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ESNG meeting – 21 May 2015 – and AGM coming

Posted on May 23, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Nothing to report from tonight.  I arrived to join Derek (with the beard and glasses), soon to be joined by Derek (with the beard and glasses).  No-one else turned up, not even the Cha(i)rman who is recovering from a bad back.  Paul … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 10 May 2015 – update

Posted on May 19, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Paul corrected me on the record-breaking train: Hello Jon The new record is 147 wagons hauled by two Kato EF510 locomotives. It took 3min 32sec for the train to pass the camera, total length 54 feet 8 inches. In real … Continue reading →

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Spot the difference!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

I hope that the Railway Modeller will forgive my use of this excellent photograph of 3 ‘Deltics’.  To explain, and to quote… An imposing line up of Deltics, reminiscent of Haymarket shed in the 1960’s, perhaps?  However, not everything is … Continue reading →

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ESNG PlayDay – 10 May 2015

Posted on May 11, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

May’s PlayDay started slowly, with just the 5 of us to set up the layout.  But Neil and Martin then arrived – unexpectedly, as we thought Neil was working and Martin was navigating an Eddie Stobart lorry somewhere in the … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 7 May 2015 – and PlayDay

Posted on May 7, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

No report from tonight’s meeting, as I am working in Albania for a week. But remember that there is an ESNG PlayDay on Sunday 10 May, 2-7pm, followed by curry.  This is our third regular Sunday meeting – the first … Continue reading →

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ESNG N-Mod track?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Here’s a picture I found in an old magazine I was reading, that reminds me of our N-mod track.  It even has the correct 4-track configuration….. In fact, this does look very much like a model railway.  Reading Iain Rice’s … Continue reading →

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Pictures at an (ESNG) exhibition #4

Posted on April 21, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Finally, from this year’s ESNG show, some videos of the action. We start with Paul’s Kato Racetrack in full swing… On the ESNG N-mod, a Deltic is passing Union Street…. And a Delaware & Hudson passenger rake passes Eric…. These … Continue reading →

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Pictures at an (ESNG) exhibition #3

Posted on April 19, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Today, a thank you for all that goes on at an exhibition apart from the layouts.  There are a lot of jobs, visible and unseen, needed to get and keep the show on the road.  And a special thanks to everyone … Continue reading →

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ESNG meeting – 15 April 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

There was a distinct post-exhibition lethargy amongst the members tonight.  We didn’t much feel like putting up the N-mod.  But then young Bruno arrived with trains to run, together with Paul and Peter, so we quickly got a small circuit together.  … Continue reading →

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Pictures at an (ESNG) exhibition #2

Posted on April 15, 2015 by snitchthebudgie

Today, a few picture of the non-modular, stand-alone, layouts…. Kuritu Writing this post, I was surprised to realise that Kuritu was the only non-modular, non-ESNG layout – due to three layouts dropping out of the show (all for very good … Continue reading →

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