RAILEX NORTH EAST JULY 2017

The North East's Premier Model Railway Show. 
Sat 29th July 2017 - Sun 30th July 2017

LOCATION:

John Spence Community High School,
Preston Road, North Shields,
Tyne and Wear NE29 9PU

OPENING TIMES:  SAT 10am - 5pm, SUN 10am - 4pm
ADMISSION:  Adults £7.00    Children £3.00  Family £16.00

Welcome to Rail Ex North East 2017 organised by the Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society. This is the 49th show we have organised and the 1st to be held at the John Spence Community High School.

As regular visitors to the exhibition will be aware, we have continuously been trying to improve the quality of the layouts which are on display each year. It is therefore pleasing to hear the comments from visitors’ that it is something we have been accomplishing. Hopefully we have achieved the same standard or improved again this year.

This year the Exhibition will be officially opened by David Bavaird, Chairman of North Shields Chamber of Trade. We will have up to 40 layouts, representing layouts with a British theme and layouts from around the world ranging from N to O Gauge. We hope they will cover an area that is of particular interest to you or show you something out of the ordinary that will inspire you in your latest modelling project.

We also have 14 Demonstrations, covering most aspects of modelling and displays in Meccano. Also this year we have numerous layouts and demonstrations showing the latest technology in Model Railways - Digital Command Control (DCC). Please take your time to visit all parts of the Exhibition, and ask the exhibitors as many questions as you like. We also have a fine array of Local and National Trade support this year, supplying the railway modeller with just about everything they need, so please give them your support.

HAYLING ISLAND STATION -- N GAUGE LAYOUT

We will also have a modelling area for all children sponsored by Smart Models. All children will be able to construct a free card building and be able to take it home with them. We respectfully ask all parents to assist in the supervision of their children during this task.

This year we have our usual Tombola. This way you get your prizes straight away. There are many fine prizes this year including Loco’s donated by Hornby and Dapol. So please stop by admire the prizes and buy a ticket or two. There is also our usual stand of used magazines available for a donation.

Special thanks must go to the John Spence Team for their invaluable support in helping us arrange this exhibition at the business park and to Booklaw Publications for their continued support.

Also thanks must go to all the Exhibitors for supporting the show and the Traders for their continued support in the programme and the show.

Once again we hope you have an enjoyable time at the exhibition and we look forward to welcoming you to our new venue. Nearest Metro stations are North Shields then Go North-East Bus service 11 to Preston Grange.

MAP

List of Traders Attending :

1) the Junction Box
2) Book Law
3) Hobby Holidays
4) RCTS
5) Contikits
6) Alexander Models
7) Ten Commandments
8) North Road Trains
9) Layouts 4u
10) Smart Models
11) Durham Trains of Stanley
12) DCC Supplies Unconfirmed
13) Squires Tools
14) Adm Turntables
15) Model Railway Signs Unconfirmed
16) Grosmont Bookshop
17) Invertrain
18) TTC Diecast Loughborough Model Centre
19) High Level Kits
20) Stoneybridge Structures
21) P & D Marsh
22) Legoman Biffo DCC Sounds
23) Northumbrian Painting Services
24) Culcheth Models
25) Models Books and Games


List of Layouts Attending :

Z - N Gauge.
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1) Woodhead BR 1950-1970s 
2) Bettws Road GWR 1930s 
3) Marsh Chipping 1960s N gauge 
4) Tate Street Yard - BR 1970's 
5) Donalds
6) Hayling Island BR 1950s-60s

3mm - HO Gauge.
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1) Menabrea Italian 
2) Campo De Leste - Portuguese 1998/2000 
3) Bad Kleinstadt - German 
4) Zurick Strasse - German 
5) Perrapswill - Swiss 
6) Pine Ridge - American

9mm - 4mm/ft (OO9)
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1) Llantrevelyn
2) Canalside Ironworks 

Em - P4 - S4.
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1) Calcutta Sidings P4 1991
2) Middle Peak BR(M) 1950/60's
3) Stop Gap 1930s NER 
4) Seahouses 

HAVANTACLOO -- OO GAUGE YARD (Busy)

OO Gauge
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1) Lomond Street Mid 1980s Depot
2) Fenchurch St Peter 1967 East Anglia 
3) 00 Live Steam 
4) New Bryford North West England 2011-Present Day
5) Cement Quay - BR(W) 1970's.
6) Thorpe Thewles - LNER 1930's
7) Girnigoes End 
8) Havantacloo - Present Day & Heritage Railway (Above)
9) Hazelbury Yard - Hump Yard 1960/70's (Below)

Entrance to yard includes the "hump" to right side.

O Gauge.
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1) Durham Road TMD Diesel Depot 
2) Saltdean 1885 LBSCR
3) Scratchy Bottom Cambrian 1900-1923 
4) Lough MPD 1950-1965 (below)

A BUSY SCENE AT LOUGH MPD

LOVE AND MISS YOU DAD. ALWAYS IN MY HEART. RIP Xx

MISS YOU DAD Xxx



Five years on and it's no easier without you Dad. Xx

Never a day passes without thinking of you in some way, some are more difficult than others but I know I'm still surrounded by your love and influence. I'll continue to remember you in my own way, still showing off your modelling skills, and revisiting places we went when I was much younger. A return trip to York is overdue for this year. 

