Sunday’s successful public running didn’t happen without a lot of unseen background organising, planning & effort. It is always difficult to do justice to the members involvement, however our Roving Reporter had his trusty camera out & recorded some candid shots of our members in action. This is their photo-story….. The day before the event……. Read more about Team Effort….[…]
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…..[…]
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…..[…]
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![…]
An article about ESME and AMEC has been published in the March issue of the 4 variations of the Konect Magazines which cover Livingston, Linlithgow, Bathgate and Dell (Colinton, Craiglockhart and Kingsknowe). Scroll to pages 8 & 9. You can access the other magazines in the series if you wish to. A school in West Read more about Attracting New Members & Volunteers…..[…]
A bit of fun to test the grey matter after the festive break. Can you identify what you are looking at? To see the answer visit A True Rivet Counter and study the pictures.
South of Edinburgh during the festive period the sight, sound & smell of a steam locomotive making its way around a track could be detected. Member Charlie took out the recently repaired ‘Maxi Lucky 7’ on the 27th December for an ‘out & back’ run as the final event for 2020. Weight restrictions on the Read more about Another Festive Steam Up…..[…]
27th December is usually a day for meeting at Almondell for a post Xmas steam up. This year Government restrictions prevented us from meeting up. Oh well, it’s a tradition & the weather was fine, dry if a bit blustery. Thus I decided to have my own steam up in isolation in the back garden. Read more about A December 27th Steam Up…..[…]
It was a wet Sunday and our Roving Reporter having finished all the household chores decided to visit Almondell. Two local members had braved the weather for a socially distanced test run of the recently refurbished 5″ gauge ‘Capercaillie’ which our RR caught on camera. Not sure that Robert Riddles would approve of the chimney, Read more about ‘Capercaillie’ Back On The Tracks……[…]
