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Club news
The Old Locomotive Committee
has pleasure in announcing that
LIONSMEET
will be hosted this year by the
Kinver and West Midlands
Society of Model Engineers
at the Society’s track at the Marsh Playing Fields, Kinver
on Saturday 31st July 2010
Lionsmeet is an informal annual gathering of all those with an interest in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway locomotive Lion in all its manifestations and gauges. All such persons are invited to bring their locomotives, in any gauge, finished or not, and any Lion memorabilia they may have to the event for display or demonstration. There will be a competition, limited to 3½" 5" and 7¼” gauge engines, to establish the hardest working Lion based on the measurement of work done by the engine during a ten minute run.
The track will be open to those wishing to practise from 10.00 am and the competition will start at 1.00pm. Period dress is optional. Prior application is unnecessary, but further information and directions are available by emailed request to alnbby@yahoo.co.uk or phone 01254 812049. The postcode is DY7 6ER for satnavs
The Society of Model and Experimental Engineers is now taking bookings for places on its widely acclaimed courses for beginners.
Volunteers – all experienced model engineers and members of the Society - have run the courses since 2003.
The three-day Part 1 course introduces the hobby of model engineering. The six day Part II course takes the novice step by step through all the processes needed to build a working live steam engine and boiler. The skills learnt during this course are transferable to subsequent construction of a wide variety of other engineering projects.
All courses are held at Marshall House, the Society’s headquarters in south London. Beginning in September, the two parts together cover ten Saturdays, including a final day for further discussion, a competition and meeting other Society members.
The Basic Course (Part 1) will be held on three Saturdays, September 11, October 9 and November 13.
The follow-on Part 2 course to build a steam engine will also be held on Saturdays starting in January.
Experienced SMEE members support all sessions to ensure that every enquiry receives a full answer. Course members can also discuss queries with lecturers by telephone. Detailed copyright lecture notes are provided, and information concerning suppliers of machines, tooling and materials in included in the documentation accompanying Part 1.
Further information and application forms see www.sm-ee.co.uk
Members of Keighley and District Model Engineering Society have kept running despite an unusual problem — rabbits under the line! The rabbits’ tunnels regularly undermine the track at Marley.
Society members spent the winter building a solid wall to support the track and prevent hollows.
The track has now reopened and will continue on the third Sunday of every month through spring and summer.
This year is the society’s 60th anniversary and there will be extra running dates in August and September, including a diamond jubilee celebration on August 15.
The footbridge handrails were also replaced, again, after they were vandalized shortly after being renewed last year. Several new model locomotives will run this year.
In addition to all that the admirable Keighley members have redecorated the clubhouse. www.kdmes.org.uk.
Congrats Coventry
Happy 75th Birthday to Coventry Model Engineering Society 1935 – 2010. Although there are references to a Society going back to 1904 or 1908 that society seemed to disappear in 1925. Then in 1934 - 35 it re-appeared as The Coventry Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (the name was subsequently changed in 1937 to the Coventry Model Engineering Society). As you would expect, there are lots of ideas and plans for events during the year.
Gilling goings on
The Ryedale Society tells us that the following are scheduled for 2010.
Saturday, Sunday & Monday the 28th/29th/30th of August, Aug Rally at Gilling RSME
Bridgend driving course
If you would like to have a go yourself at driving a miniature locomotive Bridgend MES has started a Steam Experience course. they will show you all that is involved in running the 7 ¼” Bagnall loco (pictured right).
Instructions will be given on how prepare the loco ready for use, how to light the fire and raise steam and how to safely drive around the track. If you have ever wondered what all those knobs and levers do, this is your chance to find out!
Each Experience session will last about 4 hours which should allow for at least 2 hours driving.
The session can be for an individual or you can share it with a friend for the same price of £60.
The society regrets “that for insurance purposes, the Steam Experience is restricted to those over 18 years of age. NB Please don’t come dressed up; you will get dirty!”
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