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ESNG meeting – 24 September 2023
Yet another club meeting…. Although we ended up with six members there, we had little energy to set up a layout and run trains. Especially with the show coming up on Saturday. So we drank tea and put the world … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 21 September 2023
An afternoon working party attracted six members, and mainly consisted of completing the droppers on the fiddle yard and the newest corners. The afternoon included plenty of conferences between Derek’s (you remember the Chuckle Brothers, don’t you?) After the fish … Continue reading
ESNG meeting – 17 September 2023
A very busy afternoon, and a delighted Treasurer with 12 members and one small friend attending. And this meant that there was no shortage of trains on show. Little, little and large. Sean’s O8 and Allan’s Toby…. And Simon’s Challenger… … Continue reading
Seaboard Southern NMRA show, 16 September 2023
I usually try and get to this show – it’s local, there are often some good layouts, and excellent trade (if you want to buy more American trains.) But on Saturday, I had offered to do a hospital run to … Continue reading
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Tagged exhibition, model railroad, N gauge, NMRA
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ESNG Exhibition 2023
Just three weeks to go to the show! Latest lineup…. Layouts N-Club International Modular/N-Mod Modular Layout Lyme Regis – Southern Region Branch Line Southwark Bridge – Southern Region London Terminus Neil’s Branch – Branch Line Terminus Chamossaire – Swiss Main Line … Continue reading
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Tagged ESNG, ESNG Meetings, exhibition, N gauge
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Faversham Model Railway Club exhibition 2023
With temperatures hitting 33C today, I didn’t fancy a TINGS visit, with the exhibition in a tin cow-shed. (My spies, i.e. Mr Dawes told me it was 32C outside.) So Derek and I went east rather than west to visit … Continue reading
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ESNG meeting – 6 September 2023
A slightly odd month, as usual, in September, as our first Sunday meeting will be put back a week due to TINGS. On Wednesday, nine members turned out on a boiling hot day to play trains. We started with an … Continue reading
Back to Bembridge
Back in 2018, I posted this plan and photo of Bembridge, on the Isle of Wight, as a near perfect small branch line terminus. A scale model fits within 4′ in ‘N’ gauge. The beach directly to the north of … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Layout design, N gauge, Southern Railway
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ESNG meeting – 27 August 2023
It’s been a busy railway week. The KESR on Wednesday, then on Saturday Allan, Richard, Derek and myself had an NCI testing day, to see if our N-club modules would connect to each other. A little fettling to do, but … Continue reading
Modelling the KESR
After Wednesday’s trip on the Kent & East Sussex Light Railway, I was reminded what a lovely prototype it is for branch line or light railway modelling. So here are the station plans, taken from the National Library of Scotland … Continue reading
Posted in Jon's layout ramblings, Layout design, Prototype
Tagged ESNG, Layout design, modular layouts, N gauge
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