Wow! NSME take first place at the Midlands exhibition!

 

Well done everyone

Set-up day at MMEE2017

Stand nearly completed

Skills on Tuesday 101017: The Leaf Waller

The Waggoner

The Tipper

The Welder

The Networkers

The Conker Trainers

The latest Southern Federation newsletter is Here

The minutes of the September NSME committee meeting are now available in the Members Area of this website

The Branch Line Society came on Sunday

Pictures from Doreen Coles 081017

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Deltic Preservation Society (DPS), there is a gala at the Bluebell Railway this weekend (071017). The NRM's Deltic No. 2 and DPS's No. 7 set off yesterday morning (041017) from NRM York to collect DPS's no. 19 at Barrow Hill. The trio then went southwards, destination East Grinstead. Turning left at Syston junction, just north of Leicester, through Melton Mowbray, left at Manton Junction, routed them via Stamford (Lincolnshire!) and Peterborough and towards London. Video taken at Finsbury Park (erstwhile home of no. 9 "Alycidon") and seen making some clag!  And, just a reminder .... why they are special.

The carriage shed gets a shutter and more rails on Tuesday 031017

Pictures from Geoff Watts

What are they looking at then?

Could it be this?

Club run day and the new Raised Track carriage shed brickwork on Sunday 240917

An album of pictures taken during the ground level track tunnels project Here

Everything has an end except a circle, a sausage and sometimes a project. The tunnel project is, therefore, at an end. Project leader David Fieldhouse poses with some of his team - Dennis Billington and Kelvin Naylor, on Tuesday 190917.

David Fieldhouse gets the new talks season underway on Tuesday 190917 with a talk on making plates.

David is also presenting at MMEE2017 on the Friday
 

First the conkers - then the leaves.

Tuesday (190917)

Many thanks to George and Doreen Coles for flying our flag at Sywell Young Aviators Day on Saturday 160917

Having carefully manoeuvred into the precise position for unloading, one member did not plan for the next step when preparing for the last Saturday party this year on 160917.

However, just like in his courting days, he managed to solve his problems by moving over into the passenger seat, but now it takes longer to get there!

There's always someone distracting you when you are working - Paul getting advice on Tuesday 120917

The penultimate Tuesday party of 2017

Album Here

Brickwork starts on the new carriage shed on Thursday 140917

More bricks needed

The Minutes of the August committee meeting are available in the Members' Area

The new Class 66 loco from AME was in use at the September Public Run.

Photo - Brian Parker

Rails for the raised track carriage shed were being produced on Tuesday 050917
That's a big one Norm!

Some NSME members visited the Bedford MES Gala on September 1-3, 2017

By popular demand, the current Track Marshal Rota has been added to the noticeboard in the Members' Area of this website.

Peter King and his new loco and a visitor from North Staffordshire were two of those working at the NSME September Public Run Day on Sunday 030917

Pictures from Leslie Spikings and Tony Kendall of the 2017 August Bank Holiday Monday Club Run Day. Album Here

On the Steam Traction World stand at the Great Dorset Steam Fair (thik gurt steem doo!), Geoff Watts gets reacquainted with the Foden lorry he built and met up with Chris and Rachel Atkins beside Geoff's 4in. Burrell SCC, also exhibited.

Class 66712 is settling in at NSME

Richard Savory saw full size 66712 at Kings Sutton, enroute from Theale to Immingham, on Saturday 190817.

Reminder: Doreen and George Coles sent details of Bedford MES 2017 Gala Weekend September 1 - 3. (Note at the end).  Appropriate film?

For those who missed the Bristol show - an album from Roger Froud

Trojan gets a little coat for the winter?

The Dreweatts auction is coming up again in September. Catalogue Here.

If prices seem low - remember the commission and VAT is added, a substantial hike on the hammer price. Additionally, very few models have current boiler certification.
 

A photo taken at another club when contractors were working. A solution for a current cable problem perhaps?

This is a joke

Tuesday 150817 - Norman Johnston's beam engine taking shape ready for the Midlands Exhibition - a timely reminder to NSME members to get ready.

A sunny day for Alfe's Cause

Sunday August 14, 2017

A really good August Public Run Day

Album Here

And (nearly) back to normal.....

July committee meeting minutes available in the Members' Area of this website

The new Class 66 arrives....

 

The party on Saturday 220717 started well, but the rain came!

All smiles as the Geoff Watts Burrell gets certified and starts buzzing
 

New neighbours move in....