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The HG&DMRS is broad based group with approximately 60 members. We meet on Mondays and Fridays ( main club evening ) 8:00pm to 10:00pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Hazel Grove. (Map)
We have several modelling projects in various stages of completion ranging in scales from 2mm/foot through to 7mm/foot. For more details of these please select one of the layouts below.
HG&DMRS had another successful exhibition weekend and plans are underway for the next annual exhibition in 2008. Before then, we will be holding our annual open day on Saturday 14th June 2008. The annual open day is a free event (but any donations gratefully received) and provides an opportunity to see some of the society layouts in operation or being worked upon, so we hope to see you then. There will also be some demonstrations lined up as well as the club sales stand. Refreshments will also be available for purchase and free parking for visitors.
HGDMRS will also be hosts for the North West Model Railway Clubs' Association AGM the same day and we welcome all members of the NWMRCA to the open day and AGM.
Summary of Layouts.
| * | Ash Valley A 0 scale layout. Constructed to 'flexible' standards with some interesting household items used for modelling materials. It is an imaginary location where a private railway meets the Midland and London & North Western Railways, somewhere near Manchester. |  |
| * | High Peak Tramway . A mature 0n16.5 narrow gauge layout. Even though it is modelled to the highest standards changes and improvements are constantly in progress.Includes photos. |  |
| * | Chessie Systems Railroad is now under construction by the team that brought us the erstwhile Middlehurst. | (no photos yet) |
| * | Hazel Valley is a large 00 scale layout. This is the largest in the club and hence our main project. It depicts exchange sidings between the Hope Valley line (ex Midland Railway) and a branch line to quarries. The layout can be operated in almost era from the 1950s until the present day. The layout has recently gained a small wayside station a la Monsal Dale. |  |
| * | Smethurst Junction is a 00 scale layout set in North-East Manchester during the 1990s and is served by a regular service of DMUs to/from Manchester and beyond. There is also an engineers yard and locomotive serving point. Further along is the Industrial Wire-works which receives frequent trainloads of raw materials. This layout is currently under construction. |  |
| * | Walmington is a 4mm finescale layout set on the East Anglian coast during the 1950s. This layout is also under construction at the time of writing. | |
| * | Thursby Road is an N gauge layout by the club's Junior members and is currently under construction. |
Facilities.
We also have the very British ritual tea drinking ceremony mid way through each of our club meetings, so a strong bladder is a pre-requisite ! Sample prices are Tea or Coffee at 20p and biscuits from 10p.
More Information
If you want more information about the club, if you would like to pass any comments to us, or if you find any broken links please:-
EMAIL hgdmrs@ntlworld.com
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