Over the years ESME has received a lot of help both financially & in kind without which we would not have made anything like the progress we have. Having reached two significant milestones of completing the first loop upon which we can run trains again and funding for the Heritage Centre & Museum, it was Read more about Sponsors Day[…]
It was a damp and misty start to the day, but our intrepid Roving Reporter Robert was there and filed this report with the News Desk…… Another success story at Almondell and today we received the very first visiting locomotives from other clubs. The honour of being the first ever visiting loco to steam around Read more about 7¼ Post AGM Visit[…]
Five years and five days…. ….. since we acquired the site at Almondell and WHAT a five years it has been! 2018 though goes into the annals of ESME history as being the year we said a sad final good bye to Newliston and entered a melancholy phase of nowhere to run on a Sunday Read more about Family & Friends Day[…]
Standards are improving, but is this the new look for drivers at ESME? Seen at Bo’ness at the SRPS ‘Meet Thomas’ event, their ‘Fat Controller’ decided to show how it should be done. And very smart he looked too.
Last year’s visit to the Isle of Bute with the portable track and a small exhibition created a lot of interest which led to the Isle of Bute Trust extending an invitation to this years Rothesay Gala. Flushed with the success of last years trip Peter decided to offer an extended portable track and Read more about Trains On The Prom…..[…]
Dale Lyon of Concrete Scotland – ExpLearn has been busy on behalf of our club (ESME) delivering the RailwayWorkX program to secondary schools over the past few months. These events have been ably supported by a few of our engaging members. So far, we have seen pupils from: The Braes High School – Falkirk, Larbert Read more about RailwayWorkX – An Update[…]
Congratulations go to Alec for a clean sweep at the 25th Model Engineering and Modelling Exhibition held at Doncaster Racecourse. A number of ESME members were there to see him clean up with a first plus the Myford Trophy for the Best Locomotive in the Show and the Barry Gordon Challenge Cup for ‘Best in Read more about First Past The Post[…]
Although the ‘Days Out With Thomas’ event at Bo’ness clashed with the 25th Model Engineering & Modelling show at Doncaster, Russell still managed to twist a few arms and get a crew out to put on a good show. Robert sent the News Desk this report: ‘The weather was excellent all day and ‘Morning Star’ Read more about ‘Morning Star’ – the Green Engine?[…]
The weekend of the 7th & 8th of April saw Jeremy out and about with his 2″ scale model of a Fowler ‘Lion’ Showman’s Engine. Built to a 1972 design by Plastow’s, the model is a compound, three speed, four shaft engine. Working at 90 psi (rated to 110 psi, but not needed) the model Read more about Dundee Museum of Transport Steam Weekend[…]
Last Thursday dawned bright and clear after the previous three days of the ‘Mini Beast from the East’ (although first thing the roads were treacherous with ice) which bode well for the visit by Ms Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant. By the time of her arrival temperatures had risen to a comfortable 10ºC. ‘Scamp’ had been Read more about Almondell Visit by Ms Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant[…]
