BRISTOL O GAUGE GROUP 2019 EXHIBITION UWE [BOGG 2019]

Norden Mine & Goathorn

Bristol 0 Gauge Group -- 2019 Exhibition
Sunday 27th January 2019

LOCATION (Map at foot of page)
University of the West of England (UWE)
Filton Road, Bristol,   BS34 8QZ

OPENING TIMES:    10.00am -- 4.00pm
ADMISSION:    Adults £9.00
[£7.00 for Gauge 0 Guild members on production of a valid membership card.]

All Wives / Partners & children under 14 are admitted Free.
      
The exhibition is held annually on the last Sunday in January. It is a mix of 70+ traders, up to 10 layouts & demonstrators giving advise on the required skills to fulfil your modelling requirements.

Once again this event supports the Children's Hospice South West charity, in 2018 the show and it's wonderful visitors were able to donate £1,200.00 to this cause so if you can please give generously again this year.

The following layouts have accepted our invitation to attend the 2019 exhibition.

Test Tracks & Layouts for 2019 show

Keith Warham [West Wilts] Test Track      Fine scale & DCC
West Monkton Test Track         Fine scale & DCC

Layouts:-

8 Bay Halt, a Midland Railway Branch Line in 1914
Presented by Colin Heard

Charlworth, BR [S] late 1950's & early 1960's
Presented by Phil Dowling

Norden Mine & Goathorn, depicting Dorset Ball Clay workings
Presented by Peter Hollins  [Image TOP of page]

Porthiain, early BR & industrial workings
Presented by Mike Rimes

PENPOLL QUAY

Penpoll Quay, a Cornish branch line BR[W]
Presented by John Saunders (Left)












Penfold Priory, a 1930's GWR Branch, with LMS having running rights 
Presented by Bob Wykes (Below)

Crossway Wagon Works, mixed gauge industrial area
Presented by John Cavell (Below)

CROSSWAY WAGON WORKS

GETTING HERE:

Nearest Railway Stations:
   Filton Abbey Wood [0.63 miles] 
   Bristol Parkway [0.92 miles] 
   Patchway [2.01 miles] 

Maps;

Please use the NORTH ENTRANCE, using the Coldharbour Lane entrance will take you into the main University complex which is ONE BIG 1 way system, and you will end back where you entered.

Note that Car Parking on Sunday is Free. 

BOGNOR REGIS MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION JANUARY 2019

Barnham Signal Box

Saturday 12th January 2019 - Sunday 13th January 2019

LOCATION:
Felpham Community College
Felpham Way, Bognor Regis, 
West Sussex     PO22 8EL

OPENING TIMES:  
SATURDAY -- 10am to 5pm     SUNDAY -- 10am to 4.30pm

ADMISSION:  
Adults £5.00    Children £3.00   

This Model Railway Exhibition down on the Sussex coast, will feature layouts of various gauges, a range of products from top quality traders plus support of various local railway societies. There will be a selection of homemade hot & cold light refreshments available. There is also a raffle which gives you the chance to win and take home your own OO Gauge layout, just one of the prizes in our raffle. The venue offers level wheelchair and also mobility scooter friendly access.

The venue is quite easy to find - Felpham Community College is located at a roundabout on the A259 road just a few hundred yards from Butlins holiday complex entrance which will be signposted so head in that direction and you'll be fine. The venue offers free car-parking and is easily accessible by wheelchair or mobility scooter. The Model Railway Club meet on Tuesday evenings, most Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings, in the (Ex)Barnham Signal Box (pictured top) now located at Aldingbourne Sports & Social Club, Olivers Meadow, Eastergate, Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

Please note that children under 3yrs are admitted free.

Oakley Green Depot

List of Layouts Attending :
Aldingbourne Central - OO Gauge Children's Layout
Glasgow Emerald - HO Gauge Blue Diesel Scotrail 1970's
Oakley Green - TMD 1970-1980 (above)
Deansmoor - N Gauge Post Privatisation
Some Where in France - HO Gauge Ww1
Sillean Modular Railway - N Gauge
Lemmington Park - HO American

Hampton South - O Gauge SR Terminus, Late 1960's (above)
Pine Rise - N Gauge
Exebridge - 3mm GWR Pre-Nationalisation
Coleford - OO9 1960's (below)
Oakley - British N Gauge Late 1960's/early 1970's
Hastings Tramway Museum - OO Gauge Tram Layout
Charlies Gauge 1 - Gauge 1 Layout
Brian - OO9 Layout

COLEFORD 009 Narrow Gauge 

Nearest Railway Stations :
Bognor Regis [0.99 miles]
Barnham [2.82 miles]
Ford [4.25 miles]
Littlehampton [4.95 miles]

MAP:

FLYING SCOTSMAN RAILTOUR -- THE SCOTSMAN SALUTE FRIDAY 11th JANUARY 2019

Sir William McAlpine, 1936 – 2018

This Friday 11th January 2019 a very special train service will be run to celebrate the life of a truly great railway enthusiast and preservationist. A hugely popular and well-known public figure, Sir William McAlpine was a lifelong supporter of railway heritage and preservation in the UK and he led many campaigns to preserve and restore historic railway buildings, locomotives and objects.

