Tag Archives: ESNG Meetings

Back again for the Wednesday meeting.  It was a slow start, so we waited to set the layout up, but members then started to arrive, so we ran trains.  In the end eight members came through the door (and left … Continue reading →

Not a good start to the afternoon when I received this photo from Allan & Derek, returning from the Eastleigh exhibition….. A car fire (seen in the distance) had held them up on the M3, but they rolled in to … Continue reading →

Another working afternoon trying to debug the fiddle yard.  A few broken wires, a few dry solder joints, and some incorrectly wired plugs.  We’d just about given up, then a plate of fish and chips gave new inspiration, and suddenly … Continue reading →

First Sunday meeting of the year, and a whole 12 members turned up.  And a warm welcome to Richard, an old friend, but he’s decided to actually join ESNG.  Good to have you aboard, sir! We risked life and limb … Continue reading →

Back for the new year, and a very respectable nine members turned up to run trains. The afternoon was again spent working on the new fiddle yard, doing some final wiring and then rewiring when things didn’t quite work. There … Continue reading →

Last meeting of the year, and a very respectable 10 members turned out just before Christmas – or just to avoid Christmas?  Five of us spent the afternoon working on the new fiddle yard, and I the electrics are now … Continue reading →

A freezing cold Sunday afternoon attracted a hardy five members, plus Chelsea Pensioner Richard (last seen in Stuttgart) and Ron (back from Germany and already queuing for his curry.) Dodgy looking lot! Not that many trains running, as a lot … Continue reading →

A long afternoon this Wednesday, as we decided to have an afternoon working on the new fiddle yard before the evenings meeting.  And we made a lot of progress – a lot of steps forward, and just the few backwards. … Continue reading →