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Darlington Model Railway Club are delighted to announce details of our 2017 show. Again to be held at The Head of Steam museum in Darlington, home of Locomotion No1.

5580 (31 162) at Redmire station during the Wensleydale railway diesel gala 18/07/15

After a hard game of 5-a-side tonight an old faithful to aid recovery. Timothy Taylor's champion ale - Boltmaker.

My all time favourite Bond/Roger Moore sequence- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CvJp1X3qiog It has everything in a 5 min chase that sums up my childhood memories! The music, humour and action!

Roger Moore was the 'Bond' I grew up with and my favourite. RIP - "Bond, what do you think you are doing?", "keeping the British end up sir!"

Forgive me if I respectfully give John Smiths mass produced nitro keg, and far flung import ales a miss please! Local brewery's and delightful ales for me every time!

Tonight's tipple, a rather nice full flavoured bitter from the Richmond (North Yorkshire) brewing company, brewed in the old station Richmond.

it'smy life - Talk Talk

Well we now have the first official invite for the layout!!! All will reveiled as to where and when soon -but there is plenty to do in the meantime!

Here is the latest picture of 'board 17' the first to be refurbished, a few additions to finish off but Dave has worked his magic to 1980's ize the first board. Only a few more to go now!!!!

And here is one of the locos that is need of a 'leg stretch' after shunting duties on Thorne Yard.

First task has been to start and look at DCC conversion using the comprehensive book of plans and a first look at the main panel. Over to our DCC expert Simon with help (or hinderence)from myself.

As a syndicate of 4 RM webbers we have purchased a !!!!small!!! layout called Charwelton, originally built and exhibited by Wolverhampton model railway club - since sold and purchased today by us from a private seller. Our intention is to create an exhibition layout by converting to DCC and bringing it forward to the 80's in a 'what if the Great Central had remained open' scenario. After an entertaining morning of van hire woes we eventually got it to fit in a LWB van (we ordered a extra long WB that didn't materialise- but that's a different story) and a Hyundai estate. The 1st board has been unpacked and work started! Intentions are to add an 80's feel, signalling upgrades to the area that would have taken place but keeping the semafore signals as many locations did well into future decades. Changes to the station and yards that would possibly have been made will have to be decided in the coming months. Hopefully we can do this magnificent layout justice and bring it back onto the exhibition circuit in a different guise and create a real flavour of the 80's as we remember them!

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In the willows

Smoke a kipper

No more flashing knobs! Over and out Nighthawk! Another comedy great passes -RIP

Beat me too it! I will watch it with a lot more interest now after following this thread!

4 years were worth the wait. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=heAAgiZVGBs&feature=youtu.be

What a day for the town regardless of the score (we're bound to get beat)! -never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever stand back in the Feethams 'tin shed' again, out of storage and re-built at our new home! Capacity 3300 and a sell out today. Happy Christmas!!

Inglorious - until I die https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SJTdvTfEFGc

Congratulations to our neighbours Boro on their return to the premier league today!!!

Congratulations to Darlington FC On promotion to Conference North. An amazing night at the Turnbull ground Whitby in front of the 1500+ travelling supporters to clinch the title. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKhaLjnRCBM 1.png"]http://darlingtonfootballclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/champions-1.png[/url]

Fully understand your thoughts on the matter and recollection/flashbacks, people who trespass have no idea of the trauma that can be caused!!! I will never forget an incident we attended at Northallerton several years ago, report of a loss of red aspect for the Bi-Di signal on platform 2. We attended as fault team on duty for a routine failure, what we found was anything but. TPWS modules showed an OSS (over speed sensor) fault causing the loss of red aspect, as we approached the on track equipment from the far end of the station we came across a horrendous scene of a suicide- a woman had leapt in front of a north bound coal train and damage to the TPWS grids on track had occurred. BT police were on scene and we unwillingly observed scenes that will never leave me. Some of these folk who wander onto the track should be aware of what can happen and that there's no second chance.

-at least we managed to slow the Salford bandwagon down a bit tonight, there will be more twists and turns before the end of the season and Salford are a very good team and respect to the loyal fans who made tonight's journey. 1587 attendance at tonight's game in Evostick premier, a good advert for our league.