With our numbers still depleted by people skiving off on holidays etc seven of us spent a very enjoyable afternoon at Badlesmere.Despite the low numbers quite a bit of modelling went on with David Ha working on his LSWR Class 380 4-4-0, Tim with PLA 0-6-0 tank and Bill with his ABS wagon kit while […]
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Wednesday 21 August 2024
With at least eight members away on holiday our numbers were necessarily somewhat depleted although Geoff Eaton visiting from the Guildford O Gauge Group and new member Stuart C joining helped to swell the numbers.Geoff came to drop off a print of Battle of Britain Class “Manston” pulling the Kentish Belle up the slope at […]
Wednesday 7 August 2024
After negotiating the closure of the Ashford Road between Faversham and Badlesmere eighteen of us eventually made it through the highways and by-ways of deepest Kent to EKOGG HQ although possibly others got lost never to be seen again. When the circuit was finally set up we were able to concentrate on today’s focus on […]
Saturday 27 July 2024
Today’s focus on post 1960’s freight quickly melted away as it was decided there wasn’t enough people with trains to run to warrant getting the circuit out. Instead, we settled down to a very pleasant afternoon of modelling and chatting. While we put the world to rights David Ha fettled away on a Ford rail […]
Chatham Show 2024
Arriving early on Saturday morning we drove the cars into the venue to our allotted plot and unloaded the layout before driving off to park up about half a mile away. Returning to the venue we quickly set up Queen Charlotte Dock ready for operation before the public came in. The venue was unusually spacious […]
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Today’s focus on the circuit was on railcars, dmus, demus and emus. All a bit of a mystery to your poor scribe but apparently, they are mainly green and don’t have a steam engine to pull them along. Anyway, there were lots of them in many different shapes and sizes running round the circuit and […]
Wednesday 3 July 2024
After setting up the circuit we ran our latest acquisitions and some not so latest acquisitions. Fred brought along a GWR Collett Goods loco that he had recently acquired.This unfinished kit built loco had been very well constructed and will not need an awful lot more doing to it to finish it off. Once completed […]
Open Day June 2024
Setting up began early and it soon became apparent that the sales table would have to be set up outside due to lack of space. The theory being, I suppose, to “catch ‘em on the way in and to catch ‘em again on the way out”. Anyway, the weather was kind, unlike last year when […]
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Today was Tank Engine day on the circuit and an incredible number of them were brought along to Badlesmere. Fred probably won first prize for the most locos as he had a good half dozen or more including an LMS Fairburn Tank which trundled quite nicely around the circuit.Amongst the other tank engines seen on […]
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Today on the circuit we were supposedly focusing on pre-1960’s freight stock although in the event it turned out to be mainly pre-1910 freight stock as I had brought in a selection of my SECR wagons and vans. Nevertheless, they made up an interesting if anachronistic train being hauled at various times by members’ locos […]
Saturday 25 May 2024
Today was the second of our Saturday running sessions on the circuit and was pretty well attended with the circuit being in constant use right from the start.Nearly everybody had brought along something to run. Amongst other things running round the circuit John P had brought in his R1 and ran it pulling a goods […]
Wednesday 15 May 2024
The circuit was quickly set up with today’s focus being on tender engines. Very soon both tracks were fully occupied with trains running round and others waiting for their turn. The predominant motive power was steam with the recent spate of diesels having abated.John D ran a green 4-4-0 tender loco of unknown provenance with […]
Wednesday 1 May 2024
It was a very busy day at Badlesmere with lots going on. John B and Paul H both continued working on their buildings while David Ho and Roger swapped notes and worked on their respective Class 33 Diesels.Meanwhile on QCD Bill and Nick carried on working on the dockside surface and Fred applied paint to […]
Saturday 27 April 2024
As requested by various members, not least at the AGM, today was a running day on the circuit for those members who find it difficult to come to the Wednesday meetings.Unfortunately, none of those members turned up so the rest of us had the circuit to ourselves.We’ll persevere and have another running day on the […]
Wednesday 17 April 2024
We arrived to find that part of the stage had been removed and the area thus released now storing the tables and chairs. This appears to be a permanent move and certainly makes the hall feel more spacious.Once the circuit was set up Rob ran his favourite loco of the day, an Adams Radial Tank.This […]
Wednesday 3 April 2024
Today’s focus on the circuit was 1950’s BR. Roger ran his ex SECR O1 hauling a long goods train. This struggled a bit due to the weight of the several coal wagons in the train but once these were taken out the O1 coped very well. The coal wagons were then made up into another […]
Saturday 23 March 2024
Today’s entertainment was kindly provided by Ross who gave a very interesting multi-media presentation on the Isle of Wight line from Ryde Pier Head to Ventnor. Ross’s talk included still photographs from the late fifties and early sixties together with a sound recording and reminisces of a trip Ross had taken over the line in […]
Wednesday 20 March 2024
In a surprising outbreak of Spring sunshine sixteen of us forsook our gardening duties to play trains at Badlesmere. After the circuit was set up Paul H ran his GWR Class 2800 2-8-0 hauling a mixed freight train and Fred ran his GWR saddle tank. Ross then gave his Fowler 0-4-0 diesel shunter a turn […]
Bob Fridd’s funeral
Several EKOGG members were in the large crowd at Bob Fridd’s funeral at Barham crematorium on 14th March. The celebrant was our very own Fr Jack, who was able to give a suitable eulogy, quoting from several tributes from family and friends. John Minter kindly gave me a lift there and back via the reception at […]
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Today’s theme on the circuit was “Latest Acquisitions”. Both David L and Jack F had recently acquired Dapol Sentinel shunters, these were DCC and DC respectively. Both Sentinels were given a running in and performed admirably. Ross ran his Terrier with a short train and later Bill ran his LSWR O2 and train. Amongst other […]
