Category Archives: ESNG meetings

ESNG meeting – 17 January 2018

Posted on January 19, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

A fairly quiet club evening – and sorely missing the Cha(I)rman’s tea making expertise.  But there were some interesting trains on view.  Derek ran this Peco Jubilee and Dapol Gresley coaches.  A mismatch in both time and region, but a … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 14 January 2018

Posted on January 15, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Just the eight of us at yesterday’s PlayDay, but we had a pleasant afternoon running trains.  We quickly put together a large circuit… And Simon was soon running some USA freight….. Dave brought his quarry along, and was testing locomotives … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 3 January 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

First club night of the new year, and despite the Chairman not being there due to anti-social working hours, 13 members enjoyed a varied procession of trains on the layout.  Mind you, Ian doesn’t look too excited by proceedings in … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 December 2017

Posted on December 22, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

‘Twas the night before Christmas…..  Well almost, and 11 gentlemen escaped for the evening to regain their sanity, run a few trains and eat Miles’ Christmas cake. And it wouldn’t be Christmas without Paul running his Santa Special….. Derek was … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 December 2017

Posted on December 10, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Christmas is coming, but 11 hardy souls decided that running trains was the perfect escape from the season…. Mind you, Rails of Sheffield’s Advent Calendar has come up with a few good bargains – my unrebuilt Merchant Navy had a … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2017 #4 – Best of the rest

Posted on December 4, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

  And finally a fly-over of Duncan’s Nm modules…. So that’s Stuttgart done and dusted for another year.  Allan and Derek had a good journey home, despite a wet drive through Germany, and we were unloading modules by 6pm on … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2017 #3 – Around the N-club modules

Posted on December 2, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Today, a look at some of the N-club modules on show.  Some are there every year, but they are impressive pieces of work that are always worth a look.  I took most of these shots before the show opened, so … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2017 #2 – Another day at the office

Posted on November 30, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Thursday morning, and the show opened its doors.  Thursday was the quietest day, as some of the exhibitions in the adjoining halls didn’t start till the Friday.  The Messe has an admirable system, where one pays once to enter the … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2017 #1 – Getting there

Posted on November 28, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Monday afternoon we loaded Allan’s pick-up with all the modules and support equipment for Stuttgart.  The most surprising thing was the number of legs needed, and the room taken by them all.  (Personal note – modify my modules to have … Continue reading →

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Update on the ESNG Exhibition 2018….

Posted on November 24, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Our 2018 exhibition planning is all planned, barring any late changes, and I’ll start to thing about it again after this week at Stuttgart. Layouts on show will include: ESNG N-mod/N-club modular layout West Sussex group N-mod modular layout Forrestone … Continue reading →

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