Category Archives: ESNG

ESNG meeting – 14 January 2024

Posted on January 16, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

A healthy 10 members and a visitor today made for a busy Sunday afternoon.  We also managed to sell quite a lot of a old N gauge collection donated to the club.  Usual suspects…. Chris ran some interesting trains.  A … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 3 January 2024

Posted on January 6, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

The first meeting of 2024, and a very respectable nine members plus one visitor turned out.  The treasurer is hoping that this enthusiasm continues into the year. Simon was running some American stock, and I was most impressed by his … Continue reading →

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A modelling review of 2023

Posted on January 2, 2024 by snitchthebudgie

New Year’s Day, and time to reflect on 2023. Starting with ESNG itself, we have, I think, had a steady year.  We’ve had enough members attending meetings to run trains at all but a couple of meetings.  And just occasionally, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 20 December 2023

Posted on December 22, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

‘Twas the last meeting before Christmas – and a surprising nine people turned out for a little light relief.  Good to see Terry back again, and a welcome to Alex. Plenty of trains on the move….. Chris’ lovely NSE express…. … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2023 #5 – Tea and Lego

Posted on December 14, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

A highlight of the show is the Thursday night ‘lock in’ party.  After the show closes for the night, tables are laid out along one aisle, and each country presents its food and drink for inspection and consumption.  There are … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 10 December 2023

Posted on December 12, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Nine people running trains made for a busy and social afternoon, with added mince pies and other Christmas nibbles.   And plenty of trains in the fiddle yard…. Allan’s Inganet train…. Derek’s TGV…. And trains from Brian, Simon and Terry….. Bubble … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2023 #4 – Other layouts

Posted on December 10, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

As usual, there were a number of stand-alone layouts invited to the show.  The following photos capture a number of them – and there was some inspiring modelling to be seen. Fleischmann brought along their N-gauge layout based on the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 December 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

We pause posts on the Stuttgart saga for a normal club meeting report…. It turned out to be a busy evening, with eight members and a visitor – welcome Terry, and hope we didn’t put you off too much!  It … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2023 #3 – Modules

Posted on December 6, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Today is just a bit of a photo dump of some of the many modules on show.  Just my choice of pictures, and ones that caught my eye – most I can’t remember where they came from!  The helix was … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2023 #2 – The ESNG contribution

Posted on December 4, 2023 by snitchthebudgie

Today’s just a pictorial guide to the modules on our branch off the main layout spine.  We start with Richard, and the German airbase, then a bridge, and a demolition site….. And his distribution depot…. Moving onto my modules, starting … Continue reading →

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