4TC SWANAGE SUNDAY SPECIAL RAIL TOURS - SUNDAY 28th JULY 2019

UK Railtours in association with The Swanage Railway, GB Railfreight and London Underground Ltd are organising 4 rail tours to the Swanage Railway this summer. The railtour will be formed of the distinctive London Transport red-liveried 4TC set, topped and tailed by Class 73/1 locomotives. We will travel via the South Western Main Line, via Winchester, Southampton and the New Forest. Passing Bournemouth we skirt Poole Harbour and at Worgret Junction we veer left on to the Swanage branch.

The branch itself, now one of Britain’s leading preserved railways, is full of interest and offers the passenger some delightful views of some of the finest scenery in southern England. We pass the sidings at Furzebrook which for many years kept the branch alive. After passing the modern ‘park and ride’ station at Norden we get a wonderful view of the dramatic ruin of Corfe Castle, towering above the picture postcard village of the same name. You can either alight at Corfe or remain on board for the last few miles to the neatly restored terminus at Swanage, right in the heart of the town and just a few minutes’ level walk to the sandy beaches. The bustling resort is full of eating and drinking places – what better treat than enjoying freshly cooked fish and chips as you gaze over the bay and take in the sea breezes!

The tour will be at Swanage for around three hours (if you alight at Corfe Castle your break there will be around 40 minutes longer). You will be entitled to a reduced return fare on the scheduled Swanage Railway steam trains. Please note that First Class accommodation is in six-seat side corridor compartments. Most Standard Class seating is in ‘open’ carriages. Light refreshments will be available. Although this tour will be running on four successive weekends, do bear in mind that the TC is only a four-car train so capacity is limited.

We will be on the first of the four tours which will be on Sunday 28th July 2019, expected departure times are as below, probably get into Swanage just after 1pm;

Station	Depart	Arrive
London Waterloo	08.45	20.55
Woking (for M25)	09.30	20.15
Basingstoke	10.05	19.40

RAILEX NORTH EAST 2019 -- BLYTH AND TYNE MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY EXHIBITION JULY 27-28

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

OPENING TIMES:  
SATURDAY 10am - 5pm       SUNDAY 10am - 4pm

ADMISSION:  Adults £7.00   Children £3.00   Family £16.00

Welcome to Rail Ex North East 2019 organised by the Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society. 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.

There will be a large variety of layouts with a British theme and layouts from around the world ranging from N to O Gauge. Will feature the excellent Bridge at Remagen layout (picture top) an N Gauge German layout with the feature bridge the detail is very impressive. Hopefully 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. Naturally there are also a number of Demonstrations, covering most aspects of modelling. Also this year we have numerous layouts and demonstrations showing the latest technology in Model Railways kindly 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.

This year we have our usual Tombola event this way you get your prizes straight away. 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 and a club members second hand stand. Once again we hope you have an enjoyable time at the exhibition and we look forward to welcoming you to our venue. Nearest Metro station is 'North Shields' then a 'Go North-East Bus' service route 11 to Preston Grange.

List of Layouts Attending:
009 
Castle Caereinion - based on the Welshpool and Llanfair railway this is a new layout in 009 scale. 
Ravenscar Pier - For this model tramway it was assumed that the Town was fully developed and that there was a sandy beach at the bottom of the cliffs. A water powered funicular cliff tramway was built to enable the townspeople and visitors to access the sea wall from the top of the cliffs. Ravenscar Pier still runs trams but they are either cable hauled or battery powered, so there is no overhead.
N Gauge

Barton Road 1969-72 BR(W) -- located in the north west area covering a period from 1965. Based on Barton Dock Road Trafford Park with a main line connection, as at Manchester International Freight Terminal (MIFT) exhibited by the Manchester Model Railway Society.

The Bridge at Remagen (Page top and left) -- An outstanding model and regular on the exhibition scene, the centre point of the layout is the Ludendorff Bridge that used to span the Rhine and made famous by being the first bridge over the Rhine captured by the Allied in 1945 The layout is set a bit earlier in the autumn of 1944 as the bridge defences were being built up in preparation of the Allied advance the wartime stock is exceptional as is the fine detail which continues to be added too and this shouldn't be missed.

