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Planning the exhibition – again
A while back, I posted about planning the ESNG show and the room layout that I had come up with. Indeed, I thought it was all set out nicely. But over the past couple of weeks, and with four weeks … Continue reading
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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2015 #2
A few more views of our afternoon playing trains….. We were supposed to be working on the ‘gate’ ready for the show. But it didn’t get far. Talk is indeed cheap, and running trains was more interesting than laying track. … Continue reading
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
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
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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Tagged bus, Christmas, ESNG, layout design
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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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Tagged ESNG, model railway, N gauge, prototype
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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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