Chairman's Chatter Home

Feb 05

More information regarding the layouts needs to be added to our website, layout managers please note!

The Peter James Trophy was awarded at the Club Dinner to Mike Boyle for the girder bridge on the Itchen Vale 4mm layout. Well done Mike. 

OO gauge Matters 

Work on the buildings continues and examples have been seen at the Show and Tell meetings. Rich has produced a sequence for running sessions in an attempt to avoid chaos. 

EM gauge Matters 

Wok progresses slowly. The last baseboard is being prepared for erection after April 17^th when the O gauge layout’s number 10 board can be removed for a while.

O gauge Matters 

Work progresses towards getting the layout to a state where we can take it to Otterbourne in April. The curtain colour has had to be changed to that which is available other than black and we are very grateful to Jill for the production of the curtain. Fitting will be by Velcro strip and the curtain will be in two or three sections to aid fitting etc. The change in colour may mean a re-paint of the facia at a later date! 

An extra safeguard has been installed to avoid the mystery disappearance of trains from Abbotstone to the fiddle yard when only a shunt move was intended. A spare lever is being used to add an “advanced starter” to the signalling. Only when this lever is pulled 
can a train be “stolen” by the fiddle yard. 

The MPD for use at exhibitions has been built and will allow up to four locos to be stored. 

The tunnel entrances have been rebuilt together with the girder bridge over the MPD/Canal Junction tracks. Detailing of this area is now required.

Other Business 

The summer party this year is on Saturday 18^th June at Rob and Fern’s house. Please note the date in your diaries NOW.