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A strange situation….

Posted on March 18, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

What a different world we live in all of a sudden.  I spent Sunday evening and Monday talking to people and closing down (1) The NGSE show, (2) East Surrey N Gauge Club, and (3) Our church.  My phone was … Continue reading →

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NGSE 2020 – cancelled

Posted on March 16, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Very sad, but with the deteriorating Corvid-19 situation, we have no choice but to cancel – even if it’s before the government decides to shut down any large gatherings. Hopefully, we’ll have another try next year….  

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ESNG PlayDay – 8 March 2020

Posted on March 12, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday’s PlayDay was well attended, with 10 members there, plus Sean’s Lucas.  Derek brought round the new club corners, to wire up some leads…. And also one of his new ‘super dashboards’.  This one will link up with Peter’s station…. … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 5 March 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Again, starting Monday’s fiddle yard session.  All track down, and all point motors fitted.  And we’ve learnt to fit point motors with just 2 ESNG members!  Next stop – wiring! And at Wednesday’s meeting, 8 hardy members braved the rain … Continue reading →

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NGSE – 2020 – Exactly a month to go!

Posted on March 4, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

All is on track for NGSE 2020.  We’ve lost a trader, but replaced them with two others. We’ve obviously had a couple of questions about coronavirus.  Obviously this needs monitoring carefully, but we’ll be going ahead unless the number of … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 19 February 2020

Posted on February 21, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Starting today with Monday’s fiddle yard session.  And this week’s competition.  How many ESNG members does it take to fit a SEEP point motor?  Actually, 3 is pretty realistic.  One to hold the board vertical, one to make sure the … Continue reading →

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ESNG miscellany

Posted on February 12, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

First, a photo I forgot to post from last week’s meeting.  Electric blue must be the all-time best livery for the LMR electrics – even though this is a modern repaint. More progress on the fiddle yard on Monday.  Most … Continue reading →

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ESNG BuildDay – 9 February 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Sunday’s BuildDay was a little more selective – just the 4 members braved Storm Ciara to carry on with fiddle yard construction.  We did, of course start with a curry – it will take more than a little wind to … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 February 2020

Posted on February 8, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

A massive 13 members turned out on Thursday, plus visitor John.  It was very confusing – two Derek’s, two Simon’s, two John’s and two Paul’s!  Paul was looking forward to his rapidly approaching Japan trip, and running all the bullet … Continue reading →

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Keep soldering on

Posted on February 6, 2020 by snitchthebudgie

Realising that NGSE is rapidly approaching, more work on the new fiddle yard was needed.  So I arranged to borrow the church hall for a couple of hours on Monday afternoons to get some track laid.  We got underway, fitting … Continue reading →

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