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Great things are afoot, earthling…

Great things are afoot, earthling…

After a jolly Christmas, and with Tom and Lyn escaping the recent frosts for a visit to warmer climes, progress has once again been caught by the camera. Well, if Lyn had been here there would have been a much earlier post, as her phone seems to get the detail that my phone obstinately refuses to capture. The O-gauge layout not only has track laid, but this wonderful fiddle-yard traverser turned up last week. The club’s new 00-gauge layout has…

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Open day December 10th 2016

Open day December 10th 2016

The event went very well indeed, with a steady stream of visitors. The Albert layout ran for most of the time, whilst Tom hovered around his sales tables and Lyn and June organised drinks and eats in what space remained in the socal room. The n-gauge Burton on Shreen layout was kept running for most of the day, playing host to some distinctly un-British locomotives for a while. The O gauge layout does at last have something I can photograph…

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Work in Progress November 2016

Work in Progress November 2016

First of all, don’t forget that the club is holding an open day on December 10th 2016. We hope to have the Albert layout running, and stock has been checked to make sure that finger-poking is only required at rare intervals. The n-gauge layout is being developed and looks as if it needs somebody to turn up with something to put on it and test that trackwork. The club’s new 00-gauge layout has also seen a lot of work. Here’s…

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December 2016 Open Day at the Clubhouse

December 2016 Open Day at the Clubhouse

M&DRM will be holding an open day in their clubhouse on December 10th between 10 am and 3 pm. In addition to at least one working layout, there will be sales of models and memorabilia. Light refreshments will be available, there is free parking outside the clubhouse in the Salisbury St car-park.