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ESNG meeting – 2 February 2017

Posted on February 4, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

I was very late getting to yesterday’s meeting, as I had been to a funeral in Catford.  As usual with these events, there was plenty of time afterwards to catch up with the extended family and we left later than expected.  … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 18 January 2017

Posted on January 19, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

After a busy weekend visiting exhibitions, it was time for ESNG club night.  However, the sub-zero evening must have put people off.  At 7:30pm only Derek, Derek and I were there.  Graham turned up a little later and we generally … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 January 2017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Yesterday’s Playday was another pleasant afternoon playing trains.  Only seven members, but it was good to see old member (from 10 years ago) Andy and fiance.  And also Alex came back with trains to run and clutching money to give … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 January 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

A slow start to the meeting – at 7:30pm Derek, Derek and I were wondering whether to go home.  Then a visitor arrived (welcome Alex) and we thought that we had better get some trains running.  And in the end … Continue reading →

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Christmas greetings

Posted on December 24, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Wishing you a blessed and peaceful Christmas 2016. This is perhaps one’s ideal for Christmas – steam and snow…. But this may be more like it – critical sections of the railways closed while they try and catch up with … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 21 December 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

‘Twas the night before Christmas – well, it was the last ESNG meeting of the year.  It was also surprisingly well attended, as we all tried to escape the Christmas preparations.  Ten members present, plus a couple of visitors from … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 1 December 2016

Posted on December 2, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

Well, it was the post-Stuttgart blues tonight.  The Cha(I)rman was at home, suffering from the pre-Christmas milk round blues.  By 7:45pm, the three of us who were there were seriously considering going home.  We did have a look at Martin’s … Continue reading →

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Back to my childhood haunts

Posted on November 30, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The day before going to Stuttgart, Maxine and I had the privilege of going to the wedding of a Chinese friend of ours.  An interesting experience, with the church service in Mandarin, translated back into English for the few English … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2016 #3 – Other views

Posted on November 28, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

A final post from Stuttgart (unless anyone else sends me some photographs.)  Just a random selection, once again, of scenes that caught my eye. The Hungarian branch of INGA-net attended the meet for the first time, and their simple, single … Continue reading →

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Stuttgart 2016 #2 – ESNG at play

Posted on November 26, 2016 by snitchthebudgie

The ESNG contribution looked, in part, much as a normal club night, with a procession of trains of varying parentage taking to the tracks.  The Farish Blue Pullman deserves a mention as it ran faultlessly for all four days. ‘ERIC’ … Continue reading →

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