2008

Saturday 25th October 2008 - Layout Challenge for 2010 Exhibition
Saturday 2nd October 2010 will see our 30th exhibition and to celebrate this milestone we will be holding a layout challenge.

If you live within an hour of Sudbury and would like to be considered to bring a layout, then here are the rules:

• The layout must not have an area bigger than 10 square feet. For example, if a layout is 5 foot long, it cannot be more than 2 foot in width.
• The layout must not be longer than 5 foot in length.
• There must be something moving.
• It must be finished, ie. track ballasted, scenery, etc.
• Can be free standing or require a table.
• Any scale or gauge.

The visiting public will be asked to judge the layouts and the winner will win a prize.

If you would like to have your layout considered or need more information, then please contact the club secretary, Peter Worton at secretary@sudburymrc.org.uk.

Thursday 11th October 2008 - Model Railway Exhibition
Our 28th Model Railway Exhibition was held on Saturday 4th October at St. Peter's Church. A gallery showing photos of the day can be found here.

Saturday 2nd August 2008 - Exhibition Attendance
Cornard has been invited to an exhibition at Needham Market, which is being organised by One Model Railway Club. The exhibition takes place on Saturday 23rd August in Needham Market Community Centre, from 10am to 5pm.

More details can be found on One MRC's website at www.onemrc.co.uk/needham/.

Monday 5th May - Update for April on Constable Wharf
All the track has been laid and wiring has started. We are also looking at the buildings, which we will need for the layout. The control panels are also under construction. Controllers have been bought; we are using Kent Panel Controls. DCC is not for us at the present time due to cost.

With only five weeks to the Open Day, hopefully we might have something running. Where was that clockwork engine?

Monday 20th April - Arrival of New Layouts at the Club
Over the last month, we have added two more layouts to the club. The first is an EM gauge layout that the club members built about 10 years ago. As the members who had stock for the layout left the club, it was given to Ian, who was one of the EM Group. Ian is now in the process of moving and no longer has room for Sturmer, so has offered it back to the club.

It may appear at the Open Day in June for members to assess what needs to be done to get it working again. Ian has very kindly donated the stock for the layout.

The other layout has been acquired for the junior members, so they can play trains and also begin to learn some of the skills needed to build a model railway.

Recently acquired layout for the junior members to practice their modelling skills on

Monday 14th April - News Update on Stanhem Quay
Most of the trackwork is now complete. Work is nearly finished on the wiring and is awaiting the completion of the track to have a full test running session on the whole layout. The station platforms are now well underway.

A manual uncoupling device has been designed and constructed and is in the process of being installed. This has been designed to uncouple tension lock couplings and has proved to be successful after some fine tuning.

Work has started in the quayside area, namely the harbour wall and the design of individual buildings.

Stanhem Quay with most of the trackwork completed

Saturday 1st March - Progress Report on Constable Wharf
During February, the second layer of polystyrene has been laid and painted. Height adjusters are now being put on the legs and the first lengths of track have been laid.

Sunday 27th January - Progress Report on Constable Wharf
This month we have finished building new boards for the layout and laid out the points that have been built. We are laying the track on thin polystyrene to raise it from the baseboard.

Hopefully in the next few weeks, we will start track laying, but the February update will see how successful we have been.

Sunday 6th January - Club Layouts Update
Stanhem our new 00 layout had its first loco run before Christmas, although there is still some more track to finish laying. The layout should be at our exhibition in October.

Constable Wharf is our first venture into O gauge. The baseboards are built and have been made into 3 boxes for storage and construction. Hopefully, track laying can commence in the next couple of weeks.

Saturday 5th January - Photo Galleries
Galleries showing photos of previous exhibitions have now been set up and can be found from the 'Previous Exhibitions' section on the Exhibitions page.

Saturday 5th January - Welcome to our new website!!!
Further content, including more information about our layouts and club events, will be added over the next few weeks, so please visit again soon.