The club has a couple of new train speed measurement gadgets — one permanent and the other portable. Why is measuring the speed of your model trains important? And what speed should they be running at anyway? Read more to find out.
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Watco Australia liveried class mates DR1564 & DR1565 paid a visit to the UGL works siding next to the club yesterday. The day crew were even treated to a glimpse under the hood!
Photos courtesy of Garry West.
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.
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.
Club life member Alan Porter passed away a couple of months ago. Life member Don Finlayson has written a lovely memorial for him and has included the newspaper clipping above from 16 years ago featuring Alan as a lead up to the 2007 Model Railway Show — the 2023 version of which is on this weekend at the Claremont Showgrounds.
Work on the new main layout at the club is progressing nicely with the main yard 90% complete and operational. Unlike the previous HO layout, the main yard will eventually have full scenery applied (including backdrops) for added realism.
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Today’s visitor to the UGL access siding that runs alongside the club. Photos couretsy of John Kinson.
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Anderson Yard is well underway on the new HO layout. It contains 2 arrival/departure tracks, 6 general tracks and 1 loco runaround and servicing track.
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Work on the new main HO layout is progressing nicely with the main line fully electrified and point motors installed on all main line points. It’s at a stage where running trains is possible and, now the weather is a bit cooler, we’ve started up the semi-regular running nights and club BBQs again. Some space has been cleared in the middle of the new HO layout allowing work on several smaller layouts simultaneously.
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