He began his career working in Hayes Depot in Middlesex which housed the McAlpine railway locomotive and wagon fleet and he maintained a significant railway collection at his private estate which included the mile long Fawley Hill Railway.

FLYING SCOTSMAN IN 4472 LIVERY

He established and chaired the influential Railway Heritage Trust, was Patron of the Swanage Railway Trust, President of the Transport Trust, Chairman of the Dart Valley Railway, Chairman of the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway and either Chairman, Patron or President of a vast number of other preserved railways. He was also President of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society. William McAlpine will be best remembered for saving 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ for the nation preventing the famous locomotive from sale to an American consortium or possibly being sold for scrap. Sir William paid for the locomotive to be restored and brought back into main line operation and for this alone, the enthusiast fraternity owes him an enormous debt of gratitude.

FLYING SCOTSMAN AT YORK STATION
BR LIVERY 60103

Memorial Excursion to York with Flying Scotsman in charge.

Sir William McAlpine was instrumental in introducing new generations to this magnificent icon of the steam age which included organising the locomotive’s record-breaking trip to Australia in 1988. Sadly, he passed away earlier this year, and on the eve of his 83rd birthday, DB Cargo, Network Rail, LNER and the National Railway Museum will run a very special train from London King’s Cross to York hauled by Flying Scotsman. On arrival into York at 12.30, guests will be escorted to the adjacent National Railway Museum where a Class 90 electric locomotive will be named on the turntable of the Great Hall. 

Visitors will then have time to explore the museum and the rest of this fine city at leisure before departure from York at around 17.00. With the newly named Sir William McAlpine in charge as we return to London King’s Cross.

Station	Depart	Arrive
London King's Cross	08.00	20.00

The charter is a collaboration between DB Cargo UK Ltd, the locomotive’s owners the National Railway Museum, Network Rail, LNER, Riley & Sons (E) and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS).

Sir William was instrumental in preserving steam on the main line for future generations to enjoy. Profits from this train will be used to create a one-year engineering trainee position to ensure Sir William’s legacy continues to live on.

HILLINGDON RAILWAY MODELLERS -- OPEN DAYS AND EVENTS 2019

http://www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk

Happy New Year to you all. 

Just a heads up, as a follower of the good people at Hillingdon Railway Modellers we will be supporting them with their regular open days, running opportunities and some appearances at exhibitions. Looks like they are starting early in 2019 with an exhibition next weekend at Stevenage so if you are in the vicinity I hope you enjoy seeing quality O Gauge modelling at work. 

Their first Open Day will be 16th February from 10am. 

Club Events For 2019

Date	Description
12/13 January	Grindley Brook to Chiltern Model Railway Association (CMRA) Exhibition, Stevenage
7 February	AGM (members only)
16 February	Test Track Open Day
6 April	Test Track Open Day
8 June	Test Track Open Day
24 August	Test Track Open Day
19 October	Test Track Open Day
14 December	Test Track Open Day

Any amendments or additions to the above we will update throughout the year.  All the best for 2019.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 [PLEASE MAKE IT A BETTER ONE]

Yes it's time to kick off another year, a big welcome to 2019 may it be twelve amazing months for you and yours. 

Last year was rather difficult for me with an office move into Central London and then the departure of my managers who were really good for me so there are not many good people left. A change of scene might do me the world of good. We look forward towards the new year where we'll still have plenty of railway and modelling related events and days out to plan for and enjoy. While this blog has outlived its original remit, focusing on Dad's models, I enjoy it and plan to keep it going for as long as I can with hopefully more news and events throughout the year as well any more days out I can manage.  

As I still have a few of Dads models to display I hope to get these out for a run a few times a year, am also considering getting a few bits of N Gauge again which I used to collect and build layouts, the advantage here being that they do not take up a lot of space, but so far they appear to be very expensive and the obsession with DCC I really do not get. I have therefore been picking up a few older items too for myself, some are non runners and will be trying to do a little maintenance to get them going and would like to pick up a few shunters and wagons and make a small shunting yard layout, would also like a DMU/Railcar so will see what I can do later in the year with that idea.

Trips away to Swanage, York and hopefully Blaenau Ffestiniog would be great ideas for long weekends away this year. We also expect to see more of friends and family as well as attend a few exhibitions and open days too if we can. Whatever happens make it fun, enjoy life and travels be entertained and indeed entertaining too in all you do. 

Hope you enjoy a wonderful 2019.