Category Archives: ESNG

Engine driver Phil #2

Posted on May 24, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Meanwhile, back at Arlesford, 9F 92212 is running round…. This view from the footbridge shows the details of a typical Southern lattice post signal.  A pig to build in N – I once managed (most) of a rather simpler rail … Continue reading →

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Engine driver Phil #1

Posted on May 22, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Phil of ESNG fame recently had a significant birthday (a large number with a ‘0’ – just the one – on the end) and for a present his family bought him a footplate ride on the Mid Hants Railway, the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 16 May 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

After Sunday’s monster N-mod layout, and lots of members, Wednesday was rather more restrained.  But we still got trains running…. It was Terrier night, with my British Railways version (plus new Dapol Maunsell brake-composite.) Derek’s ‘Bodiam’…. And Derek’s ‘Earlswood’. Simon … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 13 May 2018

Posted on May 16, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Another pleasant afternoon playing trains, with a bakers dozen or so of members and friends attending. Paul brought along part of his Kato Racetrack, with transition boards to change from Kato Unitrack to N-mod standards.  20′ of layout just about … Continue reading →

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On my workbench #9

Posted on May 14, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

It’s been a month of modifications.  It started when I tried to show off the railway to son Michael, and found that when I changed the points, there was a dead short.  So the first task has been to rewire … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 2 May 2018

Posted on May 4, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

We moved club night forward a day, as the hall was being used as a polling station on the Thursday.  And although a number of members can’t make Wednesdays, we still had a very respectable turn out of 10 people. … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2018 #4

Posted on April 22, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

We’ll start today with a few shots of people.  It was good to see Kerry and Invicta there, and they seem to be selling a few things. John and NScaleCH didn’t do as well…. BH Enterprises must have had a … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2018 #3

Posted on April 20, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

On the Wednesday night after the show, we thought that there might be a low turn out of members.  Correct, just the six of us.  However, we had thought ahead and asked Paul to bring some Kato track along.  We … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2018 #2

Posted on April 18, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

We were fortunate to get into the school early, at 4pm, as Derek’s influence remained, despite retiring as caretaker, and he was entrusted with the keys.  The rooms that we were using quickly took shape thanks to the good number … Continue reading →

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ESNG exhibition 2018 #1

Posted on April 16, 2018 by snitchthebudgie

Well, that’s another exhibition done and dusted.  I’ll report more fully through the week, but here are my initial thoughts. Numbers were a little down on last year.  This was probably due to it being the last weekend of the … Continue reading →

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