Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG PlayDay – 14 July 2019 – And boats on Lake Luzern

I’m back from holiday – shortly before going away again.  Coming up over the next few weeks will be the rest of Ron’s Swiss pictures, some Swiss transport photos from Allan, and my pictures from the wonderful Crich tramway museum … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 19 June 2019

A quiet club night.  Just the seven of us, and not that many trains.  Derek discovered that his old goods train on Peco chassis wouldn’t stay coupled, whilst Paul had yet another new bulley on display. None the less, a … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 6 June 2019

Back to the normality of a club night, with 9 attending.  A particular welcome to Paul, visiting for the first time. It was ‘Terrier’ night again.  Simon was running a second hand ‘Brighton Works’ and I test ran my three … Continue reading →

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expoEM Spring 2019

Last Saturday I drove over to Bracknell to visit the Spring expoEM.  I have never insisted on exhibitions having any ‘N’ gauge, so an excellent show like this an easy drive away was a must.  There were some very good … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 15 May 2019

A rather quiet evening, with just the seven of us at club night.  We were missing both the Cha(I)rman (missing on a milk round) and the Chairman Elect (just missing), and a few others.  But we quickly set up some … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 12 May 2019

Another pleasant afternoon running trains at the PlayDay.  We, of course, started with a curry, and were joined by Ron celebrating his 67th birthday.  And Miles, who demolished a large number of samosas after the Ruchita accidentally double up his … Continue reading →

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Dorking MRC Spring Exhibition 2019

Dorking MRC held their Spring Show in Redhill, so I dropped in as it was within walking distance.  A small show, but some good layouts, and I saw a number of friends to talk to. Dorking had their new ‘N’ … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 2 May 2019

Busy couple of days, and didn’t get around to blogging – I did something useful instead! Thursday’s ESNG meeting didn’t really happen.  Our hall had become a polling station, so we moved into the church itself (of similar size) to … Continue reading →

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Epsom Show – 2019 #2

Herstmonceux in ‘OO’ models the LBSCR in Sussex.  A rural location, but as with anywhere south of London, the opportunity to run plenty of trains up to the ‘smoke’. Fintonagh (O-16.5) models an imaginary terminus on the 3′ gauge Clogher … Continue reading →

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Epsom Show – 2019 #1

I often miss the Epsom & Ewell MRC show at nearby Epsom.  Some years it has been the same weekend as our ESNG exhibition, and others the week after – and after our own show, I’ve had enough of model … Continue reading →

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