Tag Archives: modular layouts

ESNG meeting – 15 March 2023

Seven members again tonight, and a relaxed evening playing trains.  The treasurer returned after a touch of covid, but it must have affected him as he forgot to collect the subs from two members. It doesn’t take long to set … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 12 March 2023

A reasonable turnout of seven members on Sunday, especially considering that a number of people dropped out from illness and other problems.  We soon had a circuit up and running, and having Neil, Sean and Lucas attending meant that there … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 1 March 2023

We met for another pre-meeting work party, and the five of us sorted out a number of odds and ends on the fiddle yard.  In particular, we think that we have fixed the microswitches that were playing up, and added … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 26 February 2023

A quiet but sociable last meeting for February – 6 members present.  We knew that several people were otherwise engaged, so we settled for a quick 2×0 layout, and got down to running trains. Long and sometimes fast trains passing … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 15 February 2023

I wasn’t at Wednesday’s meeting, as Maxine and I had slipped away for a couple of days to see friends in Chichester. We had a very relaxing time, and enjoyed seeing the sea at Wittering.  The weather was kind to … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 12 February 2023

A pleasant afternoon with seven members present.  We ran some trains, and socialised a lot. An interesting layout – a 4×0 modular set up.  Dave was concerned that there wouldn’t be room for him in the middle of the layout, … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 1 February 2023

Back again for the Wednesday meeting.  It was a slow start, so we waited to set the layout up, but members then started to arrive, so we ran trains.  In the end eight members came through the door (and left … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 29 January 2023

Not a good start to the afternoon when I received this photo from Allan & Derek, returning from the Eastleigh exhibition….. A car fire (seen in the distance) had held them up on the M3, but they rolled in to … Continue reading

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Three interesting layout designs….

‘Ian from Cumbria’ linked to his layout blogs on RMweb.  He has developed three excellent plans, and I reproduce them here.  The location is somewhere in the West Country, but the principles could be moved almost anywhere. First, Tredethy Wharf, … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 January 2023

Another working afternoon trying to debug the fiddle yard.  A few broken wires, a few dry solder joints, and some incorrectly wired plugs.  We’d just about given up, then a plate of fish and chips gave new inspiration, and suddenly … Continue reading

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