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ESNG meeting – 7 January
And now for something completely different….. Our Wednesday evening meetings have often been poorly attended, but working afternoons well supported (even if we don’t do much work.) So we decided to try meeting from 3-8pm on Wednesdays, running trains around … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 28 December
This meeting was always optimistic, between Christmas and New Year, but it offered an opportunity to escape from the family for the afternoon. In fact, five members turned up, and we were able to have a pleasant afternoon running trains. … Continue reading
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
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
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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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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Stuttgart 2025 – 2
Having got the ESNG contribution up and running, let’s look at some of the other bits of railway on show, modules and stand-alone layouts. Behind us, Pauline McKenna was running her new German layout. A simple double track plan just … Continue reading
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Stuttgart 2025 – 1
It’s late November, and time for the 19th ENSC meet in Stuttgart. I wasn’t sure whether I’d go for the whole thing, but I needed a break after a busy year. So at 2:30am (!!!!) Allan’s van drew up outside … Continue reading
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