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Midland Railex 15th & 16th August 2015


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One of favourite model railway shows on my 40th birthday weekend. Let's hope there is some steam action this year.

Hi Andy

 

Will have to get you a cake then!

 

BR Standard 5MT 73129 now back in traffic will post an update RE:- Standard gauge Steam.

 

Steve

 

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Now that I live a little closer (at least on the right side of getting out of Stockport) perhaps I can make it in time to see everything at a comfortable pace this year. Previously I've had a leisurely wander around the site until realising time is getting short to actually look at some model railways, at which point I've done a panicked rush. I've found this an ejoyable show, models rubbing shoulders with the 1:1 gear and a site to wander around and find things in somehow makes it all a bit more interesting than one large hall.

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Den Røde kirke  (Building D)

 

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The Red Church all things Scandinavian in our little Danish enclave.

 

Layouts include:

 

PRINSHAVN DENMARK EPOCH III HO scale by Dave Bush

 

Industrivej 1990’s HO scale  by Nick Quinn http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85076-industrivej-danish-industrial-sidings-in-the-90s/

 

Havnegard 1960’s HO

 

Gamle Carlsberg  1930’s Oe gauge by Tony Bennett

 

 And the Scandinavian Railway Society

 

Details of UK Steam and Diesel layouts will appear here soon.

 

Steve

 

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Vintage Corner (Building F Static Power)

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The ever popular "Vintage Corner" is housed this year in the exhibition area of the Static Power building, a selection of these wonderful machines will also be in operation/display for our visitors.

 

Vintage Corner 2015:

GERALDINE STEELE will exhibit :

    BRIDMANS (Hornby Minitrix collection)

 

    Lone Star OOO : A collection of the "push along" trains where the younger visitors (and older ones if they are inclined) will be encouraged to play with this exhibit

 

RICHARD BOYCE will exhibit :

    TRAINS ON THE MOVE : This will be the first outing for Richards latest layout that, once again, combines the charm of Honby Dublo three rail trains, dating back to the 1950s, with modern scenic techniques. 

 

PAUL DRAYCOTT will exhibit :

    UNUSUAL AND OBSCURE OO GAUGE : This is another first time showing as Paul exhibits his fine collection of items manufactured during the period from the 1930s to the 1970s. Products are propriety, kit built, scratch built and manufactured by the lesser known and short lived model railway companies.

 

 ADRIAN LAMBOURNE will exhibit :

   MEMORY LANE : A collection of Hornby "O" gauge representing a pre war train set that any child of that era would have been proud (and privileged) to have owned.

 

More updates on UK Steam and Diesel layouts will be posted soon.

 

And as mentioned above one of the wonderful items from the Static Power collection:

 

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a Mercury arc rectifier

 

Steve

 

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Latest update for Midland Railex

 

 

Traders and Societies attending Midland Railex 2015

 

Building A Swanwick Station

 

Bachmann Europe Plc http://www.Bachmann.co.uk/

 

Bachmann Collectors Club http://Bachmann-collectorsclub.co.uk/

 

Bill Hudson Books http://www.billhudsontransportbooks.co.uk/

 

Colin Wright http://www.railart.co.uk/gallery/wright.html

 

Dovedale Models http://www.dovedalemodels.co.uk/

 

LMS Patriot Society http://www.lms-patriot.org.uk/

 

 

Building B Diesel Shed

 

Booklaw http://www.booklaw.co.uk/eshop/

 

Gee Dee Models http://www.geedee-modelshop.com/

 

GRA Models http://www.gramodels.co.uk/

 

Grimy Times http://www.grimytimes.co.uk/

 

Hobby Holidays http://www.hobbyholidays.co.uk/

 

Invicta Model Rail http://www.invictamodelrail.com/

 

Kernow Model Railway Centre http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com/

 

Kytes Lights http://www.kyteslights.com/

 

Malcs Models http://www.malcsmodels.co.uk/

 

