Visits

As editor, it’s one of my hopes to visit various Model Engineering societies and see their facilities for myself. Having visited a few already, it’s apparent that there is a great variation between them in facilities and the interests of members. What they all seem to have in common is a shared facility with good…

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The Editor visits Alice atThe Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in Bedfordshire Nearside view of Alice outside the locomotive sheds. Offside view of Alice. A rear view of Alice. Alice undergoing running maintainance. Alice with her smokebox open. You can visit the Railway here.       The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway has played host to many narrow gauge…

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The Editor visits theErewash Society Of Model Engineers At Nottingham Dick Grainger running round the Erewash track with Charlie. Dick Grainger with Charlie taking water. Charlie is one of the first Orenstien and Koppel production locomotive kits from Polly Engineering. From left to right, Pete Thomas of Polly Models, Nigel Thompson, locomotive designer (not for Polly)…

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The Editor visits the East Somerset Society Of Model And Experimental Engineers at The Bath And West Railway   Ladybird running on the 7 1/4in. gauge track. Sara, a modified 7 1/4in. gauge locomotive to the Tinkerbell design. Another view of Sara standing at the platform. Note the signal box in the background. The Bath And…

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The Bournemouth And District Society Of Model Engineers held their annual exhibition at the Ringwood Town And Country Experience on the 28th and 29th of April 2007. The Ringwood Town and Country Experience premises are well known to Model Engineers in Bournemouth and also around the UK. You may not recognise the name at first…

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