2mm Finescale
Winston BR NER

HO Gauge

Broadford (right) HO Australian - is a multi track main line corridor, so running scale length trains was able to be enjoyed. It is set in the 1985-86 period, and is a copy of the actual location.
Derby Freemo American - The layout has been designed using a modular concept providing the scope to display several different scenes even while some modules are still under construction. The desert scenes are inspired by the UP and BNSF trans-continental routes in Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

Em - P4 - S4.
Clackmannen Goods 1970s (BR Sc) - The scene is set in the twilight months of wagon load traffic in a small yard during the mid 1970s .

Cornwallis Yard GWR - The work of the late Bob Haskins, Cornwallis Yard (left) represents a fictional section of the GWR’s Millbay branch in Plymouth circa 1935. The branch was famous as a rail head for Ocean Liner traffic, with the GWR providing boat trains between Plymouth and Paddington. On the upper level is part of Millbay Road Station and Cornwallis Yard goods depot. The lower level includes a small engine shed and a couple of carriage sidings.
Newhaven Harbour BR (S) Green Diesels Emu's
Shelvington 1970s BR (S) Blue Emu's
Ynysybwl Taff Vale 1922

OO Gauge
Ashdan Junction BR (W) - Ashdan Junction is a fictional model railway based on the Cheltenham to Worcester line set during the summer of 1976 so predominantly blue diesels the occasional diverted HST and plenty of detail. 

Wellbridge BR (S) Steam - (above) A finescale OO gauge layout that is based on the area surrounding Bournemouth in the 1950s/60s. The layout has been featured in many publications including Model Rail and the Hornby Magazine. It is based on Southern Region practice under British Rail in the late 1950s/60s also features a lot of land outside the railway boundary and the buildings and their settings are to be prominent features.
Dudley Road - A small light maintenance depot on the west side of Birmingham built on the remains of an old LMS engine shed / maintenance depot, now part of an industrial estate not far from the WCML now that the old signal box and control system has gone. Stock is late 1990's (Class 66, 37s, 57s etc).

Dovington Camp (left) Wartime BR - Dovington Camp was developed during WWII as an Army stores & training depot, with quite an extensive rail network. While this has been ‘rationalised’ over time but it still maintains a rail link for the movement of fuel, stores, munitions and, of course, a wide variety of military vehicles. The camp still retains an old MoD loco, or two, for shunting within the depot itself.
Goathland - Privately owned exhibition layout based on the The North Yorkshire Moors Railway where Goathland is its most recognisable station thanks to the filming of TV's 'Heartbeat' and the 'Harry Potter' films.
Hazleburn
Merstone - Finescale Isle of Wight layout set during 1920s-1950s.
Wellbridge BR (S) 1955-1965
Wemblesden Park BR (M) 1980s

O Gauge.

Dubmill Sidings BR 1966-1971 (above) - O Gauge layout set in Cumbria around 1967-70.
Falcon Road BR Early 1960s

Kylemore Road BR 1970s-1980s (above) TMD Diesel Depot set in the Scottish Region so expect plenty of blue diesel class 27/37s.

Nearest Railway Stations:
Heworth [6.37 miles] 
Cramlington [7.43 miles]
Manors [7.48 miles]
Newcastle Central [7.52 miles]
 -- Approximately 20 minutes by taxi or 35 minutes by public transport from town centre. Or consider taking a Metro service to Tynemouth, from there it's a short 10 minute walk or taxi to the John Spence School (Road using A1058).

MAP

7 YEARS ON. STILL MISSED AND LOVED. RIP DAD Xxx

Mr Geoffrey Tyler
07-02-1934   --   23-07-2012

Miss you every day Dad. Xx

No matter where I am or what I am doing my thoughts are always with you Dad x

No amount of time that passes will change the way I feel; I hurt, I love, I smile, I cry. It's not all about me, it's about what feelings that I've lost, and how much love I have for both you and Mum too. Dad you taught me to be strong, so am sorry that I am letting you down. I can never be strong enough to accept that you are no longer here, even after seven years the pain is still there.



Dad 
I love you so much xx
Wish I could share just one more day with you. 

