BURY St EDMUNDS MODEL RAILWAY CLUB - 70th Anniversary Model Railway Exhibition

Saturday 28th September
Bury St Edmunds Model Railway Club - 70th Anniversary Model Railway Exhibition

ADDRESS
Thurston Sixth, Beyton Campus,
Drinkstone Road, Beyton,
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9AQ
OPENING TIMES:  10.00 - 16.00
ADMISSION:    Adults £5.00
     
The great 70th Anniversary Exhibition celebrating that splendid milestone in the Clubs history.Will have a grand selection of quality layouts, in many scales, with our usual high quality professional traders. Free parking and easy access from A14. Hot and cold refreshments. Wheelchair access friendly. Open 10.00 - 16.00 with last admissions 15.30. Entry £5.00 children under 14 free when accompanied by an adult.

Our 70th anniversary exhibition - founded in 1949 this is one of the longest surviving Clubs in the region and intends to show off itself by putting together an even better show than 2018 when we broke all records for footfall and sales, we are told! so here goes! the Club has a record of putting together layouts which have been rarely or indeed never seen at our Exhibition and this year is no exception. Yes, we do have one or two invited back "again" but this is by public demand - however a number of our layouts have never been seen before. Whatever the collection we offer is quality - as befits the anniversary, an selected to ensure constant active operation and professional display. Just compare the tramways with Cobbolds Wharf for size and detail style: the origins of the USA layouts and the European versions - all good and selected for your enjoyment. Naturally the show would not exist without the support of our very generous and professional traders - pretty mush all of whom are now "regulars" coming back year after year - must be the bacon rolls!

Charities:
As defined by the vote amongst Members of the Bury St Edmunds Model Railway Club, the following charities have been invited;

EAAA -- Once again the East Anglian Air Ambulance will attend. They were most appreciative of last year's success and will be doing similar this year.

SARS -- is an emergency medical charity which was founded in 1972. They provide specialist volunteer responders to assist the East of England Ambulance Service at the scenes of serious incidents - in the home or at the roadside.

List of Layouts Attending :

Ambleton Vale - (N Gauge, above) Set in rolling countryside somewhere in central England in the 1950s, Ambleton Vale station is a fictitious terminus at the end of a branch line connecting the village of Ambleton Vale with the county town some 20 miles away, Ray and Anna are a wonderful couple, regularly seen at exhibitions and have created some excellent award winning scenic layouts. [Presented by Ray Taylor & Anna Bass.]
Beal Street Depot - (00, c2000) Based on what is now once again Leicester TMD this DCC controlled modern image layout reflects the modern light maintenance depot [Presented by Ray Pond.]

Bishops Lane Brewery (Above) - (0, Industrial) Excellent "pointless" layout which is a shunting puzzle with six permutations. Throw a dice and see what you can direct. [Presented by Colin French.]
Brackenbury Works - (00, Industrial) Interesting layout which represents the "next generation" in our wonderful hobby. Conceived and built with some guidance, this Industrial shunting layout is DCC is the product of a your man almost in his teens, but not quite. It is exhibited to demonstrate what can be achieved when you let the young mind develop in a productive and constructive way. [Presented by Jude Hayward-Brackenbury.]

Cobbolds Wharf (left) - (S7, 1950's) Bury St Edmunds MRC newest and probably very best ever layout depicting in a very exacting scale part of Ipswich Docks. You may even recognise buildings that currently exist! [Presented by Bury St Edmunds MRC S7 team.]
Coldfair Green - (S4, pre/post war) Although entirely fictitious, the layout is based in East Anglia between 1920 - 1960 and is a typical country terminal station serving a large village. Both passengers, coal and goods traffic are catered for, with the addition of a private mill siding. All structures will be hand built from card or plasticard and represent East Anglian architecture. [Presented by Norfolk & Suffolk Area Group, Scalefour Society.]
Copsey - OO - (00, c2010) A typical Kelvin Barnes layout, exceedingly well built representing a 20th century end of branch station. Quality manufacture and presentation. [Presented by Kelvin Barnes, a very regular exhibitor at BSE MRC.]
Coronado Shortline - (0, USA 1960's) This fascinating 1960's American layout has been superbly built and is operated by Members of Bury St Edmunds MRC. David is busy with his next project so this layout could be for sale: take a look and see whether the lovely exhibit is as good to you as it is to us! [Presented by David Fennell, Member BSE MRC.]

