Potpourri #1034 – Oh deer!
Spotted in Earlwood, next to the Tonbridge line…. And a few minutes later, the train drifting into Redhill…. Paul posted on Facebook this picture of Liverpool Street station in the 1920’s. What a gloomy barn of a station! But a … Continue reading
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A little more humour, as the month draws to a close….
If David Attenborough took up train spotting…. Real life imitates fiction (and my tracklaying) once again…. It could also have been Thailand, Bangladesh or Vietnam…. A few words of wisdom…. A little cameo for your parking lot…. Put this on … Continue reading
My current project…
I am really finding my motivation for model railways rather low at the moment. This picture, from RMweb I think, sums it all up rather well…. “All the model railway layouts we never got round to building”, an exhibition at … Continue reading
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LBSCR J Class 4-6-2T
A selection of photos of the Brighton 4-6-2 tanks. There were just the two of them, one with Stephenson’s valve gear and one with Walschaerts. Not quite as elegant as the slightly larger L class Baltic 4-6-4 tanks – the … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 22 August 2021 #2
And Brian’s video of the afternoon…. ESNG Running Day – 22nd August 2021. Another opportunity to film some N gauge train action. Any era, any train – an interesting collection of small but perfectly formed models. Enjoy the film And … Continue reading
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