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ESNG meeting – 18 December 2024

Twas the last meeting before Christmas…..  Six hardy members gathered to run a few trains. We three kings….  Or wise monkeys? Terry’s USA goods, and Frank’s UK goods…. And that’s the sum total of my pictures, I’m afraid.  I’d had … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 8 December 2024

A blustery Sunday afternoon gathered eight members to play trains.  Most of the usual suspects! Derek’s technicolour railcars…, Chris’s Desiro EMU… Double heading, electric and diesel from Allan… T’other Derek’s BR passenger (that also ran as a slip coach train … Continue reading

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Tolworth Showtrain 2024 – 2

Next up is the familiar, but always interesting, Elbow Lane (OO). A show favourite was Drws-Y-Nant (2mm finescale) a station between Bala and Dolgellau.  A simple passing station, but with a very strange piece of trackwork into the goods siding, … Continue reading

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Tolworth Showtrain 2024 – 1

Saturday morning I got to my first railway exhibition since August.  My shoulder is on the mend, so I joined Derek and Derek for a visit to this always good show.  Arriving early to enjoy a bacon roll and coffee … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 13 November 2024

An extra Wednesday meeting tonight, as some of us will be exhibiting in Stuttgart next Wednesday.  Seven members turned up, plus a welcome to Frank who came to see what was happening.  Actually not many trains and a lot of … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 6 November 2024

Seven of us turned up for Wednesday’s meeting.  A few trains were run.  The Cha(i)rman was engrossed in laminating our show passes for Stuttgart.  Graham was busy talking (though he did manage to run a train or two.)  I was … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 27 October 2024

Sunday afternoon, and eight members gathered to talk and occasionally run trains. Trains were contributed by Brian…. Phil….. Dave with a coal train that almost caught up with itself….. And the Dereks (amongst others.) Of course we finished with the … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 13 October 2024

Holiday time, so I wasn’t at Sunday’s meeting.  I was in Madeira.. Enjoying the view from the hotel roof…. Looking over a sheer drop (with railings) into the Valley of the Nuns, and then looking back up to the viewpoint … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 2 October 2024

A report of today’s ESNG meeting, then it’s back to shows again, with Rapido Railex, and the Dorking show. I dropped in as usual for an hour or so, and found a busy evening. There were nine of us in total, … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 22 September 2024

One more TINGS report to come, but we’ll take a break today for Sundays club meeting.  After the last failure of a meeting, Sunday was very good, with eight members and a junior attending. Plus a couple of visitors. My … Continue reading

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