Merseyside & SWest Lancs Group meeting Saturday 23rd October

Stan Williams · August 09, 2021, 16:11

We will be resuming our meetings at the Corpus Christie Hall from Saturday 23rd October.
open from 12.30pm to 4.30pm

Usual format,
Layouts, show you how stands and the sales tables.
We will also have our usual low calorie buffet, washed down with tea or coffee.

Time to put the dates in the diary.

Stan.

Stan Williams · September 16, 2021, 09:23

Would you like to improve your modelling skills, if so, then put this date date in your diary.

Saturday 23rd October starting at 12.30pm to around 4.30pm

Come along to the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside.

You will be made most welcome, join in, even play trains, ask the experts on the stands.

See whats available on the sales stand and enjoy a light buffet.

See you there,

Stan.

Stan Williams · September 28, 2021, 15:21

At our meeting on the 23rd October at the Corpus Christie Hall in Rainford we will have the following.

The award winning layout Tan y Allt will be available for members to play trains and if you have any stock you would like
to bring along, then you are most welcome to run them on the layout.
We will also have another couple of layouts being brought along by members to test them out.

We have our resident experts with their show you how stands.
A light buffet will be supplied during the afternoon.

All welcome to join us.
Stan.

David Weber · October 02, 2021, 20:15

I have some questions about the sales tables as I understand members can bring things along to sell on the tables:

-Is it only for locos, rolling stock, chassis and the like or are other items welcome? For example, I have about a dozen bags of animal figures (livestock), lineside details, etc to move on, all 00 scale.

-Who decides the price of items, the person bringing them or the person/s running the stall?

-Who is responsible for taking away and storing things that do not sell?

-I seem to remember being told there is no commission, is that correct?

Would welcome any pointers.

Stan Williams · October 02, 2021, 20:34

Just to let you know how it works.

The seller has to make a list of the items and put a price on they wish to sell them for.
No problem with line side details, figures, livestock.
The seller must take home any unsold items at the end of the meeting.
We do not charge for the above.

To come to our meetings, there is a £3.00 charge to attend, which covers hall hire, refreshments/drinks.

Stan.

David Weber · October 02, 2021, 21:26

Thank you for the explanation Stan. :)

Stan Williams · October 04, 2021, 15:46

Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY we start at 12.30pm and run till 4.30pm

Our first time back at the Hall for 18 months and we are rearing to go.

There will be 5 narrow gauge layouts which includes a GN15 layout.
The award winning Tan Y Allt layout will be available to play trains on, if you have some stock bring it along.
Our usual experts on the show you stands.
The sales tables will be available to spend your cash.
Light Refreshments available including Mo s delicious Lemon Drizzle Cake.
Free Parking.
Rainford Junction Station approx. one mile walk away.

Come and join us and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers.

Stan.

Stan Williams · October 07, 2021, 09:44

Saturday 23rd October Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY starts at 12.30pm

Free Parking.
Light Refreshments available including the famous lemon drizzle cake.

Award winning 009 layout Tan y Allt will be available to play trains, so you are welcome to bring stock along.
Steve will have his latest layout Swallow Falls to give it a good testing.
Likewise Jim with his first 009 layout and hoping to iron out any faults.
Phil will be bringing his small 009 layout over from Yorkshire.
Don, will be returning with his GN15 estate layout.

Brian and Les will have their show you how stands available and will answer any questions you have from scenery, track laying,scenery
and lots more.
The sales tables will have N gauge locos and chassis along with wagon kits by Nine Lines and Colin Ashby.

Come and join us and spend a few hours with like minded NG Modellers, its great fun.

Stan.

David Weber · October 07, 2021, 18:17

Nother question: anyone know the minimum radius and loading gauge on Tan Y Allt?

Stan Williams · October 07, 2021, 19:15

David,
Smallest radius is 10 and half inches (don t do metric) which is the quarry end.
The layout has had a Ki and NGG16 Backwood locos working on it, although the Ki has to work bunker first where the sharpest
radius is because of the height of the tunnel mouth.
Not sure about very wide locos or stock, because we normally run Welsh NG stock.

Just remembered, we have also run a Funky diesel in its original state.
If you are coming just bring it along, by the way the layout is DC.

Stan.

David Weber · October 07, 2021, 19:31

Thanks for the info. Minimum radius no issue, will see what fits on the day.

MickT · October 07, 2021, 21:23

Quote from: Stan Williams on October 07, 2021, 19:15
..........................Not sure about very wide locos or stock, because we normally run Welsh NG stock.

Just remembered, we have also run a Funky diesel in its original state.
If you are coming just bring it along, by the way the layout is DC.

Stan.

If it's any help, at the 2013 009 Society 40th Anniversary Kegworth Convention my 13 vehicle Irish (style) cattle train had a run, headed by Ted Polet's Chivers Tralee & Dingle Hunslet and also had a a couple of laps double headed with Gairloch & Wester Ross Windle-built locos, firstly the Ross & Sutherland Border 2-6-4T and secondly the 2-6-4T "styled after" the County Donegal class 5 locos. As far as being able to take "very wide locos & stock", the tail end of the train was my 6 wheel Brakevan with drovers compartment which is 33mm wide over the duckets, so I don't think you should have any problems with visiting stock unless they are Really very very wide!

Hope this helps. Here's a reminder of the train and the wide van

Mick

Stan Williams · October 14, 2021, 15:19

We have had a batch of Kato 109 chassis delivered today and they will be available at our meeting on the 23rd October.

Stan.

Stan Williams · October 20, 2021, 13:40

Our first time back for nearly 18 months at the Corpus Christie Church Hall.

The cakes are baked, everything else is ready to go, just come along and play trains for a few hours.

Plenty of goodies for the sales tables, cannot wait to open up the doors.

All welcome to join us.

Stan.

Stan Williams · October 21, 2021, 09:54

Merseyside & South West Lancs Group, meetings and events for the next 12 months.

2021.
Saturday 23rd October Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY starts at 12.30pm
Sat. 27th November ditto.
2022.
Saturday 8th January ditto.

Saturday 19th February North West NG Exhibition, All Saints Parish Hall, Church Road, Rainford WA11 8HE 10.30am to 4.30pm

Saturday 2nd April Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY starts at 12.30pm
Sat. 21st May ditto.

Saturday 25th June West Lancs Light Rly. M&SW Lancs Group Open Day will have layouts/stands open all day.

Saturday 10th Sept. Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY starts 10.30am to 4.30pm (mini exhibition).

Sat/Sunday 1st/2nd October Wigan Finescale Exhibition (we will have a NG section) 10am to 5pm and 10am to 4.30pm

Saturday 22nd October Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY starts at 12.30pm

Saturday 26th November Rainhill NG Show in association with Rainhill MRC Show, Village Hall, Rainhill Merseyside. 10am to 5pm.