Online Models http://www.onlinemodelsltd.co.uk/

 

Rural Railways

 

Shawplan http://www.shawplan.com/

 

Stevensons Carriages

 

Warley MRC http://www.thewarleyshow.co.uk/

 

 

Building D Church

 

Scandinavian Railway Society http://www.scanrailsoc.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

Building E Road Transport

 

Model Bus Federation http://www.model-bus-federation.org.uk/

 

Tramway and Light Railway Society http://www.tramwayinfo.com/

 

47401 Project http://www.47401project.co.uk/index.html

 

 

Building G HMRS/Matthew Kirtley

 

 

HMRS Shop http://www.hmrs.org.uk/index.php

 

HMRS Membership and Publicity http://www.hmrs.org.uk/membership/index.php

 

Peter Gurd "Selected Books"

 

 

RCTS East Midlands https://www.rcts.org.uk/

 

Transport photo Interchange http://www.the-transport-photo-interchange.co.uk/

 

Nottingham East Midlands Model Railway Exhibition 2016 (information)

http://www.nottingham-modelrailway.org.uk/

 

 

Information on all the remaining visiting layouts and other attractions will be posted over the next few days.

 

Steve

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Latest update for Midland Railex

 

 

Layouts in (Building B Diesel Shed)

Victoria Road OO 1980s diesel

Loughborough Midland OO 1980s diesel

Barton Road N late 60s / early 70s diesel

Albert Road OO 1970s western region diesel depot (losely based on OOC)

Aylett End OO 1960s steam / diesel

Dubmill Sidings O late 60s / early 70s diesel

 

Westbrook N 1980s diesel

 

 

More information will appear here soon.

 

Steve

 

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Den Røde kirke  (Building D)

 

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The Red Church all things Scandinavian in our little Danish enclave.

 

Layouts include:

 

PRINSHAVN DENMARK EPOCH III HO scale by Dave Bush

 

Industrivej 1990’s HO scale  by Nick Quinn http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85076-industrivej-danish-industrial-sidings-in-the-90s/

 

Havnegard 1960’s HO

 

Gamle Carlsberg  1930’s Oe gauge by Tony Bennett

 

 And the Scandinavian Railway Society

 

Details of UK Steam and Diesel layouts will appear here soon.

 

Steve

 

Railex Team

 

This week's little project - a "repro" street sign for the entrance

 

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Nick

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Latest update for Midland Railex

 

Steam era layouts Building G (HMRS/Kirtley)

 

Photo of East Grinstead

 

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East Grinstead:  a pre-grouping layout in P4 representing a terminus station in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Sussex.

 

Ripley  courtesy of the Ilkeston Woodside MRC a 1960's Steam layout based on the former MR station.

 

Elmwell Village Depot O:7mm scale based on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway (HMRS)

 

Skipley 4mm late 1950's Leeds area (HMRS)

 

Plemsworth 4mm Cheshire Lines layout (HMRS)

 

Dewsbury Goods O:7mm scale MR Leeds area (HMRS)

 

And finally for building G

 

Thomas The Tank Engine Layout 00 gauge:

 

  A layout for our younger visitors to operate a small donation is encouraged, all funds raised go to the Ben Parker Trust an Ilkeston based charity for terminally ill children http://www.bensden.com/

 

More details of other attractions will be posted ASAP.

 

Steve

 

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Operational update for standard gauge locomotives running train services over the Railex weekend (subject to availability):-

 

Saturday 15th August

 

31 108  Railfreight grey

45 108  BR Blue

47 401 BR Blue

73129  (Steam) BR Lined Black 5mt

 

Sunday 16th August

 

5580 (31 162) BR Blue  

45 108  BR Blue

47 401 BR Blue

73129  (Steam) BR Lined Black 5mt

 

0-4-0 Saddle tank 'Whitehead' will be in steam moving around various areas of the Swanwick site but not on service trains.

