Thursday 14th April was a day to enter in the diary as it marked the completion of the Almondell circuit by Peter’s track gang. Peter, Steve, George & Archie had been labouring away for many months in all weathers to build the track panels & then lay & ballast them in perfect formation. Our Roving Read more about Squaring the Circuit….?[…]
They really do….! Member Roger Speirs asks ‘When you’ve stopped groaning, just consider this…. On miniature railway vehicles we need brakes and while steam engines usually have pretty adequate brakes of their own and lots of weight there is something satisfying about piping up to carriages and having a fitted train that will stop dead Read more about Vacuum brakes suck….![…]
Since our last open day in 2021 a lot of maintenance and development work has been ongoing to the infrastructure, rolling stock & members locomotives. Before we embarked on 2022’s events season it was felt that familiarisation days for members would be good idea to check out locomotives, rolling stock, electronic points, signalling and the Read more about Familiarisation Day……[…]
Daniel Coupe won the award way back in 2020 mid pandemic times. Because of this it was only March of this year when relaxing of restrictions allowed the award ceremony to take place. A small group of ESME members accompanied Daniel to the NRM, travelling down to York first class on the LNER Azuma. This Read more about Young Engineer Of The Year….[…]
Peter has been seen recently scampering around the track on a little blue ‘Firecracker’ which goes under the official title of a Scamp Mk4 (Lister Autotruck style). Our Roving Reporter managed to collar him long enough to get the story behind the build. Here in Peter’s own words is the background: Why did I decide Read more about Scampering Around…..[…]
More used to seeing Peter behind the regulator of one of his two steam locomotives he recently branched out into IC propulsion. Peter has been impressed with the club’s ‘Scamp’ & it’s ability to shift heavy loads. As a consequence he decided to build one of his own & a ‘reet’ neat job he has Read more about Newbie On The Track….[…]
Our Roving Reporter was on site on a rather damp Saturday in February with his camera & recorded these activities…… Sensibly working in the warm workshop was Alastair…. Whilst outside the new ‘Lido’ was taking shape…. Hopefully the drains will cope with the rain water we seem to be getting in abundance! ‘Can someone Read more about On Site Activities….[…]
With apologies to JMW Turner…… Members have been submitting more photographs of Richard’s weekend to the News Desk that the Editor decided it was well worth an additional feature. It may have rained, it may have been cold, but did we ENJOY ourselves! The steam effects were magnificent…… (click on image to enlarge) Read more about Rain, Steam & Speed – The South African Event[…]
It has been some years since Richard (our ‘Adventure Scot’) has run all his South African locomotives together since his gathering at Newliston….. That time it had snowed….. Richard takes up the story…… ‘Over the last month or so I have been very very busy working on my steam loco collection at Read more about South African Steam Up………[…]
Well, it wasn’t quite the CoVid free festive season we were expecting! Nonetheless, with the weather being mild & dry coupled with us being able to meet outside a few of us met up on the 28th December & the 2nd January for a ‘breath of steam’. December 22nd: ‘Grace’ was providing an ‘out & Read more about Post Christmas & New Year Steam Ups……[…]
