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Hi All, So with a slight change to the previously advestised program we won't be exhibiting at Ally Pally, but in its place we are pleased to announce that we will be attending the 2024 Darlington exhibition on the 14th and 15th September at the Oakleaf sports complex at Newton Aycliffe We will (hopefully) have a few new additions to the stock roster and may be a few other surprises for the weekend. This is closely followed by the Great Electric Train show in October. With only just over 6 months till the first outing for 2024 for the layout (we are at several other shows with other layouts and demos between now and then), we best get cracking on the list of jobs. Now where is the chisel and hammer!!

Item 4 goes across the top of the front of the bogie once you have removed the tension lock coupling.

Hi all, Just wanted to say a big thanks on behalf of the Charwelton into the 80s team to the Railex team for inviting us to bring the big trainset to exhibit at the show. The show had a high standard of layouts and to have been invited to exhibit along side them was an honour. Looking forward to visiting the show again in the future as either a member of the public or with one of the other trainsets

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Thats fr the heads up, I thought i had used that one already!! 😂 To be honest I need to keep quiet when Stan talks to me about layouts!!

Looking forward as always to making the trip North to the show. Always a great show with a very welcoming organising team and club members, Who will be pleased to know that this year the layout is a little bit smaller than last years so help won't be needed for unloading!! 😃

Hi all, So the days are steadly counting down to Railex (only 97!!) and there is plenty going on in the background and there will hopefully be another couple of new items of rolling stock on the layout for the show. It is also about time another photo was posted up. The southern portal of Catesby Tunnel.

The Charwelton into the 80s team are looking forward to making the trip south to Railex with the big trainset. If you are attending the show then please say hi to the team.

Hi all, So its been a couple of months since the last outing and thought as its only 132 days till we exhibit at Railex 2023, we thought it was time to post up some of the photos of the layout and some of the latest editions to the stock roster. So to kick off with here is a 37 281 on a pipe flow on the up.

So Charwleton into the 80s is on the road and heading to the land of the Wigan cocktail!! 😄 If you are visting the show say hi to the team.

Please say hi if you are at the show as its always nice to meet people who take an intrest in the rambellings we post up.

Hi David, The shows we have booked to attend near London are as follows 2023 Railex - Stoke manderville - 27th - 28th May 2023 2024 London festival of Railway modelling - Alexandra Palace - March 2024 Hornby GETS - Milton Keynes - 14th - 15th Oct 2024 Thanks

Totally echo what Andy has said. When we arrived, we had what seamed to be the whole club helping unload the layout and cut down the amount of time it would have taken the advanced party to do it with just the two of us. The show was great and the Charwelton into the 80s team all enjoyed it despite some gremlins first thing due to the heat. The hospitality of the club and the friendliness of the club members is second to none and a credit to the club. Lastly many thanks to Stan (exhibiton manager) fo inviting us in the first place after seeing what was a short video of the layout beofre we started work on it and still wanting us after the extra 2 year wait. Looking forward to exhibiting at the show again. Thanks

@AY Mod, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to call an unfair test!! As you can plainly see that the coupling height of the brick wagon is wrong and your not running it on carpet. I would expect better from your self!! Yours, disgruntled Modeller 🤪🤪🤪😉😂 Ps That has to be the best youtube clip todate!! Pps: There is now way you will be getting a warrenty claim if it breaks now 😂😂

Hi, The signals are the corrrect for the layout up to that location from the station. The issue is the distance between those signals and the tunnel is compressed on the layout as to have it all to scale we would have to add in an extra 30ft taking the layout up to 70ft long. In real life there was also a signal at the northen end of the tunnel which would help as well.