Chickerell Steam Rally is 2nd and 3rd July. It is our local show and as usual we will have a strong club presence. We will be there with our our 150 foot 7 1/4 inch gauge steam railway. Members will also be trundling around on their miniature traction engines. 2022 a new attraction - we will also have a miniature working steam railway in the model tent. Several members will also be exhibiting full size vintage vehicles. If you like what you see and want to join in the fun, please ask about becoming a member of our society. ... See MoreSee Less
Nice sunny day at the club today, first coat of paint on the fence to blend it in with the surroundings and a lovely 3" Burrell Stream Test. ... See MoreSee Less
A little tool I made to clamp on and remove cones from injectors. Ream the hole to suit the cone dia. Use a slitting saw to cut the slot. Drill and tap for the clamping bolt. Please ignore the left hand hole - it shouldn't be there - oops! ... See MoreSee Less
Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley emerges from York railway museum.
With its move to Crewe upcoming, LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has emerged from the National Railway Museum in York.
The A4 has appeared outside the workshop at York for the first time since its boiler was lifted into place back in November 2019.
Sir Nigel Gresley is currently in a temporary semi-matt black finish which will protect the locomotive as it moves to Crewe for final overhaul work.
Once this final work is complete, the locomotive will be outshopped in BR Express Blue, as this was voted in favour of by the SNGLT membership.
A provisionally agreed programme means that we should see Sir Nigel Gresley returned to steam in Spring 2022 – subject to work being completed. ... See MoreSee Less
The Swanage Railway and Southern Locomotive Ltd (SLL) has shared photos of loaded test runs hauled by recently overhauled Southern Railway "West Country" Class No.34028 "Eddystone".
The 7 1/4" gauge tender that I have been making over the winter saw it's first outing today. It will end up going behind a large steam loco in the near future.
The lovely seat was made by Coastal Customs Upholstery on Portland, Dorset. The owner does amazing work. ... See MoreSee Less
A few members have put in a great deal of hard work on the garden area of our site to make it look nice for our club return today. Thanks to our Head Gardener the 16mm and 7 1/4" ground level track area looked beautiful. ... See MoreSee Less
I have just updated the Clubs and Grounds page on the WADMES website weymouth-dmes.co.uk/garden-grounds/ I am really looking forward to when we can all get together again.
Garden and Grounds We have a great amount of club members that keep the Club Garden and Grounds in great shape. Covid sadly meant the club had to close for a while, but as you all know Gardens and Gro...
The track bed finally received some attention in late June and the new trees got some much needed watering. The grass was cut every two weeks to enable other gardening jobs to be done during alternate weeks.
Next stage is to reset the brick edging and add some top dressing to the track bed. ... See MoreSee Less
During the first few months of the Covid lock-down the tracksite grass and weeds got very long. A visit on the 8th May showed a desperate need to cut the grass areas. Several hours later and the job was done.
However the track bed itself also needed desperate work. ... See MoreSee Less
Straightened and pinned this part of the track today. Although once summer arrives and the track warms up, it will expand and not stay that straight! ... See MoreSee Less
Hello and Welcome to the Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society Website Whether you are a highly accomplished model engineer or a complete novice, whether young or old, there will always be a w...
As we have 175 people that follow our WADMES page. I thought I would put out a post about the new website I am building. It is currently located at wadmes.network-studio.co.uk and will soon move over to the Weymouth-DMES domain name. My test server is a little slow so the pages may take a little time to load. If you do end up taking a look around the site, I will appreciate your feedback. Many thanks, Scott ... See MoreSee Less
Hello and Welcome to the Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society Website Whether you are a highly accomplished model engineer or a complete novice, whether young or old, there will always be a w...
Great turn out for a lovely steam up this morning. Here is a few photos I edited that about to go on the new website, which will be going live real soon. ... See MoreSee Less
Epic Part 2 of Jet washing the track at the club. It took 5 hours to jet wash around the first loop. So pleased with the results so far. ... See MoreSee Less
So it is now less than a week away! Lets hope the weather is kind this weekend. I was talking to lots of shop owners in the town today and this has generated a lot of excitement. Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society are looking forward to seeing you. ... See MoreSee Less
Thought I would share this in case anyone was looking for a small lathe.Great Lathe at a Great Price... This Chester Ex-Demo DB8 is currently on sale for only £999. Visit our online store www.chesterhobbystore.com for more details #everythingforthehobbyengineer #chesterhobbystore #hobbyengineer #lathe #machine #sale ... See MoreSee Less
Chickerell Steam Rally is 2nd and 3rd July.
