Category Archives: ESNG

Eight members turned up for Sunday’s meeting.  No pictures, for as I posted on Facebook last week… A little personal update, for information and perhaps sympathy. Wednesday morning I had a bath-related incident and fractured my left shoulder. I now … Continue reading →

A very quiet Sunday, perhaps due to the Bank Holiday weekend?  Just the five members, though we were livened up by a visit from Michelle, age 4, who enjoyed the trains running.  And we did manage to run a few! … Continue reading →

We pause from travels for an ESNG update.  No working party yesterday, as we seem to have completed the urgent repairs.  So we gathered at 7pm, and in the end 10 members made an appearance.  However, it was one of … Continue reading →

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 →