Category Archives: ESNG meetings

A toasty hot afternoon (the following day was the hottest of the year to date), but seven regulars met to run a few trains, talk a lot, and drink tea – except Brian and I who enjoyed the flask of … Continue reading →

A working afternoon followed by a running evening, with 7 members present.  The ‘working’ afternoon mainly involved tea and chat, but we did manage to trip down some point motor operating pins that were catching some locomotives.  We also admired … Continue reading →

I missed this Sunday meeting, as Maxine and I slipped off for a couple of days at the New Wine church festival, in Shepton Mallet.  Most unusually, it didn’t rain there, and even 30C temperatures were preferable to mud and … Continue reading →

Back for the Wednesday meeting, and we started with an afternoon working party, finishing the jumpers on the fiddle yard track joints.  A fiddly job requiring plenty of tea breaks….. The evening meeting ended up with a generous nine members, … Continue reading →

You will have noted an easing off of blog posts, gentle reader.  I’m having a bit of a break, and for a while will only be posting on ESNG meetings, exhibitions and the occasional extra.  I say this most years, … Continue reading →

Once again, the ESNG AGM has arrived – and gone again.  Amazingly, this is the 27th AGM of the club.  We’re getting quite aged – but nothing like as old as the club members. For the neutral observer, our AGM’s … Continue reading →

Sunday afternoon, and a good turnout of nine members to run trains and talk. Long trains…. The inevitable 59’s…. Multiple units…. Derek’s Swiss railcar and train…. European goods…. Some interesting American stock from Dave… Sean’s small but noisy ‘Gronk’. Next … Continue reading →

A very pleasant afternoon and evening today.  Six of us turned up for the working party, and we got some useful work underway.  Electrical contact was poor in a number of places in the fiddle yard, due to someone (probably … Continue reading →

Back again on Sunday afternoon, and again 10 members turned out.  Surely it can’t last?  I’m considering a Class 59 themed evening, as so many members seem to have got one or more.  But there was some variety on the … Continue reading →

It must be the arrival of summer – or the lack of it – as we had a whole 10 members along tonight.  Actually, it was pleasant enough in the evening sun, and windows were opened. Simon had added ‘passengers’ … Continue reading →