Tag Archives: N gauge

ESNG meeting – 17 August 2016

A quiet evening, with just the eight of us attending.  Even the treasurer was on holiday! No Japanese trains today, as Paul also seemed to be away.  Simon was running this lovely Santa Fe Alco PA-PB-PA set.  It must have … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 4 August 2016

Nine punters out this evening – not bad for August.  It was good to see Duncan along for the evening and Ravi back in circulation.  We only set up a small circuit, as we were working in the middle of … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 20 July 2016

A second boiling hot day in Earlswood, and even with the hall windows and doors open, setting up a circuit brought a sweat on.  The Cha(I)rman was back from Switzerland, and in total nine members got to the meeting.  We … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 10 July 2016

After a slow start to the afternoon, I had to slip out of the meeting to go and see the venue for my son’s wedding in August.  After this visit, I came back to find the hall heaving!  There were … Continue reading

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ESNG AGM – 7 June 2016

Thank you Allan for giving me a break from blogging with all your excellent photographs.  And it’s been good for my ego, as the blog stats have been thriving.  No doubt as I start to write again, numbers will drop … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 15 June 2016 – odds & ends!

On a plane tomorrow morning, so I just had time to drop into the club for a chat, but no time for a full write up.  But here are a few odds and ends….. After my recent LNER pacific hunt, … Continue reading

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Letter to the editor – Two steps to save our hobby

This post is hi-jacked, with apologies, from the Model Railroad Hobbyist forum.  It’s worth a read and seems to make a lot of sense to me.  It’s another, if lengthy, plea for small model railways….. Letter to the Editor Reversing the Decline … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 2 June 2016

Lot’s of people and trains out tonight.  We were testing a number of Martin’s locomotives.  Perhaps the best item was his Merchant Navy ‘Clan Line’ and green Southern Region coaches. The committee reluctantly began to think about the ESNG AGM, … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 May 2016

There was a fair turn out on Wednesday.  The treasurer had recovered from his close encounter of a hatch-back kind.  But the chairman had gone down with a nasty stomach and didn’t risk the journey south to Earlswood. We ran … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – PlayDay 8 May 2016

Sunday’s PlayDay was well attended, and we soon had a large circuit up and running.  The usual suspects were present.  Miles, as ever, brought an excellent cake, and as the photo below shows, helped eat it.  Mr Apps showed how … Continue reading

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