Category Archives: ESNG

Last post of Stuttgart – for this year

On the Monday, Maxine and I went into town hoping to visit a museum or two.  I had generously decided against the tram museum, on the basis that Maxine had seen enough trains for the week.  However, that didn’t work … Continue reading

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Stuttgart tram museum

In past years, we have returned home on the Monday, directly after the exhibition.  However, this time around we decided to stay on another day and get into the centre of Stuttgart.  Most years, there is just too much to … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 8 December 2024

A blustery Sunday afternoon gathered eight members to play trains.  Most of the usual suspects! Derek’s technicolour railcars…, Chris’s Desiro EMU… Double heading, electric and diesel from Allan… T’other Derek’s BR passenger (that also ran as a slip coach train … Continue reading

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A few more pictures (and ESNG meeting 4 December 2024)

Before returning to Stuttgart, a quick report on Wednesday’s meeting.  When I got there, just the three members were sitting wondering whether we’d be running any trains.  But by 7:30pm, a few more straggled in, so we put the layout … Continue reading

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Best of the rest

Today’s selection has some photos of the many other modules.  Some are there most years, others were new to me.   This wonderful station and surrounds appears most years… First visit from the Portugal club and a very attractive stand-alone layout.  … Continue reading

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ESNG modules

A few pictures today of our modules.  They will be familiar to regular readers!  As I’ve said, we took about 32′ of railway – I was surprised just how much there was when we linked it all together.  And generally … Continue reading

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Stuttgart Messe set-up day

Wednesday morning, we didn’t hurry into the exhibition centre.  We knew that our modules had to join on the end of German, Finnish and Spanish club sections.  We also left Maxine to have a slow day, pottering and visiting the … Continue reading

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Berlin to Stuttgart

The next stage of our holiday was to take a DB ICE from Berlin down to Stuttgart.  We took a taxi to Berlin Ostbahnhof, rather than the main Hauptbahnhof – nearer to the hotel and a fraction of the platforms … Continue reading

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Berlin 2024

Maxine and I got away for nearly two weeks, combining a trip to Berlin to see Ruth & Cory with the usual visit to Stuttgart.  Having special assistance at Gatwick took us on a buggy to some rather obscure parts … Continue reading

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9 years of Stuttgart 2010-2018

Hopefully I’m now in Stuttgart for the NCI meet.  So here are a few pictures from the past, mainly showing how the ESNG members have failed to age gracefully. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Hopefully, some … Continue reading

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