Liphook & District Model Railway Club

[nicolasgreenin]

I am hopefully moving to the area in the next few months so when I have landed I will have to see if I can pop in on a meeting..

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Apologies for the delay in replying. By all means, once you are settled in come over to take a look at what we are up to.

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Today was our club's 10 annual open day, and it as the usual mix of club and visiting layouts. We had an enjoyable day of playing trains. This year's visitor was the German N Gauge layout Schwungischplatz - the perfect compliment to our own 'Inspired by Friedrichstrasse'. Our thanks to the Ickenham & District Society of Model Engineers for bringing their layout along.

 

The day the first trains running on our new 00 layout - Lavender Hill - as well as the first public display of Battersea Wharf. The new offering from one of our club members.

 

A few pictures of what was on offer.

 

Battersea Wharf

 

East Hants Link

 

Inspired by Freidrichstrasse

 

Lavender Hill

 

Schwungischplatz

 

[Claude_Dreyfus]

I am amazed it has been nearly four years since I last updated this thread!

 

Well, the club is still going following the Covid hiatus, albeit with a few changes. Perhaps the most significant change has been the abandonment of our new 00 layout. Changes in personnel and interests have meant that we do not have enough 00 interest members to warrant a 24' long urban layout. At least for the time being the club will focus its attentions on our two existing layouts, 'Titherleigh' and 'Inspired by Friedrichstrasse'.

 

Titherleigh

 

Inspired by Friedrichstrasse.

 

More projects are being considered, including a US N gauge layout.

 

We also have a good number of private members layouts, covering Japanese N, Dutch H0, south London 00, US H0 and German H0; a number of which are available for exhibition. There are plenty of other projects and interests which keeps the club membership occupied. 

 

If anyone is in the Haslemere, Petersfield and Bordon areas, and looking for a club with wide and diverse interests, we may well fit the bill.

 

We meet every Friday night at the Milland Valley Memorial Hall (post code GU30 7NA) between 20:00 and 22:00.