SECOND HAND N GAUGE MODELS #4 - CLASS 33 EASTLEIGH (33 021) REPAIRED

Recently acquired myself a very nice little set of N Gauge models in the Red Rail-freight livery that you see above with the real version. This set included a Class 33 [33 021 Eastleigh] which was a very popular class of locomotive in my local area on the Southern Region of BR during my trainspotting youth in the 70s and 80s. It was great to pick up one nice and cheaply which also came with a matching wagon set which I've decided to try and add too. Although the locomotive was intact and in great condition it didn't seem to run but that didn't deter me and even with the wagon set only one of these was slightly damaged so for £35 plus postage I think I still got a bargain. 
















Though this model did seem to take power initially there was little sign of life in terms of motion, but where there is noise there is hope. Carefully took it all apart, gave it a good clean and applied some oil (I use sewing machine oil seems to do the trick well if applied sparingly, do NOT use stuff like WD40) and within the hour I had her moving. Let it rest a bit and repeated the process at the end of which was gently running around my test track. 

CLASS 33 History
The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962. A total of 98 were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) and were known as "Cromptons" after the Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment installed in them. Having been designed specifically for the Southern Region, with electric heating apparatus, and some for push/pull operations, in particular, on the Bournemouth to Weymouth line. This avoided the lengthy procedure of uncoupling, running around and coupling. A dozen locomotives, Class 33/2, were built with narrower bodies for traversing the Hastings line. They would see regular service around the Southern Region usually double headed running the Oil Tankers to and from Fawley Refinery in Hampshire and serving the long gone facilities at Staines (west), Earley and North Camp (Farnborough).

Preservation
Most of these locomotives have now been withdrawn from active duty, though three, 33025, 33029 and 33207 are available for use on passenger services with spot hire rail company West Coast Railways. WCRC also has 33030 as a spares donor. A large number of others have been preserved and are operational on heritage railways.

Table of preserved locomotives

1957 number	TOPS number	Name	Location	Current Status	Livery
D6501	33002	Sea King	South Devon Railway	Operational	BR Green
D6508	33008	Eastleigh	Shillingstone	Undergoing Restoration	BR Green (Yellow Warning Panels)
D6515	33012	Lt Jenny Lewis RN	Swanage Railway	Operational and Mainline Certified	BR Green (Yellow Warning Panels)
D6530	33018	–	Midland Railway - Butterley	Undergoing Restoration	BR Blue
D6534	33019	Griffon	Battlefield Line Railway	Operational	DCE Grey and Yellow
D6539	33021	Eastleigh	Churnet Valley Railway	Undergoing Minor Repairs	Post Office Red
D6543	33025	Glen Falloch / Sultan	Carnforth	Under Overhaul	West Coast Railways
D6547	33029	Glen Loy	Southall Railway Centre	Operational, Mainline Certified	West Coast Railways
D6548	33030	–	Carnforth	Stored (spares loco)	Direct Rail Services dark blue
D6553	33035	Spitfire	Barrow Hill Engine Shed	Operational	BR Blue
D6564	33046	Merlin	East Lancashire Railway	Stored (spares Loco)	South West Trains blue
D6566	33048	–	West Somerset Railway	Operational	BR Green (Yellow Front)
D6570	33052	Ashford	Kent and East Sussex Railway	Stored	BR Green
D6571	33053	–	Mid Hants Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6575	33057	Seagull (Name not Carried)	West Somerset Railway	Operational	BR Green (Yellow Front)
D6583	33063	R.J. Mitchell	Spa Valley Railway	Operational	Railfreight Mainline Sector
D6585	33065	Sealion	Spa Valley Railway	Undergoing heavy overhaul	BR Blue
D6513	33102	Sophie	Churnet Valley Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6514	33103	Swordfish	Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6521	33108	Vampire	Severn Valley Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6525	33109	Captain Bill Smith RNR	East Lancashire Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6527	33110	–	Bodmin and Wenford Railway	Operational	Departmental grey
D6528	33111	–	Swanage Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6535	33116	Hertfordshire Rail Tours	Great Central Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6536	33117	–	East Lancashire Railway	Undergoing Repairs	BR Blue
D6586	33201	–	Spa Valley Railway	Operational	BR Blue (Full Yellow Ends)
D6587	33202	Dennis G. Robinson	Mid Hants Railway	Operational	BR Blue
D6592	33207	Jim Martin	Southall Railway Centre	Operational, Mainline Certified	West Coast Railways
D6593	33208	–	Battlefield Line Railway	Undergoing Repairs	BR Green (Yellow Warning Panels)