Fenwick TMD - (00, 2019) 
(right) A layout that you will always find something different appearing on. Look for the scratch built high quality track machines in this wonderful modern depot. Representing the most modern of modern periods many liveries appear, mostly hand sprayed before the RTR ones have been manufactured. [Presented by Dan Lawrence.]
Hartenburg - (German Tramway, 1920 - 1939) A new layout to the circuit this highly unusual exhibit is set in a town square with 42 buildings with interior lights and super detail. A Faller road system is used with DRG period trams as rolling stock. [Presented by Chris Hart, Felixstowe area N Gauge Group.]
Longframlington - (N, 1958-1963) Set in North British areas of Northumberland you will see representative traction with correct rolling stock: much of it kit built. Operated by DCC control of both track and traction this layout is built by Members of N Gauge Forum. [Presented by Richard Hall.]
Oak Lane TMD - (00, Modern Image) Small modern TMD using Lenz DCC control with a clever track plan allowing optimum movement and great interest. [Presented by Greg Marshall.]

Orford - (00, late 1950's, above) although Orford never had an actual railway connection, nor, so far as we are aware was one ever contemplated it lies conveniently situated not far from the former GER Aldeburgh branch and the GER Snape branch. Orford represents an imaginary extension of the old Aldeburgh branch to Orford ...a 'never-was' but 'might-have-been' railway, on the assumption that traffic on the Aldeburgh branch grew as originally hoped by the Great Eastern - which in fact, it never really did. Superbly built and wonderfully presented look at the detail and quality of each and every detail. [Presented by Paul Clarke.]

Passage Lane TMD - (00, 2019) This finescale layout (above) is a fictitious East of England modern day depot. There is ample space for many locomotives and a mixture of operators can be seen visiting the maintenance shed, fuelling bays or visitors’ sidings. In 2019, DRS purchased some more land, extending their depot to include a stabling yard for overnight locomotives and further areas for essential locomotive work. As part of the redevelopment, Network Rail built a ballast terminal to stock permanent way maintenance. Under the glare of the yard’s tower lights, class 60s, 66s and 68s are frequently seen pulling into and out of the yard. The busy resident class 08 is often seen taking a diesel tanker to fill the tanks up and moving freight into position for its bigger counterparts to collect. Visiting vintage locomotives arrive for overnight stabling and refuelling, departing for their charter trains the next day. A yard with a hive of activity with the yard manager’s men working hard on new developments.. [Presented by Charlotte Sanderson.]
Ruffles Road - (00, Modern Image) Based in an urban London setting this layout accommodates a station with passenger and parcels working as well as a busy goods yard for modern rolling stock. Operated with DCC sound most modern traction can be seen. [Presented by Simon Veasey.]
Signa Dale - (009, Narrow Gauge 1950's) Nestling in a valley in the limestone hills in the Peak District, Signa Dale is a small town served by a narrow gauge railway. the layout is set in 1950's when trains continue to serve the isolated farms and villages of the local area against the rising tide of road transport. Signa Dales station has been adapted from the surviving building at Hulme End on the sadly closed Leek & Manifold Railway. [Presented by Peter Rendell.]
Sutherland - (N, USA 1956) An American layout based south west of Kansas City operated by Union Pacific The Rock Island branch connects into an industrial area allowing "switching" operations. The layout is designed to operate prototypical long mainline trains on the UP route. DC controlled main line with DCC branch and industrial area. [Presented by Trevor Buck, Felixstowe Area N Gauge Group.]
Templefield - (00, 1970) This layout represents a fictitious location somewhere in west London and is inspired by the West Drayton - Uxbridge Vine Street branch. The layout shows the post steam period with DMU operation struggling to exist. Freight is offered by the presence of the oil terminal with parcels and newspapers making up the balance of the operation. [Presented by David Fisher.]
Thunder Mountain - (N, USA 1955) Based in Montana, USA this layout features passing thunder storms to back up the rail operation! The main line is a stiff gradient with shorter trains or strengthened "head end" power. There is a branch to an old mine but this is now predominantly used by leisure seekers. There are several other working accessories to watch for and various cameo scenes to entertain. [Presented by Brian Willcocks.]
Townsend - (N, 1960) Inspired by Dawlish and Teignmouth this GW mainly operated by GW traction and BR stock. Also to be seen are green era diesel traction and DMU's. SR stock is seen also on "diversionary and training route learned" moves which adds further interest. [Presented by Bishops Stortford Railway Society.]
Wattisham & Coombs - (N, freelance) The names Wattisham & Combs are fundamentally not known in railway circles. Indeed this layout is purely fictitious and are chosen because they were near the makers home! Much of what is seen is based on local productivity, the sugar beet works, grain flows, flour and similar. The main station is based around Ipswich with the crossing Manningtree. [Presented by Mike Chester, former BSE MRC Member.]

