Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG Exhibition 2018 and beyond….

Posted on September 13, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Exhibition planning is well under way for the ESNG 2018 exhibition, and the first flyers are out…. Layouts on show will include: ESNG N-mod/N-club modular layout West Sussex group N-mod modular layout Forrestone (UK modern) Freshwater (2mm finescale IOW) City … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 September 2017

Posted on September 9, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

After the last non-meeting, the 7th September was a complete contrast – 14 members and a full fiddle yard of trains.  Perhaps it was the start of a new school year, or perhaps that we were discussing how to get … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 16 August 2017

Posted on August 20, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

‘Low Wednesday’ today – only 4 members by 8pm, so no trains, but a pleasant time chatting and we still went home after 9pm. Talk included a lot on trains in Japan, and a little on trains in North Korea.  … Continue reading →

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Tinkers Park 2017 #2

Posted on August 14, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

The full size exhibits had plenty of interest, and there were some well preserved items.  However, it was sad to see others in a poor state of repair, rusting away.  There were interesting bits of metal all over the site … Continue reading →

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Tinkers Park 2017 #1

Posted on August 12, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

The Tinkers Park Model Railways Plus show did what it said on the can – a reasonably sized model railway show, plus full sized trains, traction engines and road vehicles.  Derek and I visited on the Saturday, so missed the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 3 August 2017

Posted on August 6, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

I had lost track of our members’ holidays, and was pleasantly surprised by a positive sighting of Mr Atfield, who brought along his Royal Train for a test run. The fiddle yard looked a little bare – at least it … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 19 July 2017

Posted on July 25, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

A bit of a holiday atmosphere tonight.  We were missing one of the Derek’s, off on holiday somewhere, and Allan, with yet another early milk round.  We were wondering whether to bother running trains, but persevered, and it was worthwhile as … Continue reading →

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ESNG meetings – AGM and PlayDay, July 2017

Posted on July 15, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Well, the ESNG AGM went off very well.  11 hardy souls tolerated an evening without running trains, and we had some excellent discussion as to how to take things forward.  Unfortunately the Cha(I)rman was missing, due to the yet another milk round … Continue reading →

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ESNG at the Bluebell – 4

Posted on July 13, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Our final post from the Bluebell Railway, again looks at the ‘big’ trains, and my two favourite locomotives from our visit. Firstly, I was delighted to see the Southern Railway ‘Q’ 0-6-0 in steam and even better, it hauled us … Continue reading →

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ESNG at the Bluebell – 3

Posted on July 11, 2017 by snitchthebudgie

Today, we’ll have a look at some of the other models on display.  Opposite us in the locomotive works, and making an interesting contrast with ERIC the International Tramway Museum, was a 3/4″ tramway layout.  All British trams, picking up … Continue reading →

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