Ride on Railways Ltd

NEWS and EVENTS

Click - here - for latest news - January 2012

Events

 

2012

 

• National Garden Railway Show - 31st March. Peterborough.

• Merstham Model Steam Show - May

• Ride on Railways/ Station Road Steam Day - Chingford Club. Saturday 14th July

• Bristol Show - August

• Chelmsford Model Railway Exhibition - October

 

Club Talks/Presentations

 

We have now done 7 talks to clubs.

If you would like us to come and do a talk please get in touch. We are able to offer a fully illustrated talk complete with film presetations of our line and times we have been involved with TV companies. All we need is a socket for the video projector.

 

Previous News Updates -

• September 11 - Chingford, Chelmsford, Beckonscot, Visitors to our Railway, New bogie, Industrial Hercules Body.

• May 11 - Vacuum pump, point motor, iDrive controller, Bonnet Grills, Clark's mine & 7 1/4" gauge tram engine

• February 11 - 7 1/4" gauge Captain Howey, workshop bits, Alexander Palace visit, 00gauge railway arches

• December 10 - 7 1/4" gauge christmas train, 7 1/4" gauge wagon, new Jasper body & Barnards Farm Railway + new bandsaw.

• October 10 - Point motor, plastic truck, disk brakes, 7 1/4" gauge bogies, open day pictures

• August - My Hercules, Chingford and end of 7.25" gauge Hercules

• May 10 - Merstham show, 7 1/4" gauge wagon, mini tram engine.

• March 10 - workshop 2 years on, driving trucks, clear out

• January 10 - Test run 7 1/4" gauge Hercules, Quarry Hunslets - Club and in the snow, Motor Solution.

• December 09 - 7 1/4" Hercules, Motor problems, Quarry Hunslet in progress, Timken boxes, Bogies and Barry

• October 09 - Workshop news, Out and about, parties and work on the house

• July 09 - Hot, new running boards for truck, Club visits, 10yrs party and a manhole.

• April 09 - 1 year on, 7.25" gauge bogies. lever frame and faith.

• February 09 - Raised truck , Faith, Workshop News and Weather

• November 08 - Raised truck notice, out and about, kids party, Barking Park and bespoke work

• September 08 - Quarry Hunslet No. 2, Bekonscot, Garden visit, RHDR & Sept Open day pictures

• June 08 - Merstham Show (including luggage loco), Openday, Canvey Island visit

• April 08 - Workshop Update

• March 08 - Workshop update, Hunslet progress

• January 08 - New signals - Raised truck and Lever frame

• October 07 - Bespoke crossing/Hercules, Chelmsford/Romford Exhibitions

• June 07 - Signal Box construction- Quick Holiday - Chelmsford + Kiddy Coach

• Febuary 07 - Articulated coaches + Canvey Island Visit + Plywood Van

• January 07 - Ickenham + Articulated Coaches + Coal Wagon + Treadle switches

• November 06 - Romford Exhibition + Canvey Island visit

• October 06 - St Edwards School + motor news

• 6th September - new 4 wheel trucks + Garden Rail

• 8th August 06 -First pictures of raised truck and 4 wheel driving truck

• 3rd June 06 - Merstham and RoR open day

• 3rd May 06 - Jasper Launch + Portable Tack

• 11th March 06 - Pre poduction Jasper + Industrial Hercules Body Launch

• 1st April 06 - Industrial Coupling +Braked bogies + Pullman Coach

ARTICLES from previous newsletters*

• Polly Open Day - Includes video of Polly's and our Trojan in action, flat out Sept 03
• RoR Open Day - Couple of picture of another manic day. Sept 03
• POLLY Part 1- Simon Pavit's account of building his Polly II. For those who have thought about building a Polly Simon promises installments of his progress.
• A rather large track side accessory - Footbridge
• BOGIES - RoR gets close to its 100th bogie - and a special offer to celebrate.
• Electric control - ideas and updates
• Ultimate Devotion - 3 1/2" gauge loco - 4-8-4, 3150 rivots on the tender
• Launch of the Hercules - Initial pictures and video
• Camera tricks or rather computer editting - Have you spotted any on our pages?
• Don't let the light stop you - Night Photography - Digital cameras allow you to carry on photo taking well into the night.
• HERCULES - latest pictures of the prototype. No price yet but due to current work load will only be available as a kit to start with.
• Isle of Man Part II - Douglas to Port Soderick - 3 railways / trams long since gone. The islands only standard gauge line - Paul Middleton
• Isle of Man Steam Railway - coaching stock - Picture page
• Simple 4 Wheel Wagon Body - Article by Steve Kesterton
• PANELLED COACH - Special detailed coach from RoR
• A long weekend in the Isle of Man- part I
• Salfords Light Railway - One Year On
• Isle of Man Track Oddities
• Wheel Squeal - or going round the bend

*The above articles were filed under monthly newsletters. Ran out of steam after 9 months so I have just linked them direct from here.