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    Was it anything to do with the comments received when Humber Dock appeared at Workington MRE?
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    Solrail Ltd a not for profit group present Workington Model Railway Exhibition to be held at Moorclose Sports Centre, Workington. Sat 10-5. Sun 10-4. Featuring the award winning Bassenthwaite Lake in N gauge by Don Annison as featured in British Railway Modelling. Dyna Hyfryd in N Gauge. A spectacular lage GWR layout from Preston. Garrigill, Cumbria, a P4 Stockton & Darlington layout making its first appearence in public before going to Scaleforum in 2014. Stock is all scratchbuilt. American, British modern image and many more layouts still to be confirmed with full supporting trade and society stands. www.solrail.co.uk
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    Haverthwaite by Ross Pochin Ross was a member of Manchester MRS and modelled in the fore runner of EM with a track gauge of 18 mm. He scratchbuilt all his stock, turning wheels etc, which could hold their own against Scalefour ones today, as well a making motors when needed. He was more of a scrathcbuilder than layout builder and Haverthwaite was primarily to provide a setting in which to display his models and occassionally run them. Articles about the layout and some of the Furness models have appeared in the model press. When he made a house move, the layout, which was a permenant fixture was removed and stored by a friend of his. The store was a wooden garage and during some very hot weather the linoleum tiles that some of the track had been laid on melted and distorted the track. Track laid on rubberised carpet underlay survived although the rubber is starting to perish now. The layout was advertised as free to a good home in the EM newsletter and as a result came into my care. A long slow restoration job has started and trains have managed to complete a full circuit but only after regauging to allow current EM stock to run. It was too big to go in the spare room so occupies the place designed for a car to be! The station buildings were retained by the family. The stock passed to Bill Shillcock, another MMRS member, and after his death the Cumbrian Railways Association (CRA) purchased the entire collection of both builders. A selection of these award winning models are displayed on the CRA stand at a number of exhibitions, including Wigan, but never yet Manchester! A full set of photographs are available to view on the CRA Zenfolio site (well they should be in the very near future) http://cumbrianrailways.zenfolio.com/ Ross built another layout in his new home based on Millom in South West Cumberland but I don't know what happenned to this one. A book about Millom and its railways is available from the CRA for those who may have an interest in the area. Bill had a layout that he purchased based on LNWR prototype but running Furness stock. This is in my care as well and will be available to attend exhibtions soon. Unfortunately the CRA committee will not let me run the original stock on it! Philip
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    The biggest Model Railway Exhibition in Cumbria is back. Organised by a new group, Solrail Ltd a not for profit company, more of the same. Find out more at www.solrail.co.uk
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    Organised by a new group, Solrail Ltd a not for profit company, but more of the same. The Largest Model Railway Exhibition in Cumbria. Moorclose Sports Centre, Workington. Saturday 10-5. Sunday 10-4. More information to follow or see our website www.solrail.co.uk
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    The Workington Transport Heritage Trust is organizing another fund raising Model Railway Exhibition this year and would be grateful if details could be included in your publication: - Workington Model Railway Exhibition 2011 Moorclose Sports Centre Workington Cumbria CA14 3SA Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 November 2011 Sat - 10am - 5pm Sun - 10am - 4pm Adults - £4.00 Seniors - £3.50 Children - £1.00 Family - £8.50 Refreshments available. Free parking. Full disabled access. Regular bus service from town and railway station. The largest Model Railway Exhibition in Cumbria with 15 layouts plus "Box File Challenge" a selection of new layouts/dioramas built within 3 A4 box files! Entries still being accepted. Full trade support, minimum of 10, and Line Societies. See web site for more details. http://wtht.co.uk Philip T Tuer 01228-522118 philip.tuer@virgin.net LIST OF LAYOUTS BEE LANE – large modern image OO gauge - Preston MRC HAWES – Steam in N gauge – Eric Farragher ISLE of MAN Railway – Live steam OO gauge 5.5 mm scale – Brain Caton WEINHAPPLE – 1980’s Austrian HO gauge – David Gray ASPATRIA – Maryport & Carlisle 1920’s O gauge – SteamAle SOMERSET & DORSET – Steam era DCC OO gauge – Andrew Butler CANAL WHARF BREWERY – O narrow gauge – Maryport MRC MANX ELECTRIC – including Laxey Wheel OO12 scale – Millom R&CM AMERICAN – tbc HO – Philip Baggley SON of BASS – narrow gauge OO9 – Stuart Bass BECKSIDE TMD – Modern image diesel OO gauge – Derwent Railway Society THOMAS the TANK – All the best for children to operate – WTHT Hornby DOUBLO – from the past electric manufacturer – David Dickinson Hornby DOUBLO – Tin plate clockwork special – Malcolm McGeorge BOX FILE – several layouts for the challenge – various builders CUMBRIA TOY MUSEUM – layout tbc – Rod Moore SUPPORTING STANDS RAILWORKS – computer simulation for all to try Model Bus display Model Engineering display with 5” gauge electric train rides Plastic modeling display and building demonstration Scalefour modeling demonstration Gauge O Guild displays and modeling demonstration Meccano model display At least 10 trade stands Local society stands
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