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ESNG meeting – 08 June 2018
A good turn out tonight, and plenty of trains running – and the usual suspects! Trains included some period German railcars…. Allan’s milk train…. Paul’s usual long Japanese goods… And Simon’s USA superpower….
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A day out with Miles
Another day out on a preserved railway. Allan reports: Sunday 20th of May was the last day of the 1940’s weekend at the Kent & East Sussex Railway. It was an over cast morning but the sun came through about … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil – PS
As a PS to our day on the Mid Hants Railway, here are the photos that Phil sent me. More evidence that I was there! And an interesting article on the iconic HST 125 units. I rather liked the comments: … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #3
Here we go again. Back at Arlesford and running around. Phil has signed his life away on a piece of paper to say that the Mid Hants Railway Ltd is not responsible for anything that happens to him whilst he’s … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #2
Meanwhile, back at Arlesford, 9F 92212 is running round…. This view from the footbridge shows the details of a typical Southern lattice post signal. A pig to build in N – I once managed (most) of a rather simpler rail … Continue reading
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Engine driver Phil #1
Phil of ESNG fame recently had a significant birthday (a large number with a ‘0’ – just the one – on the end) and for a present his family bought him a footplate ride on the Mid Hants Railway, the … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 16 May 2018
After Sunday’s monster N-mod layout, and lots of members, Wednesday was rather more restrained. But we still got trains running…. It was Terrier night, with my British Railways version (plus new Dapol Maunsell brake-composite.) Derek’s ‘Bodiam’…. And Derek’s ‘Earlswood’. Simon … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 13 May 2018
Another pleasant afternoon playing trains, with a bakers dozen or so of members and friends attending. Paul brought along part of his Kato Racetrack, with transition boards to change from Kato Unitrack to N-mod standards. 20′ of layout just about … Continue reading
On my workbench #9
It’s been a month of modifications. It started when I tried to show off the railway to son Michael, and found that when I changed the points, there was a dead short. So the first task has been to rewire … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 2 May 2018
We moved club night forward a day, as the hall was being used as a polling station on the Thursday. And although a number of members can’t make Wednesdays, we still had a very respectable turn out of 10 people. … Continue reading
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