Category Archives: ESNG

Now ESNG N-mod baseboards?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Having found a picture reminding me of N-mod track, here’s one that reminds me of our baseboards (at least for the corners and fiddle yard).  Thanks to David Bromage on Small Layouts Group for this…. Found this by accident.  A … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 21 May 2015 – and AGM coming

Posted on May 23, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Nothing to report from tonight.  I arrived to join Derek (with the beard and glasses), soon to be joined by Derek (with the beard and glasses).  No-one else turned up, not even the Cha(i)rman who is recovering from a bad back.  Paul … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 10 May 2015 – update

Posted on May 19, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Paul corrected me on the record-breaking train: Hello Jon The new record is 147 wagons hauled by two Kato EF510 locomotives. It took 3min 32sec for the train to pass the camera, total length 54 feet 8 inches. In real … Continue reading →

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Don’t be so ridiculous!!!!!!

Posted on May 17, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Thomas the Tank Engine is ‘nasty’ and ‘sinister’ – or so say liberal parents, according to the Daily Telegraph.  Would you believe that: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of the first ‘Railway Series’ book by the Anglican … Continue reading →

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Barrow Hill Round House Rail Ale Festival

Posted on May 15, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A message from the Cha(i)rman dropped into my inbox: Hi having a great time at Barrow Hill Round House. Picture below. The first pictures have railway content and look interesting enough…. But the next ones show the true purpose of … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 10 May 2015

Posted on May 11, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

May’s PlayDay started slowly, with just the 5 of us to set up the layout.  But Neil and Martin then arrived – unexpectedly, as we thought Neil was working and Martin was navigating an Eddie Stobart lorry somewhere in the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 May 2015 – and PlayDay

Posted on May 7, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

No report from tonight’s meeting, as I am working in Albania for a week. But remember that there is an ESNG PlayDay on Sunday 10 May, 2-7pm, followed by curry.  This is our third regular Sunday meeting – the first … Continue reading →

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ESNG N-Mod track?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s a picture I found in an old magazine I was reading, that reminds me of our N-mod track.  It even has the correct 4-track configuration….. In fact, this does look very much like a model railway.  Reading Iain Rice’s … Continue reading →

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Another old favorite

Posted on May 3, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Cha(i)rman Allan semt me this shot taken by Sean on 18 March from the cab of his train.  These ‘Hasting’ DEMUs are another favourite from my early train spotting days, as they also ran on the line between Petts Wood … Continue reading →

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Class 71 memories

Posted on May 1, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Some of my earliest railway memories are seeing the ‘Golden Arrow’ as I was coming home to lunch from infants school.  In those days, it was steam-hauled, a 4-6-2 ‘Britannia’ and Pullmans to follow.  Some years later, my first solo … Continue reading →

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