PROVISIONAL DATES FOR NEXT YEARS SHOW: 25th - 26th April 2009 Venue to be advised

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Issue 2 23rd

March 08

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE. It is again my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to our Annual Model Railway exhibition. We were in doubt as to whether we would be here this year because of reconstruction at the school – well here we are on the same site, but in a brand new building. Our exhibition manager has once more got together another varied collection of interesting layouts in all the popular scales and gauges, providing something for young, old and everyone in between. We are well supported by our ever faithful traders hopefully supplying the needs of most modellers and enthusiasts. Stop and chat with the demonstrators, showing their expertise in building and consuming the customary gallons of tea. Try your luck on the tombola just for fun. Also there is our snack bar where you can quench your thirst and peckishness for a very reasonable cost. I would like to thank the school administrators and staff for all their help and co-operation in the organisation of the show. Thanks too to all who have helped with the tombola and snack bar. Finally thanks to you the public for coming to support our efforts. I hope you enjoy the show and will come again next year, so have a safe journey home and thanks again.

Donald Swires Awards

The Ray Penwick cup will be awarded to the layout judged by the public as best in show. Last Years winner was Tickhill & Wadsworth (EM) (Don’t forget to vote). The Arthur Towers shield will be awarded to the best layout as judged by our Chairman. Last years Chairman’s choice was also won by Tickhill & Wadsworth (EM)

Bradford MRC - www,bradfordmrc.co.uk Why not come along a give us a tr, new members are made very

welcome whether to learn new skills or just drink tea. All materials and tools provided All for just £2 a week.

We meet every Monday and most Wednesdays at 7:30pm at Sedbergh Club, Huddersfield Rd, Odsal, Bradford BD6 1DJ Tel. Mr Kevin Jagger (Sec) on 01274 521073 for further info.

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Demonstrations - Modellers workshop from Alan Eyles, Bob

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Bradford Model Railway Club.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL VISITORS AND EXHIBITORS

• This is an impressive brand new school and we are keen to be allowed to return next year.

• Please help us and take care so that we can leave it in the condition be found it.

• Please take care not to damage the walls/ floors etc and especially avoid sticking pamphlets anywhere.

• Please keep to the roadways and DON’T drive on any grass verge.

• A strict no smoking policy operates within all the buildings and grounds of the exhibition venue.

• In the event of a fire the alarm will sound and you are asked to leave the building by the nearest exit. (Continuous sounding siren).

• If you require First Aid please contact a club member wearing a badge.

• Toilets are located at the Main Entrance ground floor corridor.

• A lift is available for disabled visitors.

• If you wish to take photographs or videos (especially flash photos) please ask first.

Many of the Models and Exhibits have taken the builders many hours to complete

please do not touch.

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Layouts (Entrance Downstairs) Ride on Railway;- a 7.25” gauge battery 1/5 scale (Brian Howorth) –IN THE CORRIDOR

TOMBOLA (First floor) Try your hand at some mouth watering prizes and a big thank you to all those

people who have made donations.

Layouts (Entrance first floor)

1. Holmbury Junction N; (Gordon Holmes).

A fictitious layout of a once thriving steam era location representing railway practice now viewed in the 90's regional railways. The general idea of the layout uses features from many places we have visited which enabled us to use a variety of rolling stock. The layout features a terminus station, branch line leading to imaginary industrial town and port amenities, also goods and private sidings with all the necessary servicing and facilities for locomotives and stock.

Layouts (Main hall)

2. Church Warsop EM (4mm:1ft FS) Tony Gee;

This layout is the latest in series dating back over 20 years, portraying the railways of the North Notts area. This one is based on the Lanc’s Derbyshire and East Coast Railway, which had its hub at Langwith Junc. It has been assumed that a small passenger station was built on a short branch from Langwith to Church Warsop with its main purpose to serve Warsop Main Colliery (represented on the backscene). The layout is set in the mid 1920’s, when the change of ownership from the GCR to the LNER had just taken place. Some locomotives and rolling stock still remain in GCR livery. EM gauge uses the same size as commercial models as a basis, but the track is wider, to bring it nearer to scale. Nearly everything on view has been made, either by scratchbuilding or from kits. If you have anything you would like to know or EM modelling, please ask, as we love the opportunity to talk to people with similar interests.

