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Latest Model Railroader looks interesting….

With editions like this, I might start subscribing again.  This could be September’s issue. At least, that’s what the ‘Onion’ thinks….. HT to  ‘Up Dunes Junction’. On a slightly more positive (but only slightly more positive), I read that there … Continue reading

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #1

Our second ‘PlayDay’ of the year went as well as the first one in January.  So some statistics first, then some pictures and videos, and some more in a second post.  9 members and two friends attended and we had … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 5 February 2015

I think this evening has been coming for some time.  At 7:30 there were only four members present, so we retreated to armchairs and waited for reinforcements.  Even the Cha(i)rman had cried off with a cold, so there was no … Continue reading

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The longest train journey in the UK

What’s the longest train journey that you can do in the UK?  According to the Daily Telegraph it’s Aberdeen to Penzance in 13 and a half hours. All you USA and Canada readers will laugh at this.  That’s just down … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 February 2015

A genuinely quiet evening.  Only seven members turned up, maybe the school-half term holidays cut numbers a bit?  However, we quickly got a small circuit up and running.  Derek and Allan were both running the new Dapol Maunsell coaches.  A … Continue reading

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Today’s competition

No prizes, but what is wrong with this extremely festive Christmas card, sent to me just in time for Chinese New Year by Cha(i)rman Allan? Yes, the Routemaster on the left looks like it’s an export model and it could … Continue reading

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Southern Railway Coach formations

With the advent of the excellent Dapol Southern Railway Maunsell coaches, we’ll need to know how to put together a realistic formation.  I came across this useful information on the Worsley Works etched ‘scratch-aid’ and kit site (originally from the … Continue reading

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The railway lines alarmingly close to the sea

The quantity (and quality) of railway articles on the BBC website is a pleasant surprise.  There must be a few closet ‘gricers’ somewhere the organisation.  This latest one is about those stretches of railway in danger from the sea.  We all remember … Continue reading

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Is this Google’s fault?

It continues to amaze me that one of the most read posts over the last 18 months is a little item called, “Jon’s Modules – Peco lash up”.  I don’t know what people expected to read?? And I pre-dated ’50 … Continue reading

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Signal problems at Redhill

The Sorry Error, whoops, Surrey Mirror reported yesterday that…. Signalling problems causing delays of up 30 minutes for Redhill commuters COMMUTERS are facing delays of up to 30 minutes this morning due to signalling problems around Redhill railway station. Southern … Continue reading

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