BEACONSFIELD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION -- SATURDAY 6th JULY 2019

ADDRESS:
The Beaconsfield School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, 
Buckinghamshire   HP9 1SJ

OPENING TIMES:  10.30am-5pm
ADMISSION:    Adults £5.00      Children £2.50   

Their 52nd Exhibition, being held once again in the now regular 'First Saturday of July' slot, will feature 21 layouts, along with full trade support. Free Parking available and less than five minutes drive from M40 Juct.2 - fully signposted on the day.  Exhibits include Ealing Road and William Street Yard (finalist) as seen on the Great Model Railway Challenge TV Programme. Free admission to wheelchair users as there isn't easy access to the stage area - the rest is wheelchair friendly.

There will be 21 layouts on show, covering all the popular gauges and as well as the usual UK railways, representing both the American and European Continents. There will be two layouts which were seen on the Great Model Railway Challenge TV programme - the 'Fawley Flyers' layout 'William Street Yard' as seen in the finals, being exhibited for the first time, and 'Ealing Road' from the 'Missenden Modellers' among the layouts on show. We should also have at least 10 Traders, offering a wide range of products, who should be able to cater for most of your needs. The club's popular own secondhand sales stand will also be in full swing. Because we are using the stage area this year, wheelchair users will be admitted free to recognise their lack of access to the stage (reached via steps). Access to the rest of the exhibition should not prove to be a problem. We have links with the Bekonscot Model Village (the oldest model village in the world) which has an extensive Gauge 1 outdoor railway. This will be open all day on 6th July and is only a short drive away from the exhibition, allowing a full day out for the family by visiting both events. Discount available for those visiting both the exhibition and model village. Our extensive professional catering is well known for it's quality and wide choice of food on offer.

List of Layouts Attending

Addison Park “3mm” -- The unique character of London Transport modelled in 3mm and means that nearly everything here is scratch-built. A popular layout on the exhibition circuit and beautifully detailed. [pic above, by Phill Hutchings]
Bamfylde “N”
Bradfield Gloucester Square “OO”
Brinklow “N”
Cheffley “OO”

Clayton West
“OO” Gauge 4mm Scale -- Clayton West (left) was based on a station that closed to traffic in 1983 with the closure of the associated colliery. This layout is based on the premise that government funding was made available to regenerate this area, resulting in a shopping village, new homes and businesses on the colliery site. Electrification of the branch from the main line would have been instituted in the early 1990s, allowing services to run through from both Manchester and Leeds, though cost restrictions have meant that only the bay platform is energised.  [by Mark Lambert]
Elmwood Yard “HO” -- an American 'Switching' layout running with DCC built by the Little Layout Co.
Frampton on Severn “OO”
Great Bardfield “EM”

Kidmore Dark End (right) “OO” -- there have been many different Kidmore layouts and designs over the years this appears to be the most recent incarnation. Based on that familiar location of “nowhere in particular”, the layout represents that tired and dirty rail yard behind a row of terraced two ups / two downs. These are now all empty, semi derelict, & awaiting the demolition crew.  All that remains of any life is at the end of the street where a builder’s merchants still maintains an ever diminishing trade.
Mulldale “O-16.5”
Old Elm Park “O”
Rossiter Drive “OO”

Rotherbridge Goods 00 gauge 1950's shunting layout (left).  
San Maria Gandia “HO”
Thornfield “OO”
Trowland “S”
Vale View “O”

Whatlington “3mm”  The example above shows Peter Bossom’s ‘Whatlington’ a 3mm gauge layout, which depicts the station of a small town, with a goods trains delivering gypsum from a local mine. While Whatlington does exist as a village in East Sussex, and the London-Hastings main line does pass by the village this layout has been made into a larger town with a station building that is an accurate scale replica of the operational Stonegate station, two stops further up the line, made after extensive photographic research. [Peter Bossom]
William Street Yard “OO” -- as already mention this is one of the fine layouts shown in the recent model railway program and is being exhibited for the first time. 'Fawley Flyers'

Nearest Railway Stations:
Beaconsfield [0.52 miles]
Seer Green [1.55 miles]
Bourne End [3.45 miles]
Gerrards Cross [4.01 miles]

MAP Off Junc 2 M40 [Sat Nav use HP9 1SJ]