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16 Hubberholme EM; 4mm=1ft; David Seymour Skipton

Hubberholme was originally served by a single branch shared by both the LNER and LMS. After a number of years the LNER found an easier approach and built another branch hence the two tunnels. The LMS then used the upper incline to join with its line near Horton. The LNER used the down incline to a junction between Hawes and Aysgarth The whole of the station and goods yard was built by the LNER hence the building style and signal design. All the Buildings are from the Hornby Scaledale range, and the signals are constructed from MSE parts which are operated from Fulgerex motors. Trackwork is mainly by C and L components with Tortoise point motors.

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14. Upsan Downs O; George Woolnough, Ruthin

Deep in the heart of the Southern Railway territory you will find the market town of Upsan Downs. Situated between the popular seaside resorts and the downs the town is starting to prosper after the war. The Station building is built of foam board, card and plasticard, and is based on Banstead on the line from West Croydon to Epson Downs. Most other buildings are built similarly but the water mill is in plywood/ mdf covered in DAS modelling clay. Track is Peco with hand built points using copper clad sleepers and Tortoise or Arrdvark motors. The baseboard is a 3"x1" frame with 1/8" ply to which has been bonded 1” flooring grade insulation onto the bottom side.

15. Seabury Town (O gauge 7mm=1ft) Mike Renwick

A fictitious LMS location with a preservation theme which allows other members to run their rolling stock.. The station is a copy of Darley Dale. The layout is famous for its many novelty dioramas as well as the world smallest model railway.

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3. Boggart's Leap OO9 (4mm=1ft NG) - Brian Howarth

This layout represents a railway built to give pleasure rides with stations at the garden centre and at the tearooms.

4. Lostock Quay (3mm TT); Terry Tracy Leyland MRC

Lostock Quay is a fictional 3mm railway serving a rundown quarry, a small oil depot and a loading point. which started life as a 4’x1’ layout built for the 3mm society’s 40

th Anniversary and has been extended into an end to end

layout. Points are operated by wire in tube with trains running to and from fiddle yards at each end with Locos and stock are from the 3mm society and kits from 3mm specialist traders. see www.leylandmrc.org.

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12. Falls Junc 0n30 American 1/4"=1ft David Hewitt,

The layout depicts a purly fictional station on thriving narrow gauge, American railroad. Here a branch diverges from the main line to serve a lumber camp, a mill and a quarry, thus giving plenty of excuses to run lots of trains. Larger loco's are not permitted on the branch due to loading restrictions. Track is by Peco ballasted by granite. Buildings are kit or scratch built with Bachman or kit/ scratch built stock. Controllers are Gaugmester hand held.

13. Valley Tramways; 4mm/00 - W.& J.Helliwell;

Portrays a portion of edge of Northern town scene circa 1920-1950 showing trams and narrows streets. All trams run from overhead as full size. Trams not detailed scale models but typify type in use, i.e. four wheelers and bogie; single, double decks and open top types. No automatic operation. All manual to give hopefully realistic operation.

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5. Bilbeck Woods OO (4mm=1ft) - (Richard Pratt)

The Layout came about as a solution ro run any type of Stock at any time to suit all tastes of our club members! Go On have a look and see which we are running today!

6. Haslingden N; Independent Railway modellers Ass.

In 1846 the East Lancs Railway, built a line from Stubbins jnc on the Manchester-Bacup line (now the preserved ELR) to Accrington for train connections to Burnley Colne and beyond. Haslingden was the largest station on the line about half way and at the top of severe gradients. The station closed in Dec 1966 and the track became the a56 Haslingden by-pass. Today non of the Railway infrastructure remains but some other buildings remain and can be seen when driving between the Manchester Little chef island and Tesco and these are depicted on the model. The layout depicts Haslingden station and the surrounding area from Bridge Street the road over the tunnel at the right to the Hud Hey over bridge at the left. The date is the late 1950's. Steam trains are still prominent with a few green diesels appearing from time to time. Most of the houses are from Metcalfe card kits altered to suit the various locations. but the Railway buildings have had to be scratch built from plasticard to our own drawings. The footbridge is an adopted etched kits Loco's and stock consist of Bachman, Farish, Dapol and Peco as well as a selection of N gauge society kits. Please feel free to view the pictures of old Haslington, which accompany the layout and also ask any questions about them or the layout itself.

