Tag Archives: ESNG

Winter returned, but ten members turned out to play on Sunday.  This meant that all four tracks were kept busy for most of the afternoon – and I could trainspot from the comfort of my armchair..,,, There was a strong … Continue reading →

A spring-like afternoon, and seven members came to play trains and chat.  I managed to attend most of the meeting, especially as I had trains to run! Chris’ 12 car EMU was impressive, and would need a rather large layout….. … Continue reading →

Sunday afternoon, and I slipped away for most of the afternoon to see what was running.  I arrived to see that the members were being very keen and set up a large circuit.  It was a good turnout, with nine … Continue reading →

I had an afternoon pass from Mrs Bartlett, whose new hip seems to be doing OK, bit by bit.  So I dropped into Wednesday’s ESNG meeting for a while.  We ended up with six members there, enough to set up … Continue reading →

A pleasant afternoons running and chatting with eight members present (but not always correct.)  Spring must be approaching, as it was still light when we locked up the hall. Large American locos…. Pulling long trains…. And the more up-to-date version….. … Continue reading →

Just a quick report on Wednesday’s meeting.  I was in Bristol for the day, and the chairman forgot to take any photos.  But I gather that eight members attended, the problems with the fiddle yard were solved (loose wiring and … Continue reading →

Wednesday again, and another early meeting.  And another success, with nine members attending – in shifts as two left early and one came just in time for the fish and chips. It was a rather social afternoon, and the visit … Continue reading →

A busy Sunday running afternoon.  Eight members, one junior, and four visitors – three from the West Sussex group and a newcomer, Ben.  It was busy enough for me to spend the afternoon chatting and dozing in a chair! Just … Continue reading →

And now for something completely different…..  Our Wednesday evening meetings have often been poorly attended, but working afternoons well supported (even if we don’t do much work.)  So we decided to try meeting from 3-8pm on Wednesdays, running trains around … Continue reading →

This meeting was always optimistic, between Christmas and New Year, but it offered an opportunity to escape from the family for the afternoon.  In fact, five members turned up, and we were able to have a pleasant afternoon running trains. … Continue reading →