Nearest Railway Stations :
Thurston  [1.63 miles]
Elmswell  [3.33 miles]
Bury St Edmunds  [5.32 miles]
Stowmarket  [7.64 miles]

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THE MERCHANT OF AVON RAILTOUR -- SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER

THE MERCHANT OF AVON - 'STEAM ON A SUNDAY'
Running on 22nd September 2019

With steam all the way from Burton to Stratford this tour is bound to revive memories of rail travel in its heyday. Our engine will be the star attraction as it makes its way through England´s industrial heartland to the home of the country´s most famous playwright. The sound of escaping steam and the smell of smoke is so evocative as it drifts past the windows of our train and will no doubt bring with it waves of nostalgia as we glide past the traffic jams, so typical of a summer Sunday these days.

THE MERCHANT OF AVON
After two hours of steam travel we arrive in Stratford where you can enjoy five hours of free time before rejoining our train to retrace our route to home stations. Stratford is of course famous for its connections with William Shakespeare and rightly so. Being the birthplace of the famous bard and now the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company makes this town a big draw. You may wish to visit Shakespeare´s birthplace with its museum collection or maybe take a tour of Anne Hathaway´s cottage with its gardens. All these attractions are on the route of the hop on hop off open top bus which operates around the town.

However there is much more to Stratford than just William Shakespeare. A charming medieval centre with timber framed buildings and lots of independent shops makes for a lovely visit. Add to this the canal with its boat trips and also the river, which wends its way through the central park, means Stratford has a most attractive centre worthy of a visit in its own right.

About the locomotive
We are expecting this event to be steam hauled by LMS/BR Stanier 8F Class No. 48151. Built at Crewe in 1942 for the LMS it was transferred to BR in 1948 where it served until being sold initially for scrap in 1968 fortunately during the mid 1970s it was set aside and preserved, allowing us to enjoy it's service now. Has spent it's time in regular touring service particularly over the Settle and Carlisle line.

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KETTERING AND DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY - 2019 EXHIBITION [SEPTEMBER 14th]

Kettering and District Model Railway Society
   - Annual Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 14th September 2019

ADDRESS;
Greenfields Primary School
Highfield Road,  Kettering
Northamptonshire   NN14 1JS

OPENING TIMES:  Saturday  10am-4pm
ADMISSION:    Adults £5.00    Concessions £4.00    Family £12.00

This is our second year at Greenfields Primary School after our very successful show in 2018. 
About the K&DMRS
Well like many clubs around the UK, we are a small vibrant group of people whose ages range from the 16 to, well, lets say pensionable!  One of our members was asked by his daughter, "What do you do at your model railway club?" He responded, "Well, we plan and make layouts, chat about model railways and drink tea!" His daughter perhaps tongue-in-cheek, "A bit like the Women's Institute but for men!"

