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Click here for latest news - April 08
Events
Middleton Garden Railway Open Day - Saturday 10th May 2008
17th/18th May - Merstham Steam Show - www.mmss.co.uk
14th June - Canvey Railway And Model Engineers Club - RoR visit - www.cramec.org
5th July Quarry Hunslet Launch - www.cdmes.org.uk
Middleton Garden Railway Open Day -September 2008
4th/5th October - Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Exhibition - www.iwemrc.org.uk
18th October - Chelmsford Model Railway Exhibition - http://www.chelmsfordmrc.org.uk/2008.html
25th October - Anglia Garden Railway Show
8th November - Romford Model Railway Exhibition
Club Talks/Presentations
8th October - Chingford Eveing Talk
We have now done 3 talks to clubs which feed back has been positive.
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 -
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.