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Latest News Updated October 26, 2025. Calendar - Items For Sale 2026 Public Run Dates: May 4 (Monday), Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2, Sep 6, Oct 4. More Information |
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Latest News Updated October 26, 2025. Calendar - Items For Sale 2026 Public Run Dates: May 4 (Monday), Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2, Sep 6, Oct 4. More Information |
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Lastnight was the anual Night Run!! | |
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161025
Club stand setup and ready for the show. We seem to have won something!! - Well done to all those involved. | |
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It's time for MMEE2025 and the erection team, Geoff Watts, Howard Wakefield and Tony Kendall, have tittivated the stand and it is ready for loading into Geoff's van on Tuesday evening. The stand itself will be similar to last year except the end will be on the left and the back shelf on the left side raised to accommodate a station. We will have the stand ready for Keith Jarman's station by 11.30 on Wednesday, after which, members will be able to add their exhibits. I am sure John (Kneeshaw) has it all sorted - models, marshals etc. with a plan for this most important bit. Then, in the blink of an eye, it will all be over at 16.00 on Sunday when complete madness will set in and people who have been cool, calm and collected all week, will descend into complete insanity and it will all be gone. When you have collected your models, the destruction team (Geoff Watts and Peter Revitt) will disassemble and load the stand into Geoff's van to be unloaded (maybe) on Tuesday at Delapre. In the meantime, members may experience some distruption to their normal tea drinking and discussion area, but we hope they will bear with us and perhaps regard it as their contribution to the exhibition. | |
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051025
Last Public Run of the 2025!! | ||
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270925
Some pictures from todays Rail 200 event at the club. Here is something a bit special. David Viewing was running his G1 model of Locomotion No 1 around our track. On 27 September 1825, Locomotion No. 1 hauled the first train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, driven by George Stephenson. This was the worlds first passenger train! Link to the YouTube vidio is here:- YouTube Video |
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Tony, Howard and the Raised Track Guard Trucks The self-steering bogies had been subject to wear, significant modification and had met their demise. With the trucks out of use we agreed to try to revive them. Firstly, the green truck was returned to service with minor modification to the running gear to prevent the body from grounding. This has been reasonably successful and we turned our attention to the red truck – modifying in a similar way with springs and rubber suspension spacers. This has not been totally successful with such a long wheelbase and the decision was taken to fit bogies. The chassis was modified significantly to make room and the bogies fitted. The truck has been tested and is available to use. When this has run in and proves good, we plan to finish it off (paintwork etc.) and then fit the green truck with bogies. HERE |
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070925
A small selection of todays Public Run! Photos courtesy of George Coles and Ian Joyce. |
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190825
Some pictures from the Teddy Bear's Picnic HERE . Photos courtesy of George Coles and Ian Joyce. |
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130825
Updated events for the rest of this year! - Santa specials makes a return, and a new Halloween event on Friday 31st Oct. See the HERE for further details! |
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270725
July club run today. Great turn out, the weather was lovely and a good selection of locos out on track! |
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250725
Love Parks event Friday 25th! |
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090725
Tuesday evening steam up... |
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A soggy start to public run day today, but the sun soon came out and everyone had an excellent afternoon. |
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290625
This year we are going to hold a Teddy Bear's Picnic on Tuesday 19th August from 2pm. For further detail, please see HERE |
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Two weeks ago long-time members Doreen and George Coles hosted a family gathering at NSME. Members of their tribe, from Cambridgeshire, Wiltshire and Worcstershire to celebrate four birthdays occuring over a three week period. The sun shone, the locos ran faultlessly, and a good time was had by all. |
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More sad news has reached us of Pete Broughs passing. He was a member of NSME from after his retirement in 2008 until his stroke in early 2019. He greatly enjoyed his time with everyone here at the club, and made many friends. Below are a couple of pictures of Pete. One of Pete wearing his Guard's Hat and one when Chris kindly let Pete drive his loco with daughter and grandson as passengers. |
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050625
Sadly, we heard that Norman Johnston died this morning, thoughts with his family. |
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010625
Public run day, June 2025! |
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