Good, appropriate names are ideal for: Acknowledging both ESME’s heritage and that of the local area helps with the project to develop the heritage centre & museum. When running / working on the track (visitors especially) it gives clear points of reference. Following railway practice makes sense. The following have been taken into account: The Read more about What’s In A Name?[…]
With all the activity on the Heritage Centre & Museum it is easy to lose site of the progress on the track. The Newliston circuit is forging ahead. Pointwork for Pumpherston & Dunnet Junctions is well on the way to completion, track laying towards Blythe Bridge is making steady progress and late Read more about Dunnet Level Crossing…..[…]
The recent fine weather has seen progress with the foundations fairly surge forward. In the space of a week we are up to ‘gas membrane’ level….. It’s quite exciting when one arrives to see just how far they have progressed. Watch this space!
ESME members had a busy weekend. ‘Meet Thomas’ event was running at Bo’ness on the Saturday & Sunday and members were running on the track there. The Doncaster Show was tempting a few members to trek South to view the wonderful models displayed. Whilst clear blue skies and warm sunshine tempted a few to Almondell. Read more about Sunday Best…..[…]
Never let it be said that Mark hangs back when it comes to getting the Heritage Centre & Museum building erected. Within hours of receiving the Building Warrant the work schedule was put into action and over the past three weeks progress has been rapid. This Thursday’s working party were impressed by the constant flow Read more about From ‘Photoshop’ To Reality….[…]
The club auction was eagerly anticipated, car boots were cleared and excuses for the purchases rehearsed. Members cast a critical eye over the stock….. Some items came in for closer inspection.. And then an air of anticipation as auctioneer Alex West took centre stage. When the gavel came down on the last Read more about Going, Going, Gone![…]
Robert sent in this update of his progress with ‘Maude’, it will be fine model when it takes to the tracks at Almondell. ‘This is the final assembly of the cylinders, it was a bit of a challenge to ensure all the ports aligned correctly. Some modification to the valve rods to enable me to Read more about ‘Maude’ ticks over….[…]
Work continues apace to complete ‘Blythe Bridge’ and ‘The Five Sisters Crossing’ which are the missing links for the Newliston and Almondell circuits (5″/3½ & 7¼”/5″ respectively). With the good weather holding progress has been made with the steelwork for ‘Blythe Bridge’ and the concrete foundations for ‘The Five Sisters Crossing’. Our Roving Reporters have Read more about Bridging The Gap[…]
Model Engineers like a challenge; make something useful out of a miscellaneous collection of bits and follow instructions. Monday nights get together pitted five teams against the clock to rescue a raw egg suspended by a string 6′ of the floor and to place it unbroken into a compartment in an egg box. The red Read more about Who Rescued Humpty Dumpty?[…]
Mark & Phil planned a busy Civil Saturday which would move two projects towards completion. A delivery of Volumetric concrete was arranged and with the weather being reasonable all was set for a productive day. As ever our Roving Reporter was on site to record the proceedings…… The first job was to cast the abutments Read more about The Five Sisters Crossing Et Al[…]
