Jump to content
 
  • entries
    20
  • comments
    50
  • views
    1,839

UK FREMO summer meeting


readingtype

365 views

Onc more it's come around to a UK FREMO meeting, which will take place this weekend. Most of the UK FREMO members are attending, along with invited guests who help fill the driving roster and add to the conviviality. There will be something like fifteen of us (or maybe a few more) over the two days.

 

The arrangement, made up of modules mostly from the group, is H0 to NEM standards with code 75-80-ish track and gentle curves, and we run to a timetable (reminds me I need to check over it). Preparation includes checking and fettling modules, cleaning tracks, checking the dedicated FREMO throttles ('FREDs') and of course checking the locos and rolling stock. Each meeting is a chance to refine things, so this time we're tightening up a bit on stock selection which will now be drawn from a more tightly defined time window. Notionally this all represents a secondary main line in West Germany some time 1960-69, which allows/excuses a pretty big range of stock -- but we will happily accommodate one or two 'specials'!

 

Here's the arrangement, lightly anonymised, so you can get an idea of things.

 

FREMO_Sussex_202307.png.fa00e0b3cf22ba172ad954d397851530.png

 

There's more about FREMO here https://www.fremo-net.eu/en/home/

 

Ben

  • Like 2

1 Comment


Recommended Comments

  • RMweb Premium

IMG_20230723_142151.jpg.18f171c55dfdd681a0440eba355d9e50.jpg

 

It was a good weekend. Here's Dstg217, 17:37 off Wfn, hauled by an ex-works 50 with Cabinentender (basically guard's office surrounded by a few thousand litres of cold water).  It's running late, as pretty much everything did. I have to say, when I was operating the fiddleyard that the train is about to enter, I was pretty punctilious about dispatching on time...

 

The red circle on a black stick will give way to a proper Einfahrsignal (entry signal) soon, according to the station's owner -- the slot for the signal base can be seen beside the second wagon and the cable run is already in place.

 

My phone camera hasn't magically improved since last time, so apologies for grainy impressionism.

 

Edited by readingtype
  • Like 1
Link to comment

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...