Sunday 02 September 2007 | |
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This was our fifth and, alas, final Steam Day of the 2007 season.
It was probably our busiest ever, with well over 100 rides, and full trains for
most of the morning and early afternoon.
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Thank you to the visitor who kindly gave us a donation of
£5 in appreciation of the club and the miniature railway.
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The club's 7¼" Gauge Section would like to thank all those members
of other sections who regularly turn out to lend a hand on Steam Days.
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Sunday 05 August 2007 | |
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This was our fourth Steam Day of the 2007 season, and by far the hottest!
It was also one of our busiest, with very nearly 100 individual rides given.
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Our special thanks to the anonymous visitor who very generously
gave us a £20 donation towards the running and upkeep of the railway.
Much appreciated!
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Sunday 01 July 2007 | |
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The day had the look of a 'Wimbledon' day early on, and it began
to look doubtful that we'd have any visitors at all,
but it stayed mostly rain free and the usual fun was was had!
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Saturday 09 June 2007 | |
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Layouts photos from the 2007 Chatham Show.
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Sunday 03 June 2007 | |
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Fine weather for our second Steam Day of 2007. Bit of a slow
start in terms of visitors, but picked up later in the day.
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Wednesday 16 May 2007 | |
Appointment of Alan Waredraper as Honorary Chairman,
with thanks to Don Neighbour for his year in the job.
Appointment of Tony Spencer as Chairman Elect.
Appointment of Peter Pulham as Honorary President, with
many thanks to Frank Roberts for his 5 year stint, who now
takes the role of Honorary Vice President.
All other officials and section heads are happy to remain
in their current roles for the coming year.
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This year's Hugh Gwyther Trophy (named after a long-standing
late I & WEMRC member) was presented to Ken Mayor
(Live Steam and N Gauge) for his contributions to both sections,
in particular his tireless work as part of the team overhauling Excalibur,
our 7¼" steam locomotive, in preparation for this
year's Steam Days.
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Sunday 13 May 2007 | |
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The departure of Derek Lawrence from the club, who moved to Jersey earlier
this year, unfortunately signals the end of the Hornby Dublo section (just
when the layout had been completed, and he's arranged to take it with
him!!!). We hear that Derek has already joined the Jersey Model Railway Club and wish him well.
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We hope that at some point in the future we may have new like-minded
enthusiasts who become members, interested in starting up another Hornby
Dublo layout in the club. Please come and see us, we have some of the best
club facilities available.
Horny Dublo section page >>
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Sunday 06 May 2007 | |
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We finally got the 2007 season underway on Sunday 06 May 2007.
Excalibur performed well throughout the day thanks to the
efforts of the engineering team (see photo below).
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Sunday 22 April 2007 | |
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After unfortunately having to cancel our first Steam Day of the 2007 season,
all is ready for Sunday 06 May 2007.
Maintenance work on Excalibur is now more or less complete, and early test runs have been encouraging.
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Saturday 24 March 2007 | |
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We regret that we have had to cancel our first Steam Day of 2007,
scheduled for 01 April 2007.
Essential maintenance work on our locomotives, particularly Excalibur, has
overrun slightly and means we are unfortunately not quite ready yet to give rides to the public.
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We expect to be fully up and running ready for our
next scheduled Steam Day on Sunday 06 May 2007. Apologies
for any disappointment!
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