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18th January - Update to our Railtours page.  Why not join us on the "Dorset Coast Express"?  A wonderful day out on Saturday 19th April.  Click on the link above for details and booking form.

17th December - Happy Christmas to all our readers

1st December - update to the Dingle page - news about the Tralee and Blennerville operating for next year.t the b

13th November - Haslington Models in Crewe broken into.  They were broken into on Thursday night.  About 45 locos have been taken, most are run of the mill, but there are a couple of commissions that may stick in peoples minds.

Hornby Dutch livery class 31 weathered detailed and renumbered to 31134, this is Les's own model.

Most interesting and collectable are 3 lima class 59s all identical, 59003? "Alan J Day" in Mendip Rail/DB livery, this is the limited edition model rail loco complete with certificate and badge etc, these don't come up for sale very often so if you get offered one then please make a note of the certificate number (I do know them but will need to confirm with Les which ones are missing) and let me know.

If anyone is offered any locos under suspicious circumstances please try to get the name of the vendor and say you'll get back to him/her, then contact the police at Crewe (01270 500222), Haslington Models (01270 589079/ hasmod@msn.com)

The sooner these selfish criminals are caught the better.  Model (railway) shops are a rarity these days and this sort of action deprives all of us the opportunity to browse rather than order unseen off the internet.  Please help if you can.
 

4th April - Upton Dale has now been sold and the narrow gauge pages amended accordingly.  Various other tidying up jobs done as well!

13th March - UPTON DALE is up for sale.  This is a rare opportunity to purchase a working, exhibition standard 009 layout.  Starting price is around £500.  Click for more details on EBAY and click here for pictures of the layout.  Get bidding - you have a few days left - last bids ' Monday 19-Mar 19:10:05 GMT'  !!!  Good luck with your bids.

10th January 2007 - A list of the stolen OO items has been placed in the OO section.  There is also a downloadable pdf file here

8th January 2007 - Some extra pictures of some of the stolen stock have been added to the Upton Dale page to help with recognition.  Sadly however this is by no means all of what was lost.

7th January 2007 - THIEVES BREAK IN.  Sadly, during the holiday season some lower life forms forced their way into our clubrooms and helped themselves to a large amount of club property, in particular a large amount of OO stock and the rolling stock from Upton Dale.  Much of the latter is recognisable as it has been seen in Railway Modeller and Railway Constructor magazines in the past.  LIST HERE or a printable pdf version here.

Could we urge all dealers of stock, that if you come across 4mm scale Narrow Gauge stock in its 'proper' livery for sale there is a high chance that it is ours.  We would appreciate it if you could advise us, via the contact page, of any 009 stock that comes on the market which appears in its 'proper' livery.  There is a LIST AVAILABLE HERE  where you can check off what was taken.  For some of us this is a major loss as it represents up to thirty years of our modelling history and is of great sentimental value.  The thieves almost certainly had a good idea about what they were taking and may sound plausible about the provinence of what they are trying to flog - please be wary and check against the available list and keep names and addresses of those trying to sell stock.

If you know or find out something of this theft, please let us CONTACT US or the local police (Chester 0845 458 0000; North Wales Police [0845 607 1001 - For Welsh Speakers]; [0845 607 1002 - For English Speakers])  

Can I thank all our readers for their cooperation in trying to catch these people.  The sooner they are brought to justice the better.  Thank You - Simon Starr

31st December 2006 - A happy New Year to all our readers.  Don't forget to book up for our railtour in April (see below) as tickets tend to sell out.  There will be an important update here during this week - please login again soon.  

24th December - Exciting news of our latest railtour to the South West on the 21st April 2007.  It will call at Exeter, Newton Abbott, Totnes and ends up at Plymouth, there being an optional extra of a ride on the South Devon Railway to Buckfastleigh.  An opportunity not to be missed.  Book now to avoid disappointment.

21st November - Some pictures from the show at Cultra last weekend.

20th August - Some pictures of Cavan and Leitrim vehicles added to the Stock pages.

16th April - Happy Easter

17th February - The maps of the Tralee & Dingle Railway and surrounding area have now been moved to another site.  Please click here to find them!