So, if you like drinking tea and have an interest in model railways, come along and see what we do. We are a friendly club whose members range from complete beginners to seasoned modellers. We create railways in miniature, by helping one another to learn new skills to research the prototype, build base boards, track lay and wiring, landscaping, building buildings, signalling and operating the models.

Our layouts cover most gauges and scales, from club layouts, member layouts and lots of guest layouts not seen at our exhibition. Four confirmed layouts have been the subject of features in Railway Modeller magazine over the last year.

List of Layouts Attending:

Blisworth 'O' Gauge (Page header image and left) -- The Stratford-Upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway’s ‘mainline’ ran from Stratford- upon- Avon to Blisworth, where it had its own station (opened 1866) adjacent to the LNWR station. The company operated some 75 miles of track through sparsely populated countryside from Broom Junction in the west and Olney in the east. Passenger service was withdrawn in 1952 and goods in 1965.  In 1853 the station was rebuilt 880 yds to the north, closer to the junction to facilitate changing trains. The station closed on 4 January 1960, and was demolished soon after

Wendsleydale O:16.5 -- Based on a small rural area in the East Midlands. Wendsleydale (right) depicts the Industrial side of model railways, with a narrow gauge railway servicing a small quarry and factory area. At an upper level, you will be able to view a processing plant manufacturing everyday goods that you may recognise. Look out for the animation of some of the workers in the quarry and in the village of Wendsleydale with amusing effect.

Heys Quay OO9 -- (above) is set in the north west of England on the river Heys near where it meets the coast. Small fishing boats unload their catch and other goods some legal some not but the local bobby is watching. All set in the late 50s it has a good passenger service mainly with small locos and coaches. The layout is housed in an under bed storage box.
Great Minion Railway Yes as the name suggests this is a railway featuring the "Minions" And the layout made its exhibition debut at the Great Central Railway Model Event in mid-June, 2018 as a late substitute. The layout had not been finished and operation was limited but still attracted favourable comments plus two invitations for exhibitions in 2019.  The railway is primarily 'driven' by youngsters visiting exhibition. We try to let them drive two locos including the steep bank if time allows. Track One is 'end to end', from Central Station to the scenic end tunnel, via Lakeside Station. The line has two sidings. Track Two is also 'end to end' with the same start and destination but running on a DCC Shuttle Unit. Track Three departs from Minion High Level up a staggering 5% gradient to Minion Mountain Halt, where the are two platform entries. Small certificates are given to the young drivers!

Belbroughton O Gauge -- (left) A branch-line in the late 1950’s.  Belbroughton in North Worcestershire is village in an area bounded by Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Longbridge and Stourbridge. In real life the village never had a railway but this is what could have been if the LMS and GWR had built a line into the town. The line in from Kidderminster fights the contours of the region causing it to enter the station via a rather circuitous route, whereas the line from the LMS at Longbridge takes a shorter route to Belbroughton coming off the Halesowen branch at Rubery. 
Cheriton Bishop
Timber Valley
Elmfield
Squaw Falls

Bankfield Road - is an O Gauge finescale layout, set in 1947-8 on the LMS. It can sometimes be seen with 1952-59 BR stock. A minimum space layout set in the Black Country in the immediate post WWII period. The railways may be about to be nationalised, but this is still the world of the LMS. Small engines shunt a factory siding and a canal wharf, while the occasional passenger waits for the ancient six wheel coaches that make up the train at the tiny station
Ellasweet Beet Factory
Duke's Mine
Magna Park
Danny Figg Micro Layouts
Architectural Models
Hornby Three Rail
Great Central Railway
Sixpenny Handley
Braysdale
Welland Bridge
The Canal Basin

