Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG meeting – 1 September 2021

Paul’s assessment was, as usual, accurate…. Another East Surrey N Gauge Group meeting, the first Wednesday night get together I have been to for some months. A good turnout, nearly made double figures. A simple circuit sufficed for the trains … Continue reading

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My current project…

I am really finding my motivation for model railways rather low at the moment.  This picture, from RMweb I think, sums it all up rather well…. “All the model railway layouts we never got round to building”, an exhibition at … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 22 August 2021 #2

And Brian’s video of the afternoon…. ESNG Running Day – 22nd August 2021. Another opportunity to film some N gauge train action. Any era, any train – an interesting collection of small but perfectly formed models. Enjoy the film And … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 22 August 2021

Sunday afternoon, and a very pleasant time playing trains.  Seven members in attendance, including Allan, despite having to be up and about again for night shift tonight.  Paul’s usual summary is about right! Another ESNG meeting, a selection of trains … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 August 2021

There must be something about Wednesday’s!  Rule of 6 yesterday, with the usual suspects in attendance….. The Treasurer is trying to extract Graham’s pocket money! We didn’t run that many trains, really.  We miss Paul filling the circuit up with … Continue reading

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Another project under way?

No. 1 (and only) son Michael dropped in on Thursday to do a little track planning.  He’s got a couple of Peco Settrack boxes to run his trains on at home, and has now relieved Derek of one of his … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 8 August 2021

Sunday, and back to the hall for another running session.  The Rule of 6 seems to have returned.  Just the six members turned out, but we had a very pleasant afternoon running trains.  We were missing a few regulars, especially … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 4 August 2021

Seven members tonight.  Not too bad for a Wednesday.  It was easy enough to get a circuit up and running, more difficult to keep the trains on our appalling track!  Here we have the usual suspects in action….. Chris had … Continue reading

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Some smallish layout designs….

I haven’t posted any track plans for a while. So here are a few that have captured my imagination recently.  Alan Whitehouse’s ‘Mini-MSW’ model of the trans-Pennine Woodhead line, a delightful 5′ diameter 2mm fine-scale layout has a successor.  Same … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 25 July 2021

Back to the hall on Sunday for our afternoon meeting.  Great to have nine members attending – enough to be busy and sociable, but not too crowded in the hall.  Door and windows were open for ventilation, though we had … Continue reading

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