13th February - New pictures on the OO page showing some the excellent new scenic work.

1st January 2006 - Happy New Year to all.  Details of the Great Eastern Express Railtour next April added along with a booking form to download at the foot of the page.  Also, some links have been restored and corrections made on the Tralee and Dingle stock pages.

18th December -      Christmas greetings to all our readers!!!  

Updates to the Railtour and OO Section pages (couple of pictures of progress).  The Cultra page has moved.  Click here or follow the link from the Cultra page.

3rd August - Several changes made to the Narrow Gauge pages.  Some narrow gauge pictures added on that page and some of the Welsh Highland elsewhere.

2nd June - Oh what a fantastic tour!  A huge thank you to the welcome from the people of Dingle town and Kerry in general.  For pictures of the tour there is a link off the Dingle page, but if you want to go straight there click here.

18th May - Press release from the Dingle Historical Society about our forthcoming visit there at the end of May.  If you are in the area come and make yourself known!

18th April - Details of the latest railtour are now available.  This is to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.  Click here for a downloadable booking form or to read details on the Railtour page.

13th April - The final Railtour timings are now available.  Please check details.  You can download an Adobe Acrobat pdf version of them for printing from the link on the Railtours page.

11th April - Final timings for the railtour will be appearing here within the next couple of days.  Please keep coming back to check on these.  Thank you.

8th March - Slightly updated information about railtours - a change of route down to Somerset.  Click here for details.

5th January - Details of our new railtour, the West Somerset Express, are now available, including a downloadable booking form.  You can alight at Bristol or Taunton, but our train continues over the preserved West Somerset line to Minehead.  A glorious tour, impossible normally.  Why not join us?

20th December - Happy Christmas to all our readers!  Click on the picture above for a seasonal view!

5th December - belayed update to railtour page.  Details of our latest tour will appear here soon.

3rd December - Minor updates with pictures from Wakefield show, on the narrow gauge pages and dates of our tour to West Kerry with Dingle.

New Members - We are looking to increase our membership and are especially keen to get people interested in OO and N gauge.  This is an opportunity to be involved with the scenic work of two exhibition standard layouts. For more information visit the relevant pages or contact us by emailing.  We look forward to seeing you.

Railtour Information -   Contact Laurence.  Details of our next tour will soon be available - book early to avoid disappointment!

Back in 1951 there were probably few who thought, though some probably hoped, that the club would still be going strong over 50 years later. However, despite many setbacks along the way, including being given just three weeks to vacate our premises some years ago, we are now going from strength to strength and are proud to possess our own clubrooms. However the membership has remained static for too long and we need more members, especially those who model in OO and N gauge.  Although both layouts are running, there is a lot of work to do scenically, electrically and in making it run well.  Please contact us if you are interested; for obvious security reasons a map is not published in these pages - there is little of saleable value worth stealing kept on site but the layouts themselves are almost irreplaceable!

In all we have four layouts under construction (N, OO, O and OOn3) and so now is the time for newcomers to get involved.

The main aim of our club is to bring people together of all ages, who have a common interest in modelling railways of various scales and gauges.

We cater for all, from those just starting up to more advanced modellers, so plenty of help and encouragement are available. We currently have four sections, with layouts in 009, N, 4n12, 00 and 0, the last four being at various stages of construction and next year we hope to begin the construction of a new 009 layout.  This shows that we are constantly developing and improving, not a club who sit back and dwell on past glories.

As well as modelling we run at least one railtour a year. Details of the next one will be available soon.  Members also assist in and run their own working parties on the Ffestiniog Railway.

If you are interested in joining us, or would like details of how to find us and see how we are progressing, please contact us .

Our clubnight is Monday from 8pm to 10pm, barring Bank Holidays,  however there are often members down at other times, although this is by private arrangement!

Membership is currently £54 p.a., with juniors at £12, though for the first year this is halved!  We recommend that you visit the club on at least three occasions to see if the atmosphere and general conviviality suits you!  It should be noted that all membership applications go for approval by the committee.

The club has NO SMOKING policy.  Smoking is not allowed on site as we want to set  a good example to younger members!

Please feel free to contact us for more details - CLICK HERE

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