BMRC New members always welcome. Why not come along a give us a try.

We meet Monday and Wednesday at 7:30pm at Sedbergh Club, Huddersfield Rd Odsal Bradford

Tel. Mr Kevin Jagger (Sec) on 01274 521073 for further info. www,bradfordmrc.co.uk

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Layouts (Small Hall)

10. East Gate Wharfe 0-16.5 7:1ft; Ray Clasper

The Railway is largely based on the Tal -y-llyn with all the steam and diesel locos. Coaching Stock is almost upto date with every item available with some of the proposed stock in use before the real thing. Freight stock is used for track maintenance. The main station is a copy of Towyn Wharfe with all the main features of the prototype but stretched a bit to fit standard size boards. The passing station closely follows that of Towyn Pendre with its loco and carriage sheds but because or the cramped space we have named this station 'Heath'. Track work is Code100 flat bottomed rail soldered to copperclad sleepers but the bridge boards and fiddle yard are on wood sleepers. Points are hand made and powered by H and M motors Locos and stock from other railways such as the Weshpool "Sir Drefallwyn" with its Austrian coaches and from the Ffestiniog and mountainous Hunslets can be found in odd nooks and crannies. Please ask us any questions about the layout or narrow gauge full size and we will be pleased to answer.

11. Outwell Village 00 4mm scale Alan Price/ Neil Rushby

The real Wisbeach and Upwell was fully opened to traffic by the Great Eastern railway in 1884 as a roadside tramway serving the 2 places in its title. In 1922 it was taken over by the LNER but passenger services ceased in 1927 leaving the line as freight only mainly seasonal fruit traffic. Diesels replaced steam in 1952 but the railway closed in 1966. Our model depicts the largest intermediate depot on the tramway as it was vaguely post 2nd world war which permits the use of both LNER and BR loco's. Although it spans 21 years you have to study photos to discern any changes during that period and we have been alble to stretch this into the 1970's. Trackwork is 00 gauge to fine scale standards using hand built pointwork operated by wire in tube and SMP bullhead for plain track.

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8. Tomas 00; Bradford Model Railway Club

ASHTOM is a little known intermediate station on the coastal branch line on the Isle of Sodor. So little known that hardly anyone has heard of it, even Thomas gets mixed up when he is sent there. You’re not likely to see the Fat Controller at ASHTOM so anything goes and quite a lot STOPS. The only visible industry is the Sodor Kipper Company, which was built after the first catch of smoked kippers, was landed on the quay on the 1st April 1900 and something or other. So much far the serious stuff. So - the layout was built with our younger visitors in mind and they are invited to take the controls and have a go... Anyone get the anagram?

9. Trollenburge Heights G scale demo (Keighley MRC)

The branch rises to higher levels by transferring the mountains of the Trollenburge ridge. The layout is for entertainment and is unusual in its style. Back at its Keighley home it is connected to the clubs G scale main layout which has 3 circuits within 20ft by 16ft.

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7. Victoria Road OO; Bradford Model Railway Club,

Victoria Rd. is based on a section of the ex Midland line north from Leeds/Bradford heading towards the famous Settle & Carlisle. Many of the buildings and scenery are modelled on those at Saltaire but because of the constraints of size and space we have renamed it after the road, which crosses the line between the station and the mill. Many local people will no doubt recognise the features and hopefully get the atmosphere of the area. The period modelled was intended to be in the 1960s and much of the stock will be run for this time. However it has been know that Victoria Rd.can be caught up in a 50yr time warp where the stock can appear from a much later period. A time when passenger trains run without locos, freight trains have all lost their brake vans and railway stations have gone in favour of train stations:- sad isn’t it? We make no apologies for this as it allows all club members to run whatever they prefer.

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