Public Transport 
BUS
There is a half-hourly bus service No.2 from Kettering Town Centre via Kettering Railway Station to within 100 metres of the Model Railway Exhibtion entrance.  No.2 buses leave Horsemarket Bus Stop No.12 at four minutes and thirty-four minutes past the hour. Add on three minutes for arrival at the railway station.  Alight at St. Clements Bus Stop in Highfields Road. The single fare is £1.70 single. Return buses leave at eight and thirty-eight minutes past the hour.

TRAINS
Nearest Railway Stations:
Kettering [0.64 miles]
Wellingborough [5.99 miles]
Corby [7.33 miles]
Market Harborough [10.14 miles]

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WHITE ROSE TO YORK RAILTOUR with Clun Castle - Saturday 7th September

Newly restored Tyseley flagship locomotive No. 7029 'Clun Castle' will make it's first visit to York in 30 years. The route will take us from the West Midlands, via Tamworth and Burton-on-Trent, diverting along the Erewash Valley and stopping at newly re-opened Ilkeston station.

The ever-popular city of York has many attractions for the day visitor as well as the Christmas shopper looking for the perfect gift. If shopping isn’t for you, inside York’s three miles of city walls there is evidence of Roman, Viking and Medieval history, mixed with classic architecture from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Why not visit the Gothic splendour of York Minster with its Rose Window, the Castle Museum, the National Railway Museum (free entry) or the Jorvik Viking Experience to name just a few. Alternatively, boat trips are available on the River Ouse, or you can pre-book an open-top bus tour or simply browse around the medieval shopping streets of Stonegate and The Shambles.

GWR No. 7029 - CLUN CASTLE

‘Clun Castle’ was built in the former Great Western Railway works at Swindon in 1950 as part of the last batch of Castle Class locomotives ordered by British Railways. The Castle Class locomotives were first introduced in 1923 and were built for hauling express passenger trains on the Great Western Railway such as ‘The Bristolian’ and ‘The Cheltenham Flyer’.

The Castle Class was one of the most successful and prolific steam locomotive designs built in Britain, eventually numbering 171 in total. The first in the class was No: 4073 ‘Caerphilly Castle’ which was exhibited in the British Empire Exhibition in 1924, alongside another iconic British steam locomotive of the day, ‘Flying Scotsman’.

On 9th May, 1964 ‘Clun Castle’ broke the record for a steam locomotive over the Devon Banks from Plymouth to Bristol; a record that was held for 50 years until the time was beaten by another Castle Class locomotive, Clun’s stable-mate at Tyseley and older sister No: 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’. After touring throughout England to mark the end-of-steam, in 1967 ‘Clun Castle’ was purchased from British Railways by a group led by Mr Patrick Whitehouse for the scrap value of £3,600.00. The loco was placed in trust and subsequently moved to the former steam depot at Tyseley, Birmingham where the loco has resided for 50 years and become the foundation of the ‘7029 Clun Castle Limited’ charitable trust.

‘Clun Castle’ hauled the last steam train from London Paddington, the last through train on the GWR’s route north from Birmingham to Birkenhead, and the very last train from Birmingham Moor Street station prior to closure.

BRESSINGHAM STEAM MUSEUM - Model Railway Show, Sunday 1st September 2019

Bressingham Steam Museum - Model Railway Show
Sunday 1st September 2019

LOCATION:
Bressingham Steam Museum, 
Low Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk IP22 2AA

OPENING TIMES:  10:30 - 17:00
ADMISSION:  Adults £6.50    Concessions £6.50    Children £5.59 
(* Admission is for the Model Railway Show, additional fees might be required for the train rides within the Museum itself)

Details for Bressinghams 2019 Model Railway Show:
The annual Model Railway Show at Bressingham Steam Museum. Showcasing model railways of various scales from clubs, societies and individuals from the East Anglia Region. Show has good trade support. £6.50 entry fee includes access to the museum and gardens (Railway and Gallopers rides are an extra cost). A great day out at a fantastic price on the last day of the school holidays. The museum will be in Full Steam. Standard Gauge railway in operation too!