So "Thank You" for everything Dad, you were the best, you still influence me and I'm going to push on an make my life better and continue to do what I can to remember you further. 

GWR AUTO COACH O GAUGE (7MM) [SOLD]

TOWER MODELS 
GWR AUTO COACH IN O GAUGE (7mm)
CRIMSON AND CREAM LIVERY. 

ADVISED IT WAS A LATE GWR / EARLY B.R. COACH. THE BOX HAS GWR AUTO COACH ON IT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO GO ON. 

VERY HEAVY SO GUESS IT'S ONE OF DADS WHITE METAL KITS AND YET RUNS VERY SMOOTHLY. WISH I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THIS ONE, AS IT WOULD LOOK GREAT WITH ONE OF HIS O GAUGE TANK ENGINES BUT SADLY IT WAS DISPERSED WITH SO MUCH OF HIS STOCK.

LOOKS GOOD FROM ANY ANGLE, LARGE BUFFERS AND STANDARD HOOK/LINK COUPLING IN PLACE.

AMBERLEY MUSEUM -- 2017 RAIL AND MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

AMBERLEY MUSEUM -- 8th and 9th JULY

Amberley Rail Gala Weekend
Sat 8th July 2017 - Sun 9th July 2017

LOCATION
Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre 
Station Road, Amberley, 
West Sussex BN18 9LT


OPENING TIMES:
10am-5pm SAT & SUN   [LAST ENTRY 4pm].

ADMISSION:  
Adults £11.50  Concessions £10.50  Children £6.60  Family £34.00

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre's Rail Gala will feature an intensive passenger and freight service on its 2 feet gauge line. The model railway exhibition will showcase layouts in a variety of scales and gauges along a light, industrial and narrow gauge theme backed up by traders and various railway societies. 

There are steam, diesel, petrol and electric locos in abundance at this year's Rail Gala. Model railways, traders and societies will also be found throughout the site. Also enjoy our steam days with our resident steam trains riding the railway around the site. Fairmile cafe open for cream teas

The entrance fee includes access to all the other exhibits on site.

List of Traders Attending:
Invicta Model Rail - New Model Railway Goods 
Smith & Sons Books - Second Hand Railway Books 
Supercast Figures 
Mainline & Maritime - Specialist Book Dealer


List of Layouts Attending:

Cuttinglye Wharf - O-16.5 set in the 1930’s with all buildings built from scratch (as above)
Duffield Lane - O-16.5 
East End Yard - O-16.5 
Hendricksville - On30 
Lyn Valley - O-16.5 
Rheilffordd Rhaeadr - 16mm Live Steam 
Scratchy Bottom Halt - Gn15 
Southeastern Tar Distillers - O-16.5 A small tar distillery served by a 2′ 3” narrow gauge railway.
Sussex by the Sea - Oo/OO9 
Talyllyn Lake - O-16.5 
Totherend - O-16.5


Nearest Railway Stations :

Amberley [0.39 miles] 
Arundel [3.73 miles] 
Pulborough [3.89 miles] 

Ford [5.24 miles] 

MAP

CLASS 47s (OO GAUGE) MODIFIED vs RTR

I've acquired a few OO Gauge models in my time, and while some have been bad, sometimes just occasionally you pick up something that really surprises you. Usually found at only about £10-15 each so worth the risk in my book and these OO Gauge Class 47 models are not only good runners straight out the box, but one of them has clearly been given a bit of a make over with a fresh paint job and detail as we will show. 

I aim to demonstrate them both here really to show off the effort that was made to update one of them compared to the other that's clearly still just the RTR Hornby model. Although even that one runs nicely and will work on my small motive power depot where several of the class would have been seen. All the photo's here we taken by myself at one of the excellent open days run by the Hillingdon Railway Modellers making good use of their large OO Gauge Test Track. 

CLASS 47 HISTORY
Class 47/0 series was built with steam train heating boilers, and initially used mainly on passenger services where steam heated stock remained. As steam heated stock became obsolete throughout the network, the redundant boilers were eventually isolated and, in many cases, removed entirely.

When the 47/0 sub-class was first created several TOPS numbers were allocated which were not used as the designated loco was converted to ETS and renumbered straight into the 47/4 number series. 

In 2017, after over 55 years of front line passenger and freight operations, 30 locomotives retain operational status on the National network. When you consider that there are also another 32 loco's currently in preservation. With the majority of those in working order the Class 47 remains very buoyant at over 50 years old and with many millions of miles on the clock. 

47 035
We've recently acquired two models with completely different characteristics, and our first Class 47 model 47 035 (shown above) is a modified Hornby model was renumbered to 47 594 in 1983 and named RESOURCEFUL in 1991. Has not just been repainted and detailed superbly but also has large buffers rather than the standard plastic ones, additional pipework where the Hornby couplings would have been and then runs so smoothly around the test track in both directions it's such a beautiful model I am delighted to have picked this one up. Additionally it will easily double head with other models which is useful as a couple of my non runners can be utilised in this way. 






47 568
Our other model is also made by Hornby and has not been modified (was still for sale under same number by Hattons till recently). Originally built in 1964 at Crewe locomotive works, it was scrapped after over 40 years of service in 2007. Compared to the other model it stands a bit bigger on it's chassis and might need to be looked at, isn't as good a runner but does run ok and isn't as noisy as some models I've seen here though I might look to remove the unsightly couplings and fit something more subtle later.