‘Sunday 26th November was the third dry, cold day and this offered ideal conditions for running the Panther & Pershing together for the first time. Seeing them side by side gives a good idea of their comparative sizes given that they were matched for firepower & armour protection. The Panther still looks a big beastie! Read more about Then there were two[…]
A good turn out of locomotives for the track running day. Although you can run your locomotives any Sunday we are trying to focus on the second and last Sunday of each month as members meet up day. It was also Remembrance Sunday and members gathered at the level crossing for a 2 minute silence Read more about Track Running Day[…]
On Friday 10th and Saturday 11th March our Society had a superb club stand at the Model Engineering Exhibition held at Harrogate. Thanks to Kevan Shaw who transported all of the models and display stands to Harrogate on the Thursday, managing to arrive there before the A66 was closed an Read more about The Harrogate Exhibition[…]
The final steam up at Almondell for Richard’s South African Class 23, 5″ gauge locomotive. On the turntable, steaming up for the last time, Richard carefully with assistance, reversed the big loco down onto the track. Due to the required running direction the loco was turned on the trackside turntable. Read more about The last day for a Class 23[…]
…… did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the hardy members who ventured out on the 27th December to get a breath of steam and a whiff of coal smoke mixed with hot oil. The aroma of warm mince pies, soup & coffee from the kitchen courtesy of Paul H, Hazel M & Roddy kept Read more about Sleet & Ice……[…]
Mr Frosty made a welcome return to the Xmas party on the 20th December. Roddy laid out an excellent spread for everyone to enjoy & our thanks to him for his hard work. Not to be outdone, Dan & Alastair operated trains on the club’s ‘N’ gauge layout. Sadly the buffet service was not Read more about Mr. Frosty Returns…..[…]
Well, compared to the big boys at least! Here we see James getting the club Pannier out on the track All set up & the crew all ready for the first of four weekends…. Busy time, looking forward to the ride! Kevan taking another trainload up the track. Our Read more about Santa’s Little Helpers….?[…]
The Farr Trophy is presented annually & was set up by Mr James Farr a past Secretary of the club. The evening was well attended by members & there were plenty of excellent projects to vote on. Kevan entered this vertical engine & 5″ gauge working headlamps Alastair entered bogie frames for a battery Read more about Farr Trophy Evening……[…]
There was a lot of water sloshing about at Almondell recently. We found we had a ready made pond. A quick trip to the Museum & a number of our recently acquired boat models suddenly found themselves in their natural element for a short while. New use for the unloading ramp? The perfect place to Read more about Fleet’s In………![…]
A number of brave souls ventured out on the track for a run on Halloween. Our Roving Reporter was there to record the skeleton service…. All that remains is to eat all that Pumpkin……! Soup anyone? Read more about Skeleton Service….?[…]
