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ESNG meeting – 15 July 2015

Posted on July 18, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

A quiet but busy evening as the club.  Only 8 members present, but we had some good trains running, and more track was laid on the new end loop.  I had acquired a new Farish Southern N 2-6-0 since Sunday … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 12 July 2015

Posted on July 14, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

July’s PlayDay was a successful afternoon.  We had 10 punters in attendance, including a pleasant surprise in Sean.  Sean had been able to leave work early from driving trains on Southern due to a convenient replacement bus service.  (What, don’t they … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – North Shore in ‘N’ gauge

Posted on July 10, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I recently came across David Milburn’s layout on the web.  His layout is unusual in that it: Is traction, a model of the North Shore (CNS&M) interurban out of Chicago. Is in ‘N’ gauge. Is British. It’s also very, very, … Continue reading →

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A charming Japanese story – and an idea for the AGM

Posted on July 2, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Can you resist the newspaper headline: “Cat stationmaster Tama mourned in Japan and elevated as goddess” This turned out to be a charming story of Japanese culture and a railway success story: The calico cat was appointed stationmaster at the … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – San Pedro

Posted on June 24, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

At the end of one line from LA and Watts were San Pedro and LA Harbour.  In the days of large ocean liners, collecting passengers from the liner and transporting them into LA generated a lot of traffic through San Pedro. San … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 17 June 2015 – and AGM coming

Posted on June 20, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

We seem to be having a run of slow meetings.  On Wednesday only two of us were there between 7 and 7:30, to be joined by the Cha(i)rman who had been doing some accidental babysitting.  Four others arrived after 8, … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – Pacific Electric to Watts – 3

Posted on June 8, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Finally, could one model the northern end, at Oscar’s junction, or the southern end, at Watts, of the four-track main line?  The prototype track layouts below are taken from the Model Railroader article.  Both have real potential as stand-alone layouts, but … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – Pacific Electric to Watts – 2

Posted on June 4, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Now for a couple of simple ideas for Pacific Electric N-mod modules.  I’ve selected two places where other lines crossed the four-track main line.  The first of these, nearest Watts, is at Slauson Tower, where the ATSF Harbor branch crossed the PE.  The … Continue reading →

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Off my trolley – Pacific Electric to Watts

Posted on May 29, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Once again, it’s been a long time since I posted on traction and trolleys.  But I’m still thinking about modelling ideas, and while I wait, more interurbans and trolleys keep appearing on the Shapeways site. One of my issues with … Continue reading →

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Now ESNG N-mod baseboards?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Having found a picture reminding me of N-mod track, here’s one that reminds me of our baseboards (at least for the corners and fiddle yard).  Thanks to David Bromage on Small Layouts Group for this…. Found this by accident.  A … Continue reading →

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