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ESNG meeting – 3 July 2014

Of course, I forgot the camera this meeting.  Paul broke his previous records by running a Japanese push-pull train around a 9 x 9 circuit.  His next aim is the 100 wagon goods train.  Now we were doing that in the … Continue reading

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Having to rough it in Switzerland

Not quite the most luxurious train in the world? The ESNG Chairman is on holiday in Switzerland.  I received an email today with the following message and the two excellent photographs below. Just got on this train. Looks like they … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 June 2014

I was a bit late getting to the meeting tonight.  Thank you SouthWest trains for stranding me at Kew Bridge Station for half-an-hour.  The problem – not just a broken down train at Mortlake but a dodgy level crossing at … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 5th June 2014

Not much to report on this meeting.  A good turnout and an interesting variety of trains running.  Pick of the bunch was the new Bachmann ‘Deltic’.  They have retooled this already good model into something special.  The end curves on … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 21 May 2014

A ‘normal’ club meeting – if there is such a thing and if the members qualify as ‘normal’.  That reminds me of doctor’s abbreviations for patients.  One of the better (and repeatable) ones was NFN or ‘normal for Norfolk’.  ‘Nuff … Continue reading

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ESNG Exhibition 2015 !!?!!

An exhibition manager’s work is never done.  We’re still finalising the accounts from the 2014 show a month ago, and I am beginning to think about 2015.  This may be slightly presumptuous, as I won’t know whether I am still … Continue reading

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Exquisite ‘Earlswood’

Despite my interest in trains and trams American, this new offering from Dapol was irresistible (pictures, Hattons of Liverpool).  I’ve lived in Earlswood for 27 years, so the Terrier of that name just had to be added to my collection….. … Continue reading

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The top ten posts – an interesting list

One feature of WordPress that I appreciate is the statistics.  I now know that I have had one visitor from South Korea, although I have no idea what they were actually looking for.  Until recently, I hadn’t tried the ‘most popular’ … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 01/05/2014

After the post-exhibition lethargy, back to a normal running night.  We got a circuit up and running, but seemed to have some problems here and there – a broken rail end just about holding together, and something wrong with the … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 16/04/2014

This can best be described as a typical post-show meeting.  After a very, very, slow start, we did have 10 members turn up, but there was no move to put a circuit up, and we were very happy to sit … Continue reading

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