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09/09/09
THIS SATURDAY 12/09/09 IS THE CLUB EXHIBITION. Take a look exhibition link. and come along.
27/06/09
The latest outing has been a great time for the live steam section this time going to Frimley SME.
Only seven attended which was a loss to those who could not make it.
After the first of many cups of brew, I was first off the steaming bay but the last to get around the track.They have a head shunt just outside the platform for people like me, to get there locos in order. Still I was the first to eat my lunch.I eventually got going and with relief drivers Dave and John(from Frimley) kept the engine on until nearly 6pm when the fish and chips arrived.Dave did his usual with the video camera so we should get some good shots of us all.
The weather could not have been better and the shade under the trees was very welcome.Which reminds me that I have not posted anything of our previous outing which was to Colchester Society on the 30th May. Reminded because it was another really fine day.
They have a lot crammed in a relatively small site with a ground level track working as up and down main lines, with a figure 8 raised track in the middle, along with a fine clubhouse. They too did us proud with a buffet salad lunch etc.
The two clubs are very different in some ways and similar in others. I was advised at Frimley that I might suffer from squealing flanges,due to the heavy wear on the track something that their engines were prone to.
I did not suffer there at all but at Colchester it was another matter. The ground level track was fairly new and had very little use but gave my flanges a good ringing on the bends.
04/05/09
The live steamers first visit of the year was to Vale of Aylesbury Society of Model Engineers at their annual locomotive rally. In spite of some technical problems the event went of very well with good weather and a great social atmosphere. All helped by a never ending supply of tea and rounded of with a spendid bbq. I hope to post some pictures soon.
03/04/09
Our latest models exhibited at the modelling competition can be viewed in Gallery 3 with the winners(I've seen them before somewhere) on the Modelling Competition link.
31/01/09
The events section has been updated for 2009 so have a look.
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