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New trains for old
The HST125 must be one of the railway design greats. But their 40 year reign as an iconic sight on British tracks is coming to an end. The BBC reports: A new Japanese train is arriving on British shores today … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 18 March 2015
A sort of routine evening – 9 members, plus a return visit from Graham – we obviously failed to scare him off last time when we had no trains running. Also good to see Ian Carter, after missing the last … Continue reading
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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Tagged ESNG, ESNG Meetings, modular layouts, N gauge
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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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Tagged book review, ESNG, hints and tips, model railroad
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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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