Decembers newsletter is now available.
in this months edition there is:
Plus the usual banter and regular items.
Thanks to Bruno who has videoed some of the layouts at the Orlean show.
It looks like a great show, Bruno loved Purgatory and the layout is “first on” in the video. Please enjoy.
Just a quick post. Another long weekend for the Purgatory Peak team as they are taking “the peak” to Orleans.
Good luck guys and have a great weekend in France!
Previously mentioned, the layout was suffering from what turned out to be electrical issue. This has been resolved and trains were running smoothly over the guilty section of track.
Earlier this week I got an email from James Bentley who had been at Alsager last weekend. James seems to be a fan of O gauge in particular and was taken with Wolfe Lowe which is one of our members layouts.
James kindly agreed to donate the pictures he took of Wolfe Lowe while he was there, after a conversation with one Continue reading Wolfe Lowe visits Alsager
With the year positively speeding by, our November newsletter has been published.
In this issue you will find:
Also there is the usual features such as letters, train trivia and Humour.
Fancy a look at other issues, please look here for some of our previous issues.
Macclesfield was once served by two stations, both very close together, one being on the site of the modern station (called Macclesfield Central) and the other station was called Macclesfield Hibel Road. These two stations, the goods yard form and the engine shed form the focus of our N Gauge layout; Macclesfield Central.
Or do they? True this is a model railway, a layout. But the layout has several spectacular buildings; some have sadly disappeared but others are recognisable today. Two such models are the gas works (Scratch built by Ken Ball) which have gone. The other is Commercial Road Mill (Arighi Bianchi’s) part of which still exists today.
Macclesfield Central looks great but it’s very much a work in progress and we need help; If you have any old pictures of the railway and it’s surrounding area. Particularly between Brook Street, Hibel Road Tunnel and the Bollington branch please share them with us. If you have any information or stories, again we are eager to hear them, please get in touch.
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With regard to news, Purgatory Peak visited Folkestone Model Railway exhibition and although it would be fair to say we had some snags it was a resounding success with the “Peak” getting Best in show, as this was a public vote; so much the better! There are some things that the ON30 group has to fix before it is packed up again, as it is on its way to Orleans in November. On a personal note, thanks to the ON30 guys for the privilege of joining them for the weekend! More on the Folkestone trip in Novembers newsletter.
The new “OO” layout is progressing steadily with a back scene nearly built and due to be painted.
Finally the October newsletter is out. In this issue there is:
Plus the usual extras.
