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ESNG meeting – 3 July 2024 – The dreaded AGM!!

Once again, the ESNG AGM has arrived – and gone again.  Amazingly, this is the 27th AGM of the club.  We’re getting quite aged – but nothing like as old as the club members. For the neutral observer, our AGM’s … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 23 June 2024

Sunday afternoon, and a good turnout of nine members to run trains and talk. Long trains…. The inevitable 59’s…. Multiple units…. Derek’s Swiss railcar and train…. European goods…. Some interesting American stock from Dave… Sean’s small but noisy ‘Gronk’. Next … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 19 June 2024

A very pleasant afternoon and evening today.  Six of us turned up for the working party, and we got some useful work underway.  Electrical contact was poor in a number of places in the fiddle yard, due to someone (probably … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 9 June 2024

Back again on Sunday afternoon, and again 10 members turned out.  Surely it can’t last?  I’m considering a Class 59 themed evening, as so many members seem to have got one or more.  But there was some variety on the … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 5 June 2024

It must be the arrival of summer – or the lack of it – as we had a whole 10 members along tonight.  Actually, it was pleasant enough in the evening sun, and windows were opened. Simon had added ‘passengers’ … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 26 May 2024

Much as I enjoyed my holiday, it was good to be back running trains again this Sunday.  We had a generous 11 members attending, too, that meant that I could doze in a chair and natter rather than doing anything … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 12 & 15 May 2024

Maxine and I have just had a pleasant week on the south coast at Poole, so I missed two meetings.  But here are a couple of photos from Allan, and Brian’s video….. Brian also spotted the magnificent ‘Clan Line’ passing … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 1 May 2024

No trains tonight.  Five of us turned up, but no-one was very interested in running trains.  So we spent a pleasant couple of hours putting the world to rights, and went home. Here are the usual suspects.  (Graham is making … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 28 April 2024

I was a little concerned that we would be short of members today, with two regulars unavailable.  However, six of us turned out for a relaxed running session.  The only crisis was the lack of the teaboy Cha(i)rman, skiving off … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 17 April 2024

I thought that this evening would be the first for a long time with just chat and no trains.  But after half-an-hour or so six of us had trickled in, so we set up the layout and ran some trains.  … Continue reading

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