With the easing of CoVid restrictions we took the opportunity to open for the public on Sunday, 1st August to showcase the progress on developing the site. There has been a lot of interest in the project over the years, but due to the site being an active building site it was not practical to Read more about Public Running Day…..[…]
ESME are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £14,855 in funding from the Levenseat Trust to fund ‘A Wheelchair Railway‘ project. The fund will be used to cover the purchase of a special wheelchair carrying carriage supplied by Cromar White , a brake tender riding car and a battery powered Class 37 locomotive Read more about A Wheelchair Railway….[…]
In line with current Government guide lines an invitiation went out to current members to come along to Almondell to see what had been happening since the easing of lockdown. Numbers were limited, the Heritage Centre & Museum was closed & train rides were limited to two persons per carriage. Despite a heavy shower around Read more about Members Open Day…..[…]
As the Co-Vid restrictions continue to ease members are coming back to the track for a run. Boiler inspectors have been busy clearing the backlog of boiler testing & owners have been ‘talking’ to their steeds encouraging reluctant locomotives to ‘stretch their legs’ once again. One thing a steam locomotive does not take well to Read more about Back On (The) Track…..[…]
We left the Bathgate Works Manager mulling over how to put the flare onto the dome & safety valve covers. After considering a number of options it was decided to use a car body filler. This would allow the correct shape to be achieved through a mixture of filling & sanding. After extensive trials of Read more about A Flare For Domes?[…]
Recently attention turned from heavy civil engineering tasks associated with building the railway to lighter duties associated with tidying the site up. Our Roving Reporter has been back on site & has sent these pictures to the Newsdesk: John F. was busy planting out the recently rotovated garden area. Roddy was busy installing fence posts Read more about General Duties……[…]
A recent digression into making a new set of front gates for the Bathgate Locomotive Works has meant that work on ‘Maude’ took a back seat for a short while. However, the Works Manager has been busy getting production back into full swing dealing with completing the design of the regulator fixing within the dome. Read more about Devil’s In The Detail…..[…]
David N. contacted the newsdesk the other day with progress on the cosmetic side of model engineering, namely the distinctive look all Swindon designed locomotives have on the top of the boiler. Get that wrong & the model will not look the part! ‘I attach photos of my Safety Valve casing for the Manor. The Read more about A Shiny Bunnet…….[…]
It’s been a long haul, but with the easing of Co-Vid restrictions members have been drifting back to Almondell…. George P. is seen with ‘Capercaille’ fresh from attention to the valves & pistons. ‘Capercaille’ now has a crisp beat once again. Jerry introduced his grandson to the hobby with his first ever run Read more about We Are Back![…]
Last year David N. updated us on progress with his Martin Evans designed 5″ Manor class. At that stage it was ready for a tentative outing on the track having been successfully test steamed at home. The second lockdown meant track outings were curtailed, however now that things have eased our Roving Reporter spotted David Read more about Track ‘Manors’……[…]
