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Abrail 2025 #2
Apart from Bath Green Park, the main hall held a number of large layouts, and these would have been just about worth the price of admission. Starting with Faringdon (P4), a close to scale model of the GWR branch terminus. … Continue reading
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Abrail 2025 #1
Looking back, it was 2015 when I last visited this show. Although still at the same location, it’s grown considerably since then, now being spread between three buildings of the college, and sometimes on two floors. A nice feature of … Continue reading
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Portsmouth RaileX 2025 #2
A little more from Portsmouth. Pwllhelli (P4) shows how a modern, rationalised, terminus can still be interesting – add some engineers trains. The Boston Model Railway Society brought Tytton Hall Yard (OO) south. Always good to see a new layout … Continue reading
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Portsmouth RaileX 2025 #1
My quieter week turned out to be just as busy as the previous ones, so I passed on a visit to the Portsmouth show. As usual, my faithful reporter sent me a few pictures. And I, as usual, have selected … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 23 February 2025
Following Wednesday’s replacement bus service, Sunday was a very busy afternoon, with 11 members turning out. Was there a hint of spring, too? It was still light when we finished for the afternoon, and I forgot to put the hall … Continue reading
Repost – Return of the roundy-roundy
Another busy week, so just an old post today, with a classic track plan. Picking up on those posts from the end of 2018 (was it really over two years ago?), I’m not sure whether I have posted these excellent … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, Layout design, modular layouts, N gauge
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ESNG meeting – 19 February 2025
Wednesday night, and although seven members trickled in, we didn’t quite get around to running trains. It was good to see Derek the Apps back in circulation. No.1 son Michael came down to run trains, after a long break, but … Continue reading
Tonbridge MRC show 2025 #2
We’ll start today with some rather fine models of ordinary houses and buildings. On Wellbridge (OO)…. And Wantage Tramway (P4). And also Penworth (2mm finescale.) More buildings on Holmeshurst (O), most of which have family connections to the owner, whilst … Continue reading
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Tonbridge MRC show 2025 #1
After a rather hectic week, I opted for a morning out and away from things and took a train with Mr Dawes over to Tonbridge. It’s a 32 minute run through some lovely Kent countryside, and much more relaxing than … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 9 February 2025
Another Sunday meeting, and to my surprise, nine members and our junior turned up. The usual suspects were filling the fiddle yard…. Sometimes words fail me (!!) No erudite/amusing/rude captions suggest themselves today, so here, in no particular order, are … Continue reading
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