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Allegheny1600 Full Member 
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It’s back, it’s bigger, it’s better! More space! More layouts! Following the success of Manchester Model Railway Society’s relaunched city centre exhibition in 2015, the Society has today released details of the attractions at this year’s show. The exhibition will be on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December 2016, and will again be held in the Barnes Wallis building of the University of Manchester’s northern campus, a mere 250m from Piccadilly Station. More exhibition space has been hired this year and, in addition, the catering area has been almost doubled in size and will open for longer, serving a much wider variety of food throughout the day. Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet, said: “We have listened carefully to the feedback from last year’s visitors and are acting on it to make the exhibition bigger and better than ever. In line with their wishes we have increased the exhibition space, improved the catering and have invited more layouts – there should be twenty this year, two more than in 2015. One thing which has not changed is the quality of the layouts; most of them have been featured in one or more of the national railway modelling magazines in the last 18 months. The variety of traders this year will be even greater and we are arranging a number of activities designed for families and children. With Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas street markets nearby, our show is the perfect destination for your Christmas shopping” The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much more information about the exhibition. http://mmrs.co.uk/exhibition/ To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk Layouts are as follows; Layout Name Scale/ Gauge Location Era Format Arigna Town Ob36.75 Ireland 1950s Fiddle-terminus Crimson Road OO Midlands 21st cent Dewsbury Midland OO Yorkshire continuous run Elcot Road P4 Croydon area 1988 fiddle-terminus Forthtal 3.5mm Hoe (9mm) Germany/Austria Modern Fiddle to terminus Grime Street 4mm tram Leeds 1948-54 Heatherly N England 2000-2016 Continuous run. Kepier Colliery OO Durham 1960S Fiddle-works Llantwyn OO9 Wales 1930s Continuos Melton Mowbray (North) N Midlands 48-53 & 57-62 continuous run Murfitt TT East Scotland Museum of Transport OO/others England Present continuous Northern Vale OO England 2015 Fiddle terminus Portchllin P4 West Scotland 1974 fiddle-throughfiddle Salmon Pastures OO Sheffield 1930s Fiddle to MPD Seabury Town O (FS) England 1960s Fiddle -terminus Shasta Z USA 1990s continuous Sodor North Western OO Sodorish Continuous The End of the Line O/On14 Forest of Dean 1960s Fiddle-terminus The World's End OO Yorkshire Present day continuous run Water Street Sidings O NE England 1910 Fiddle -terminus Trade, Societies and more details to follow. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Christmas Show and we're only just into July .....................good grief !!! Incidentally, the list of layouts shows "Grime Street" as a "Sheffield" tram layout. The builder and owner, Mark Casson, (Red Devil of this parish) would have a fit - it's "Leeds" trams !!! Looks like it will be a good show - unfortunately, I'll be here in France at the time .................  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Thanks Peter, Duly modified! John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Countdown to Manchester Exhibition With just 60 days left before the start of the Manchester Model Railway Society’s exhibition, preparations are well in hand and advance tickets have now gone on sale. The event, which is the only model railway exhibition to be staged in the centre of a major UK city, is expected to attract large visitor numbers. The organisers have listened carefully to the feedback from visitors at last year’s exhibition, which attracted record-breaking crowds. As well as extra exhibition space and improved catering, there will be more layouts, a film theatre, and a special competition for children - with a very special prize. The Society has a long tradition of high quality modelling and technical innovation and this is reflected in the content of the exhibition. Most of the layouts which will be present have been featured in the railway modelling press and demonstrate a very high level of craftsmanship. There will also be a wide range of demonstrations, including radio controlled trains, 3-D printing and advanced electronic control, as well as the more traditional craft skills. Located just 3 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, with a wide variety of trade stands and with Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas street markets nearby, THE Christmas Model Railway Show is the perfect destination for your Christmas shopping. The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much more information about the exhibition. http://www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Poignant Tribute at Manchester Exhibition Among the many attractions at Manchester Model Railway Society’s exhibition in December will be a poignant tribute to a member who died in tragic circumstances last year. Colin Robinson was a well respected member of the MMRS and also an awardwinning amateur film maker. At the time of his death he was finishing a biographical film on the life of Richard Trevithick entitled “A Cornish Giant”. The film has now been completed and will receive its première on Saturday 3rd December at the Society’s annual exhibition in central Manchester. The Society have arranged extra exhibition space in 2016, part of which has been allocated to a film theatre which will screen a selection of Colin’s films, including his documentary on the Beyer-Peacock locomotive works and his affectionate look at Chee Tor, one of the Society’s former layouts. Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet, said: “It is entirely appropriate that we honour Colin’s memory in this way. The innovative and informative videos that he filmed and edited last year, which explained to visitors the routes to our exhibition venue, played a significant part in the success of last year’s show. He was a keen member of the Society, a fine model engineer and a talented film-maker.” As well as the film screenings and a selection of 20 high class layouts, the Society has also organised a number of hands-on activities for both children and adults. Located just 3 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, with a wide variety of trade stands and with Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas street markets nearby, THE Christmas Model Railway Show is the perfect destination for a Christmas shopping trip. The Society website contains details and pictures of all the layouts, and much more information about the exhibition. http://www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition To be kept informed of developments as the Exhibition takes shape, join our mailing list by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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STOP PRESS! Dewsbury Midland* will be featured on ITV on Thursday evening (10th November) at 7:30 - The Tonight programme and it's nationwide! It was filmed to provide background for a programme about HS2. There will be a credit at the end of the programme and hopefully a link to the website through the ITV social media. Obviously we don't know how many seconds of actual exposure we'll get, but this has to be of interest to all. *As featured at the Manchester show! ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Hi All, Just a few photos that I am officially allowed to use, to whet your appetites!  [/url]Crimson Road  [/url]Forthtal (c) Thistle Modelmakers  [/url]Dewsbury Midland  [/url]Elcot Road  [/url]Portchullin.  [/url]Salmon Pastures (c) Alan "westerner" Davies. Many thanks to the copyright owners for the rights to this lovely pictures. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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A few more pictures for your perusal; [/url]The End of the Line. © Tim Crockford. [/url]The Museum of Transport © Robin Brogden.  [/url]The World's End © Pete Goss.  [/url]The World's End 2 © Pete Goss.  [/url]Water Street Sidings Thanks again to the copyright owners for allowing the use of these images. John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Finally, I have got my scanner working so can now upload the floor-plan for your information. The main hall (Room 2) and associated adjacent rooms.  Room 5.  Room 7. Hope it's useful to any and all potential visitors, you can now plan your route to your favourite layout or trader, etc! Cheers, John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Countdown to Exhibition With less than a fortnight to go, the organising team at Manchester’s ground breaking Model Railway Society, the third oldest in the world, are completing their final preparations for “THE Christmas Model Railway Show – Manchester 2016!” The event, staged over the weekend of December 3rd & 4th at the Barnes Wallis building in Altrincham Street, promises to be very popular, with model railway layouts on display from as far away as Kent, Sussex, Norfolk and Edinburgh. But in addition to 20 visiting model railway layouts, there are also attractions aimed at children, a wide range of trade stands and the film première of “A Cornish Giant”, a documentary on the life of Richard Trevithick. Exhibition coordinator, Philip Sweet said: “We have listened carefully to the comments made by visitors to last year’s show, and have acted on them to put together a really high class exhibition with some of the best model railway layouts in the UK. We intend not only to please the serious modeller, but also to provide a great day out for the whole family. One lucky child will go home with an early Christmas present – the complete model railway set which is the prize in our free to enter competition.” Advance tickets for the exhibition (at a reduced price) are on sale through the Society’s website until the end of November. The exhibition is being staged in the Barnes Wallis Building in Altrincham Street, just 3 minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, and has its own multi-storey car park. It is ideally located to combine a visit to the exhibition with a trip to Manchester’s acclaimed Christmas Street Markets. The organisers warn that the exhibition is likely to be crowded on Saturday morning and advise families with small children to come on Saturday afternoon or Sunday. Further details, with pictures of all the layouts appearing at THE Christmas Model Railway Show, are on the Society’s website http://www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition Or, for other enquiries, by emailing: exhibition@mmrs.co.uk ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Traders Present will be; Bill Hudson Transport Books Brass Masters C&L Finescale Cheltenham Model Centre DC Kits Direct Train Spares Eileen’s Emporium Going Loco Gordon Coltas Trust Greenscene H&A Models Judith Edge Kits Layouts 4U Locoshed Manchester Locomotive Society Megapoints Model Railway Developments Pennine Models Shawplan Ten Commandments TMS Models Trains & Diecast And if that wasn’t enough, after we’ve closed you can still visit the acclaimed Manchester Christmas Street Markets! http://www.mancheste...on_and_travel/2 ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Hi All, Just a brief note that today is the last day for advance ticket sales. Just three more days and we're on! Cheers, John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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It's Today! I hope anyone who can make it, will enjoy themselves. Cheers, John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Here's a nice little video for you to enjoy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-d1MYnP23g&t=355s Posted with permission, John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Some really good layouts there John - many thanks for posting.  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Enjoyed that, thanks John Seem to be more 'modern image' layouts than kettles  Ed ____________________ Engineers just love to change things |
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Thanks for taking the time to upload this video, been a great watch, much appreciated. Specially interested in the parcels trains on the 'modern image' layouts, although I prefer the term 'heritage diesel', I am a bit dubious of one parcel train that appears on Portchullin at '5.27', as I thought mixed trains that including passenger stock and stock with 4 or 6 wheels was banned in 1959. I maybe wrong, (if so please correct me, I would love to run a single coach and CCT on Kingsmead), or this maybe the application of Rule 1 or maybe an exception to the 'ban' in Scotland, I shouldn't be so nit picky probably. EDIT; This is where I read of the 1959 Ban, ____________________ Kind Regards Aaron Kingsmead Station ©Aaron C. New |
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Hi Aaron, Sorry, pass - next question! You'd have to ask Mark Tatlow (I think!) the owner & operator, I certainly don't have a clue. But, you raise a good point! Just had a look at your layout, looks great as I love D-H's. Thanks All, John. ____________________ Cheers, John E. |
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Many thanks John, Hydraulics have a different niche in the diesel period which I have always appreciated. I think I'll let it slide under 'Rule 1' as it does make a nice formation. Think if I was there on the day I would have asked, but couldn't make it, bit too far north from me, ____________________ Kind Regards Aaron Kingsmead Station ©Aaron C. New |
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