‘Tis the season for using “’tis” and “’twas” excessively — so congruent with tradition we are holding a Christmas party! This Wednesday night at the club (19th December) — come early for tea (Subway platters) and/or bring some goodies to share. Oh and play trains. 🙂
Where? 136 Railway Parade, Bassendean
When? Sunday 14 October 2012, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
plus our annual Railfest features
- Guided tours – in and behind the museum
- Kids’ activities spot, spider hunt!
- Pre-read books, magazines, timetables, etc
- Video and visiting displays
and all our normal historical displays, trains, and the model railway club
And still only the standard prices – Adults $9, children $4, concessions $7
Tell your friends ! Bring your family !
The Railway Museum, 136 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
www.railheritagewa.org.au
*Thanks to the Public Transport Authority, and to CBH. Details to be finalised, subject to operational requirements on the day.
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Railway Museum
Where? — 136 Railway Parade, Bassendean
When? — Sunday 16th October 2011, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Plus all our normal historical displays, trains, and the model railway club
Tell your friends !
Bring your family – keep the kids happy !
The Railway Museum, 136 Railway Parade, Bassendean WA 6054
Unfortunately I couldn’t make it to the club on Wednesday so I missed the running of the first train on the new N‑Scale layout, but Rowan was good enough to capture it on his phone and send it to me!
The AGM was held a couple of weeks ago and there is little to report — apart from the fact that George Sumner was unanimously voted to life membership of the club in recognition of his 27 years of uninterrupted dedication and service to the club.
Unfortunately George was unable to make it to the AGM as he wasn’t too well, so we had to wait a couple of weeks to surprise him. The photo above shows President Tony Gray (right) presenting George with a certificate. A life membership section staff is also being prepared and will be given to George once it is ready.
Image: George Sumner (left) holding his Life Membership certificate
The N Scale boys had another good evening last Wednesday putting together one of the larger end pieces of the new layout and then attaching legs and bolting the modules together.
Still haven’t got around to doing the last minutes or sending out the notice of next general meeting — must get on to that!
The Secretary (Ross) will be away with work on the 16th March, so rather than press-ganging someone else into taking the minutes, the committee intends to delay the next regular general meeting by a week to Wednesday 23rd March (still at 8pm in the clubrooms). Formal notice of the meeting will go out this coming Wednesday (2nd March) as normal.
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We received a nice note from our travelling President a few days ago. Sounds like his trip is going well:
Hi, Yes we are still alive! Mind you we just about got fried alive going across the Nullarbor; 43°C for about 5 days in a row. Philip island was nice and cool. In Portland, Victoria at the moment with some bad weather on its way tonight; 30 to 40mm rain forecast. At this stage we will be home on the 7th March, a week before my rostered day on. Say hi to the other members for me.
Thanks Mark & Beryl
Half their luck — after 14 nights of minimums greater than 20°C, I could do with a bit of ‘bad weather’ about now…
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Finally, the N‑Scale boys finally got cracking last Wednesday night and knocked up four wooden frames in a little over an hour (see picture above) — each one measuring 2.4 x 1 metre. And that was in spite of all the *ahem* ‘helpful advice and encouragement’ *cough* from the rest of the assembled peanut gallery club members. 🙂
We had a good turn out at the club on Wednesday night. Nobody came down the week before because of Australia Day so I think everyone was keen to come back. Even Peter Tullis turned up — back from his travels around the world over the past couple of months, although it might take him a few days to recover fully! Its good to see some activity down the club again following the traditionally slow Christmas period.
The N‑Scale crew finally finished dismantling the old ‘Redwintul Park West’ layout — and Weepee Junction — and stacked the old modules neatly in a corner so that construction of the new N‑Scale layout can commence in earnest; the HO boys appear to have finally got the wiring for the new DCC boosters sorted out so you don’t get intermittent shorts when driving from section to section on the HO layout; and the daylighters are in the process of cleaning out the outdoor pond following the discovery that the refilling mechanism had failed.
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The February 2011 AMRA Branchline is available here: 
AMRA Branchline Feb 2011
Image: Quarry/mine on the old N‑Scale layout as it looked at the last RailFest.
RailFest is on again!
Sunday 31st October 2010, 10am ‑5pm, FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. Tours of the Museum, activities for kids, sausage sizzle and much more.
This is a fun filled day for rail enthusiasts, the community and families. Explore grand steam and diesel locomotives, wander around the Exhibition Hall. Visit the Model Railway. Get a taste of the history of Railways in Western Australia collected and restored by passionate volunteers since 1959. Plenty of fun for the kids and so much more!
Image: NR103 — one of several guest locos at RailFest 2004
Courtesy of Peter Tullis, 11 pictures from the highly successful Rail Enthusiasts’ Day held on Sunday 2nd May are now available in the gallery. Click on the image above to go directly to the slideshow.
Image: G‑Gauge live steam