Train Mad Grandad

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For your interest, a recently received link to a light hearted web site about all things railways and modelling.

Hi there,(From East Midlands, UK)

I have recently launched my own, not for profit, light hearted website called Train Mad Grandad after a comment from my grandson to distinguish which grandad he was talking about.

www.trainmadgrandad.uk

I have found retirement a bit difficult to adapt to as I enjoyed being useful. I am a railway modeller (RM MAG Oct 2014) and was a guard on the Kent and East Sussex Railway for some ten years.

I would be grateful if you could tell your members about me and my website.

Many thanks in anticipation

Trevor Powell

2024 Perth Model Railway Exhibition

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The annual Perth Model Railway Exhibition is on again at the Silver Jubilee Pavillion at the Claremont Showgrounds on the weekend of the 22–23 June 2024 (8am — 4pm both days).

Tickets are available from TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1186940

Perth’s largest Model Railway Exhibition

This year’s Annual event is in the Silver Jubilee Pavilion, at Claremont Showgrounds.

There will be exhibits of Model Railways, Traders and like minded and similar organisations.

Familiar ones like Maylands Model Railways, Perth Hobby Centre, Hobbytech and Tinkering Tools to name a just a few traders.

Rail Heritage WA, Perth Electric Tram Society, Hotham Valley Railway and Bennett Brook Railway will also be there.

Come along and have a great day out being a child.

Ticket prices (from TryBooking):

Family2 adults & accompanying children$45
Adult18 years and over$20
ConcessionAny concession card holder$15
Children6 to 17 years old$10
Youngsters5 years and underfree
Companion card holderAny companion card holderfree

NR91 Pays a Visit

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The club is located right alongside the access siding to UGL’s Bassendean loco workshops and as such we are often treated to the rumble of some big locos slowly making their way past the clubrooms.

Such a visit occurred today (28th Feb 2024) when NR91 and an unidentified class mate (both in Pacific National livery) were making their way from the workshops back in to service.

Photos courtesy of Garry West.

Garry Newman

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Garry Newman with his HASKELL model (HO gauge) of a WAGR L class locomotive on Bill Hill’s layout (formerly owned by Allan Hamilton) at Collie on 21/12/2015. Photo courtesy of Don Finlayson.

Long standing club member Garry Newman passed away last month. Life member Don Finlayson has written a lovely memorial for him and has included the photo above from 8 years ago.