Watford and District Model Railway Club whats going on

[hayfield]

Watford and District Model Railway Club meets in the Watford / Bushey area on Thursday & Friday nights, anyone who is interested to see what we get up to and would like to come and see us are more than welcome

 

We model in various scales and gauges and have our own permanent clubhouse

 

Broadstone is a large 00 gauge layout which works on either DC or DCC

 

Callowland is a P4 layout

 

Work has started on a new 7mm scale layout

 

Other activities currently on going is the restoration of an old P4 layout, building an 0 16.5 layout and talk is in the air of building a new P4 layout.

 

Club site http://www.missenden...ford_index.html

 

Membership secretary Andrew Smith 01923 771234

[hayfield]

Over the past few weeks we have duscussing ways to increase the membership,and if anyone is in the South West Herts area they are welcome to come down and see us.

 

We have a large 4mm scale layout which is in the process of being converted to run on DCC as well as DC, Its good ro see locos running with full length trains.

 

Work is progressing on out 7mm layout, trackwork is currently being built and the first light-weight (foamboard) base board is nearing completion

 

Work is also continuing on rebuilding Ehon Bridge which was an early P4 layout

 

And thoughts are now on building a new P4 layout. The other week one of the members said how he would like to build a model of Stanmore Village ststion (LNWR), after quite a few chats over coffee we have decided to look into the feasibility of making a P4 model of the station with a view of putting a proposal to the committee for funding.

 

And anyone interested in Narrow Gauge, we have a small 0-16.5 layout taking shape.

 

Should any of these activities wet the appetite of anyone interested in railway modelling please come and see us. Whilst those with modelling skills are very welcome so are those with little or no modelling experance as model railway clubs are the best places to learn new skills

[hayfield]

Last night we had an interesting chat about building Stanmore Village Station in P4 gauge

 

One of the members borrowed a DVD about the branch from the libary and we watched it on his laptop. Very interesting as it had a few short films from different times, even a black 5 bringing in the daily goods train and shunting!!

 

It was decided to get a large scale map so we can draw up a scale plan in 4mm to see what size it comes out to. Looks like there will be about 5 of us taking part in the build and the clubhouse might get a bit busy with an 0 gauge layout being built on one side, P4 on the other and with the 00 gauge layout at the other end of the room. Anyone interested in popping down to see us will be very welcome

[Xerces Fobe2]

Last night we had an interesting chat about building Stanmore Village Station in P4 gauge

 

One of the members borrowed a DVD about the branch from the libary and we watched it on his laptop. Very interesting as it had a few short films from different times, even a black 5 bringing in the daily goods train and shunting!!

 

It was decided to get a large scale map so we can draw up a scale plan in 4mm to see what size it comes out to. Looks like there will be about 5 of us taking part in the build and the clubhouse might get a bit busy with an 0 gauge layout being built on one side, P4 on the other and with the 00 gauge layout at the other end of the room. Anyone interested in popping down to see us will be very welcome

 

Can I be the first to invite your Stanmore Village Station layout to a future Marlow, Maidenhead & District MRC Show !

 

I have quite a bit of info about the line and my partner works on the Heath Centre which is on the site of the former Belmont Station. The last passenger train to run the branch ( as far as Belmont) was a Park Royal Class 103 and this unit is still in existence at Trevarno on the Helston branch in Cornwall.

 

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[hayfield]

Nigel

 

If its on my saturday off then I will be there.