Category Archives: ESNG

Bullet trains for India?

Posted on April 7, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

India’s train system is a remarkable piece of engineering, with some 71,000 physical miles of track, 41,000 miles of network and 7,172 stations – a colossus which carries 23 million passengers each day and 8.4 billion every year.  All at soil-scraping … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 2 April 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Last meeting before the show!  And a good turnout, with 11 people at the meet.  We obviously all preferred running trains to watching politicians go head-to-head on television – what a no-brainer.  Had the Hon. Treasurer had stayed in to watch the debate?  Then … Continue reading →

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This would make a good model!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

This has great potential as a set piece on a preservation-era layout.  I can imagine a locomotive, broken trailer, police cars in attendance, and the curious Great British Public looking on.  And a good way of using up a non-working (or … Continue reading →

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New trains for old

Posted on March 22, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

The HST125 must be one of the railway design greats.  But their 40 year reign as an iconic sight on British tracks is coming to an end.  The BBC reports: A new Japanese train is arriving on British shores today … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 March 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A sort of routine evening – 9 members, plus a return visit from Graham – we obviously failed to scare him off last time when we had no trains running.  Also good to see Ian Carter, after missing the last … Continue reading →

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Planning the exhibition – again

Posted on March 16, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A while back, I posted about planning the ESNG show and the room layout that I had come up with.  Indeed, I thought it was all set out nicely.  But over the past couple of weeks, and with four weeks … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #2

Posted on March 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A few more views of our afternoon playing trains….. We were supposed to be working on the ‘gate’ ready for the show.  But it didn’t get far.  Talk is indeed cheap, and running trains was more interesting than laying track. … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #1

Posted on March 10, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Our second ‘PlayDay’ of the year went as well as the first one in January.  So some statistics first, then some pictures and videos, and some more in a second post.  9 members and two friends attended and we had … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5 February 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I think this evening has been coming for some time.  At 7:30 there were only four members present, so we retreated to armchairs and waited for reinforcements.  Even the Cha(i)rman had cried off with a cold, so there was no … Continue reading →

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The longest train journey in the UK

Posted on February 24, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

What’s the longest train journey that you can do in the UK?  According to the Daily Telegraph it’s Aberdeen to Penzance in 13 and a half hours. All you USA and Canada readers will laugh at this.  That’s just down … Continue reading →

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