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Nov 2012 One item missed at the A.G.M. was the
donation to charity is lieu of sending Christmas cards to other members. The
charity will again be Naomi House. The box will be available in the clubroom
for your donations please.
OO Gauge Matters There has been progress on several
fronts: Track work - Further track and points have been laid
(including some modifications to yard layout) and the “Wide to Gauge Catch point”
constructed and tested. Several members have been developing
their skills in rail & sleeper painting/weathering and ballasting.
Ballasting materials differ for the mainlines and yard track (the latter
including trials of superfine grit and chinchilla dust!). The scenic section track work has been divided into sections for
working and signalling purposes and a specification/wiring diagram drawn up and
implemented. Further Tortoise®
point motors have been purchased and installed, wired and tested.
Train
– Workings & Signalling - Research is underway on the train movements for different
era’s and some working timetables obtained. Research has also discovered a book
containing “signalling plans/diagrams” for the real Redbridge. These will be
adapted to allow the layout to have accurate signalling. The aim is for train
workings to be integrated with the signalling design. Baseboard
Construction - Discussion
at the October AGM resulted in a new plan of construction. The decision has
been taken to complete the baseboards and at least a “circle of track” through
the fiddle yard (yet to be designed) to enable trains to run continuously. This
will be a major step forward in enabling Redbridge Wharf to supersede the
current Itchen Vale layout. Rolling Stock - Members
have started purchasing/building stock that will be available for use on
the layout. These include a fleet of oil tankers to represent the Fawley to
Bromsgrove trains and special long steel carriers.
New
portable legs are being built for the layout. This will enable the Dexion to be
dismantled - hence the removal of the magazines and the tidying-up of our part
of the clubroom. O
gauge Matters Our day at High Wycombe was a busy one
and once again the gremlins stepped in. However we now hope to have cured them
before Alton in February. The interlocking between the ground
frame levers, (7 & 31) and the yard controllers has been reinstated so that
operator errors should not occur in future. Other
Business Please note the date of the club dinner in your diaries. Mick will be sending out more information in the New Year. The evening is always very enjoyable and the food at the Harestock Lodge is excellent. Trophies will be presented as usual after Dinner.
Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all.
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