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ESNG meeting – 4 February 2016

Another Thursday meeting, and despite the Chairman and Secretary being cream-crackered, and the Treasurer being sick and mental, we soon had a circuit up and running.  The usual suspects are seen hard at work playing trains….. A good turnout of … Continue reading

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Another thought provoking post – ‘It’s a continuum’

Another thought provoking post from Mike Cougill.  It’s short enough to quote in full… Our craft evolves via a series of ideas that find acceptance over time. It’s well to remember that things we take for granted today were once … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 20 January 2016

Eight hardy members braved the sub-zero temperatures for Wednesday’s club night.  Fortunately the hall heating was working well, and I think it was warmer than my lounge at home.  Mainly the usual suspects, but it was good to see Roger, who seemed … Continue reading

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And five more photographs

The preserved North Norfolk Railway does what it says on the can – it is part of the old Midland & Great Northern Railway, running along the north coast of Norfolk from Sheringham.  These days, it tries to run appropriate … Continue reading

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Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, 1970

The writing mojo has gone on strike today, so here is an old photo…. Firstly, another old school railway club (I recognise the blazers) outing, in 1970, to the 15″ Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.  Miniature in size, but very … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 10 January 2016

Another successful afternoon playing trains, with a reasonable turnout of 8 members.  The usual suspects were, of course, in evidence…. I brought along my 1960’s container train to run.  I still need to add all the chains and shackles to … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 7 January 2016

A new year – and a good meeting to start it.  9 members came out to run trains.  Derek brought along some modern RailTrack permanent way trains.  The specialised wagons used for ballast and the like are always interesting in any … Continue reading

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ESNG 2015 in review

We’ll this is an easy blog to get the new year under way!!! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s some excerpts: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

A Happy New Year to all our readers! What will this year bring?  I hope some progress on my N-club modules.  And I also hope to see some models on order released – the Rapido N gauge Osgood Bradley coaches … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 16 December 2015

Another busy evening, and I again took home the Brighton Belle unopened.  We had 10 members present, plus a most excellent chocolate cake from Miles and Sue.  The cake went home smaller, and we went home larger.  It seemed to … Continue reading

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