Confirmed Layouts:
War and Peace Rolvenden:

(left) "OO" 4mm/foot scale 16.5mm gauge (Chelmsford & District MRC layout).
This layout is a faithful representation of the Rolvenden 840ft. station yard on the Kent and East Sussex Railway, as it was in the 1940s, covering both wartime and peacetime rail traffic.The buildings with the exception of the oast house are scratch-built using photographs and plans from various reference books. The cottage is a replica of Colonel Stephen's Staff Cottage which was at Rolvenden and has been renovated and now at Northiam Station.
North Level Railway: 16.5mm narrow gauge. The North Level Railway is a fictitious narrow gauge railway located in the “North Level” of “The Fens” set in the 1930 era and built to a scale of 7mm to the foot running on O/16.5 track. All locomotives and rolling stock are built from kits or “kit bashed” (modified) on 4mm (OO) chassis. 
Marks Hall Shed:  OO Gauge.

Winkles Yard: OO Gauge. (Above) Goods Yard (shunting yard) Layout based in 1974-78 (BR) an exercise in background perspective and weathering.

Botterill Street: O Gauge. (right) Botterill Street Yard depicts a small urban yard area, which can be operated as either a wagon repair facility or a locomotive stabling point. The layout is normally operated with stock typical of the Eastern Region circa 1958-1962.
Copsey: OO gauge (32A Model railway club) A very modern station layout – using mainly DMU’s 2000-2005 also shows that you can run plenty of different options in a relatively small operating space.

Cromer High: OO gauge (32A Model railway club). This is the clubs exhibition layout having been completely dismantled, and work is well in hand on a major re-vamp & expansion to include the former goods yard and Cromer Junction. Goods Yard situated one side, Engine shed and turntable the other side of the station. 
Broadfield TMD: OO Gauge.
Lowbech: OO Gauge
1950s Maldon Market Hill: "EM" 18.2mm gauge (Member of Chelmsford & District MRC). Due to the prosperity after rationing was eased during the mid-1950's Market Hill station has been rebuilt with a new trackplan that has allowed longer trains and more trains to make use of the station and is now known as Market Hill, Maldon. The pilot loco now has its own siding and does not have to stay in the open air when its not working as it can shelter under the 'rebuilt' over-bridge. The original has been exhibited in its current form since 1998 (1996 not complete) and the new version has been exhibited since June 2016

Branksdowne Junction:
British N scale layout, depicting a fictitious location in North West England in the Modern Era. It is the point at which two separate tunnel bores under the rolling Pennines come together. (Right) View of the Station and yard before the wires went in. This junction is now fully wired with EZ Line centenary.
Blackwells Brewery Co: EM gauge (Mid Essex Model Railway Club).
East Sternham: OO Gauge (The 31A (Cambridge) Model Railway Club). A terminus station on a branch line from the Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich main line in East Anglia set in the modern image era.

Hadderton: N Gauge (Felixstowe N Gauge Club). (above) The layout is a fictitious location on the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway, depicted circa 1960. The station is typical of those on the line, with GWR style buildings, two perfectly straight platforms and two through tracks. The station includes a bay platform for a branch line. There is also a small goods yard, a brewery and a sewage works. Locomotives and rolling stock from the former LNER, GWR and LMS can be seen together with items of BR origin.
Felixstowe Group N Gauge modular layout.

Nearest Railway Stations:
Diss [2.92 miles]
Harling Road [7.86 miles]
Eccles Road [7.89 miles]
Attleborough [9.11 miles]

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