Copies of reports submitted to the EM Gauge Society for inclusion in their newsletter.
An invitation to take Chitterne to a show in the spring, has prompted thoughts of possible improvements and extensions including a safer fiddle yard. We are considering a turntable to replace the current cassette system which would allow us to store and turn trains without any need to handle or… Read More »September 2024 Report
Expo EM in Bracknell is relatively local for us so subsequent meetings often consist of members showing off their various purchases on our test track and this year was no exception. A particularly impressive find came from Clive H in the shape of an entire Ian Kirk Quint-Art set. There was some… Read More »June 2024 Report
We were delighted to be able to take Navigation Road to the Festival of British Railway Modelling held in Doncaster in February. Members who attended reported that the exhibition was both well organised and very well attended with crowds three deep around the layout for much of the first day.… Read More »March 2024 Report
Jeff, who sometimes assembles new kits of buildings for PECO, as part of a video or as a diorama to publicise forthcoming products, showed us his latest work. He recently completed a laser cut wooden kit of Rannoch station; part of their new Highland range. We were most impressed by… Read More »December 2023 Report
Sarum Finescale were thrilled by the appearance of our layout Navigation Road in the September issue of British Railway Modelling. It is some months since Jamie Warne came to photograph and video the layout and we have been eagerly anticipating the results. We were most impressed with what he and… Read More »September 2023 Report
In pre-Covid times, the ‘Merry Month of May’ contained two of the best exhibitions in the south of England: expoEM Spring and Railex Aylesbury. This year, Group members were able to go to both – and we were not disappointed. In addition to viewing some excellent layouts, there is always… Read More »June 2023 Report
The first meeting of the New Year saw the welcome return of Richard P to Group meetings, bringing with him his Finney T9 which he has built to P4 standards. Painted in Drummond LSWR livery, the lining has occupied him for many, many hours. His patience has been rewarded and we… Read More »March 2023 Report
During the Autumn, the test track has been brought back into use and seen a large variety of locomotives and stock running in both 2 mm and the three 4 mm gauges. We have been impressed by a number of the new locomotives produced by the major manufacturers, especially when comparing their… Read More »December 2022 Report
Group meetings this summer have seen lower attendances. One reason is that a number of us caught Covid, although always from sources other than club nights. Mercifully, none of us has been badly affected but it is a reminder to be careful. The other factor has been the high temperatures… Read More »September 2022 Report
May seemed like a return to former times with Group members exhibiting at two shows on successive weekends – Chitterne went to Bracknell and Navigation Road (MRJ 266) was reinvigorated for the Salisbury and South Wilts RS’s exhibition the following weekend. Both received many positive comments. How great it was… Read More »June 2022 Report