Category Archives: ESNG

The Redhill Brick & Model Show – 2019

Posted on October 8, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

ESNG’s next exhibition will be a return to the 17th Reigate Scouts Lego and model show.  Not many trains, but nice and local, so good local publicity.  And above all, another chance to impress young people with N gauge modelling, … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 03 October 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Good to see 11 members running trains last night, including the Cha(I)rman, who had escaped from the dairy.  Good job too, as I had forgotten to bring some milk with me, and the members would have got twitchy without their … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 September 2019

Posted on September 20, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

No photographs this evening – I forgot to take my phone to the meeting (or rather, my better half had borrowed it to make some free phone calls!) But we had a good meeting, with 10 members present, including two … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 September 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s been a busy railway week – Hollycombe, then club night, and now a PlayDay.  As ever, we started with a curry.  As I took the underpass next to Earlswood station, this large Colas track machine was sitting in the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 05 September 2019

Posted on September 8, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

I expected a quiet evening on Thursday, after we had such a busy weekend at Hollycombe.  But 5 out of the 7 exhibitors turned up keen to run trains.  (And no. 6, the Cha(I)rman, was working earlies again.) So we … Continue reading →

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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #2

Posted on September 4, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

There was plenty to look at outside of the model exhibits (that include a deputation from the West Sussex N Gauge Group in a different building from us.) The museum has a short length of 2′ narrow gauge line in … Continue reading →

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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend #1

Posted on September 2, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

Well, we’re back from Hollycombe, and absolutely cream-crackered!  It was a fun weekend that lived up to it’s advertising: It is with much excitment that we will see the model weekend return to Hollycombe in late summer. The weekend will … Continue reading →

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Hollycombe’s annual model weekend

Posted on August 28, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

This weekend ESNG are exhibiting our modular layout at the Hollycombe Working Steam Museum model weekend, near Liphook, Hampshire.  Should be a lot of fun, especially if the weather holds and we escape running trains for a bit to explore … Continue reading →

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NGSE – 2020 – exhibitors

Posted on August 26, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

It’s a long way ahead, but put 4 April 2020 in the diary…. Here are the exhibitors for the 2020 show – hopefully a final list if no-one has to drop out. Layouts Sean has put together a fine selection … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 21 August 2019

Posted on August 22, 2019 by snitchthebudgie

A busy club night – 13 attending, including Sean’s two lads.  We were missing Mr Atfield, who had the lurgi, and Graham after an eye procedure.  Lucas was providing all the sound effects, and was much better (and cheaper to … Continue reading →

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