Today we were looking at Guards Vans. First on the circuit was John B with a Hudswell Clarke pulling four Guards Vans. Ross then ran his Hudswell Clarke with two Guards Vans and Rob ran his B4 with some Private Owner wagons and an SR guards van. Roger had brought along two LMS Guards Vans […]
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Queen Charlotte Dock at Bexhill
After an early start from our respective homes, the team (Chris, David L, Steve, Roger and David Ho) arrived within minutes of each other at the venue. Unfortunately, the space we were allocated in the main hall was either up some steps (front) or down some steps (back). We chose the latter as it was […]
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Our focus on the circuit today was on tank wagons. Fred started proceedings running a mixture of six and four wheel tank wagons pulled along by a very nicely weathered Jinty. This was followed by John D with six Basset Lowke tank wagons also pulled by a Jinty but this time in Irish National Railway […]
Saturday 26th July 2025
Roger gave us a very interesting talk on the history of the South Eastern & Chatham Railway which came about as a result of a cessation in hostilities between the South Eastern Railway and the London Chatham and Dover Railway. Having spent many years in acrimonious disputes and competing with each other, common sense finally […]
Wednesday 16th July 2025
Today we were turning our attention to Diesels and once the circuit was up and running various examples of these strange life forms were soon running round. Martin and Fred ran some BR Class 08s with Fred’s being heavily weathered as were the tank wagons it was pulling. Roger then ran his Network South East […]
Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Today’s theme on the circuit was 4-6-0 and 4-6-2 locos and what an array we had running round. Fred brought along the most, modestly claiming that he had only brought them along for show but soon had them all running round. Among Fred’s fleet I noticed a King, a Castle, an LMS Jubilee no 5640 […]
Saturday 28th June 2025
Rob provided the afternoon’s entertainment with an illustrated talk entitled “Railways and Packet Boats in Folkestone 1840s – 1920s”. We also had a ‘Bring-and-Buy’ session which was just as well as David Ho (and the milk for the teas and coffees!) was heavily delayed by a big snarl up on the M2. As we waited […]
Wednesday 18th June 2025
Today’s theme on the circuit was six and four wheel coaches although sadly not many people brought theirs in. However, Dave B ran his prize winning Southern Railway six wheel coaches pulled along by his P Class and John B also ran his Southern Railway Alphagraphix six wheelers. I ran my SECR H Class with […]
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Kempton Park GOG ShowI attended the O Gauge Guild Summer Show at Kempton Park recently with my micro layout, Wapping Wharf. It was an excellent show, well laid out on two floors, well attended, with traders reporting healthy sales.EKOGG was very well represented, our members seen leaving with bags full of goodies. All of our […]
Saturday 24th May 2025
After setting up a display table with numerous books and magazines relating to Colonel Stephens and with models of locomotives from his various railways Ross gave us a very interesting talk on the life of the Colonel and illustrated it with a variety of pictures.Holman Fred Stephens was born in 1868 to artist parents who […]
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Today our focus on the circuit was on bogie freight stock and NPCS and Rob got the ball rolling with his ex LSWR B4 pulling some SR bogie ballast wagons and an ex LSWR brake van. David G then added his bogie bolster wagon with the super dooper roller bearings which if placed on any […]
Wednesday 7th May 2025
After setting up with our exciting new format of the big table near the stage and the circuit near the entrance door we proceeded with our theme of the day, namely: engines which were neither black nor green. First on the circuit was Fred with a LMR 0-6-0ST in blue named Errol Lonsdale followed by […]
Saturday 26th April 2025
Today’s talk on tarpaulins and wagon loads was led by Ross who got us under way talking about different methods of modelling tarpaulins. Some people used paper, some masking tape and Rob even suggested the domestically dangerous method of using your wife’s silk scarf. Ross also demonstrated a method of adding lettering to a tarpaulin. […]
Wednesday 16th April 2025
In a radical change from our normal practice the circuit was set up near the entrance door and the big table set up at the stage end of the hall. This was no idle whim but was done in order to accommodate one of the hall’s storage trolleys which is currently residing in the hall […]
Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Theme of the day on the circuit was Green Engines and so GWR panniers and prairies quickly appeared in profusion. Fred ran his Dapol 3MT 2-6-2T and his Castle “Earl of Dartmouth” and Martin ran his Class 31 Diesel fitted with DCC and very loud sound. Diesels were pretty well represented with David G’s Class […]
Saturday 22nd March 2025
In a change to the advertised programme occasioned by Ross’ absence on family duties Fred stepped in to the breach and gave his talk on painting coaches with two coloured liveries and on weathering stock in general.Fred started by saying that with metal coaches he starts with a coat of Halfords etch primer and follows […]
Wednesday 19th March 2025
On the circuit today our theme was 4 wheel coaches which was initially represented by various rakes of Dapol coaches run by Sean, Fred and others. Later David Gr ran a very fine train of five S&DJR coaches and later still I ran my SECR H Class pulling three cheap and cheerful 4 wheel coaches […]
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Roger’s Cless 73 from last month’s meeting, by popular request! Following the discussion at the AGM we set up the Lenham Junction boards incorporating them into the circuit to see how the combined layout fitted into the available space within the hall. By placing one end of the circuit over the stage we were able […]
Annual General Meeting
Charman’s Report: having outlined the key points, attention was drawn to the need to think about the content and aim of the Open Day. The report was received Nem Con (proposed John B, seconded Martin).Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts: there is sufficient leeway for covering the cost of new layouts. A monthly forecast enables the accounts […]
Wednesday 19th April 2025
Today we had the unusual, the bizarre and the unexpected at Badlesmere.First up was Roger’s Class 73 Diesel No 73101 which had been painted in Pullman colours to mark the 150th anniversary of the London to Brighton line in 1991 and named “Brighton Evening Argus” to celebrate 100 years of that paper. It was then […]
