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ESNG meeting – 4 August 2016
Nine punters out this evening – not bad for August. It was good to see Duncan along for the evening and Ravi back in circulation. We only set up a small circuit, as we were working in the middle of … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 20 July 2016
A second boiling hot day in Earlswood, and even with the hall windows and doors open, setting up a circuit brought a sweat on. The Cha(I)rman was back from Switzerland, and in total nine members got to the meeting. We … Continue reading
London to Brighton train line opened 175 years ago this week
From the Surrey Mirror, written by John Capon, who knows all there is to know about Redhill and its railways. Read more there…. A new era for local travellers dawned exactly 175 years ago next Tuesday. For on that day … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 10 July 2016
After a slow start to the afternoon, I had to slip out of the meeting to go and see the venue for my son’s wedding in August. After this visit, I came back to find the hall heaving! There were … Continue reading
ESNG AGM – 7 June 2016
Thank you Allan for giving me a break from blogging with all your excellent photographs. And it’s been good for my ego, as the blog stats have been thriving. No doubt as I start to write again, numbers will drop … Continue reading
Redhill Platform 0 – found!!
Finally, I’ve worked out where Platform 0 at Redhill is going to go. Of course, the answer was buried on RMWeb, and a thread on Rebuilding London Bridge (station.) So, the answer is that platform 0 is going to be … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 15 June 2016 – odds & ends!
On a plane tomorrow morning, so I just had time to drop into the club for a chat, but no time for a full write up. But here are a few odds and ends….. After my recent LNER pacific hunt, … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 2 June 2016
Lot’s of people and trains out tonight. We were testing a number of Martin’s locomotives. Perhaps the best item was his Merchant Navy ‘Clan Line’ and green Southern Region coaches. The committee reluctantly began to think about the ESNG AGM, … Continue reading
Reigate 2020
I have failed t0 date to track down a plan showing where platform 0 at Redhill is going to be. However, I did find this plan from 2014 by Mark Townend, showing Reigate modified to take 12-car trains and also … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 18 May 2016
There was a fair turn out on Wednesday. The treasurer had recovered from his close encounter of a hatch-back kind. But the chairman had gone down with a nasty stomach and didn’t risk the journey south to Earlswood. We ran … Continue reading