 
 
Over the weekend locomotives not in use (where possible)  will be stabled around the Swanwick yard for visitors to view and photograph.
 
These should include 8001 (20 001), 20 048, D7671 (25 321),  31 162 (Saturday), 31108 (Sunday)   Class 11 12077
 
It is hoped (weather permitting) to position Kirtley 2-4-0 #158a for photographs outside with a vintage coach.
 
 
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So once again train services dominated by diesel traction. Disappointing it has to be said, it has been like that for a couple of years. That said the model show is always excellent.

Well if that's what is available for the weekend then that's what it has to be, like it or not.

How many model rail shows can you go to with the real thing working alongside the exhibits.

 

Rob

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Well if that's what is available for the weekend then that's what it has to be, like it or not.

How many model rail shows can you go to with the real thing working alongside the exhibits.

Rob

I totally understand that may be all they have available. But after each previous exhibition the railway has stated that they would be looking to provide more steam for the following year's event and each year they have failed to deliver. So while it is understandable it is still disappointing...as to your other comment....there are several other shows based on preserved steam railways.

 

That said the loco roster won't put me off going to what is always a great event.

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Will be sorry to miss this event which was so good last year.

 

Suspect the underlying motive power problem is that Butterley has very few 'in ticket' SG steam locos, though the flyer implies Duchess activity!

 

Usually find the narrow gauge line makes up for this.

 

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Will be sorry to miss this event which was so good last year.

Suspect the underlying motive power problem is that Butterley has very few 'in ticket' SG steam locos, though the flyer implies Duchess activity!

Usually find the narrow gauge line makes up for this.

Dava

I agree Dava. There is reported to be two in steam on the narrow gauge, I had forgotten about that, so that does improve the picture a little. As you say the flyer for the event does show a picture of the Duchess. Whilst I would have been very surprised to see it running at the event, it is the first time that I recall it actually used in the advertising material.

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The flyer is quite misleading as all three loco's pictured either won't be there, or are not running / out of ticket!

I'm ambivalent about this  - I realy enjoy this show and normally make a real effort to come up from Bristol as it is one of my rare free weekends - including a hotel stay for at least one nght  but it may only be last year that they advertised  that the event would be featuring shunters - a "super shunter spectacular" actually - and frankly it didn't - most were tucked up in the shed.

On balance though it's worth doing - maybe they should be careful what they promise..

This year I won't be travelling as I am helping exhibit at the Ross on Wye show that weekend - if not I may well have gone north anyway..sucker..

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Railex update RE:-  Shuttle Train Services

 

Train one top-n-tail Steam:

 

With a visiting guest engine courtesy of the Foxfield Railway

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0-6-0 Well Tank Locomotive "Bellerophon"

 

Built in 1874:

Bellerophon was one of six almost identical locomotives built for the Haydock Collieries between 1868 and 1887, Bellerophon herself being completed in 1874. Unusually for the time the locomotives had outside motion and a further revolutionary aspect was the use of piston valves, nearly two decades before this type of valve gear is generally recognised as being in use. Bellerophon, being the only survivor of the class, is therefore unique, not only for having Stephenson/Gooch valve gear but because she is the last of the only six engines ever built at the Haydock Foundry.

 

On the other end of this set is the recently returned to traffic BR 5MT 73129

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Also running on demonstration trains and possibly on the odd shuttle train* (*TBC)

 

Pecket 0-4-0ST Whitehead

 

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So three Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives in action.

 

Train two will be top and tail Diesels (Class 47,45 or 31)

 

On the Narrow Golden Valley Railway two Steam Locomotives will be in operation:

 

Visiting   0-6-0 Joffre

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and our resident Locomotive Joan.

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So should give plenty of variety for Steam and Diesel fans alike.

 

All Locomotives advertised  are subject to availability on the day of course, but all are currently serviceable and in ticket.

 

Steve

 

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