It is our local show and as usual we will have a strong club presence.
We will be there with our our 150 foot 7 1/4 inch gauge steam railway.
Members will also be trundling around on their miniature traction engines.
2022 a new attraction - we will also have a miniature working steam railway in the model tent.
Several members will also be exhibiting full size vintage vehicles.
If you like what you see and want to join in the fun, please ask about becoming a member of our society. ... See MoreSee Less
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Nice sunny day at the club today, first coat of paint on the fence to blend it in with the surroundings and a lovely 3" Burrell Stream Test. ... See MoreSee Less
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107 Year Old Steam Snow Blower Is Back In Action. ... See MoreSee Less
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A little tool I made to clamp on and remove cones from injectors. Ream the hole to suit the cone dia. Use a slitting saw to cut the slot. Drill and tap for the clamping bolt.
Please ignore the left hand hole - it shouldn't be there - oops! ... See MoreSee Less
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Great News!
Chickerell Steam & Vintage Show 2022 is happening!
2nd - 3rd July 2022
We are booked in with our Portable Track and also exhibiting in the Model Tent. ... See MoreSee Less
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Huge Steam Tractor Breaks World Record ... See MoreSee Less
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Driving training for a few of our members. ... See MoreSee Less
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It was nice to read this earlier this morning:
Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley emerges from York railway museum.
With its move to Crewe upcoming, LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has emerged from the National Railway Museum in York.
The A4 has appeared outside the workshop at York for the first time since its boiler was lifted into place back in November 2019.
Sir Nigel Gresley is currently in a temporary semi-matt black finish which will protect the locomotive as it moves to Crewe for final overhaul work.
Once this final work is complete, the locomotive will be outshopped in BR Express Blue, as this was voted in favour of by the SNGLT membership.
A provisionally agreed programme means that we should see Sir Nigel Gresley returned to steam in Spring 2022 – subject to work being completed. ... See MoreSee Less
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Claire Jarvis xx
Great day yesterday. so nice to update the WADMES club website with some action!
Gareth Down you were the star of the day, great steam test!
Checkout: weymouth-dmes.co.uk/club_action_190621/ ... See MoreSee Less
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PHOTOS: Steam locomotive 34028 Eddystone undergoes loaded test runs following overhaul
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The Swanage Railway and Southern Locomotive Ltd (SLL) has shared photos of loaded test runs hauled by recently overhauled Southern Railway "West Country" Class No.34028 "Eddystone".Comment on Facebook
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The 7 1/4" gauge tender that I have been making over the winter saw it's first outing today. It will end up going behind a large steam loco in the near future.
The lovely seat was made by Coastal Customs Upholstery on Portland, Dorset. The owner does amazing work. ... See MoreSee Less
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A few members have put in a great deal of hard work on the garden area of our site to make it look nice for our club return today. Thanks to our Head Gardener the 16mm and 7 1/4" ground level track area looked beautiful. ... See MoreSee Less
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This page is also available to join, some photos and videos... believe this is linked to the group.
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Vacuum ejector and necessary reamers to make the cones. Sucks water, so hopefully it will be OK on the locomotive. ... See MoreSee Less
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New addition to the club. Looking forward to the end of lockdown and meeting up again for a steam day ... See MoreSee Less
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Steam railways 'will run out of coal', industry warns ... See MoreSee Less
Steam railways 'will run out of coal', industry warns
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Heritage attractions are in "jeopardy" amid a shortage of English coal, industry warns.Comment on Facebook
Happy New Year from everyone at WADMES. ... See MoreSee Less
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When it's too cold to steam outside...bring the fire indoors :) ... See MoreSee Less
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So I decided to put a December Banner on a WADMES website. ... See MoreSee Less
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I felt sad because the website had not seen much action this year and really hope that next year is better!
So happy to read this great news and share it on our FaceBook page:
THE Great Dorset Steam fair has received a £236,000 funding lifeline from the government's £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. ... See MoreSee Less
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I have just updated the Clubs and Grounds page on the WADMES website weymouth-dmes.co.uk/garden-grounds/ I am really looking forward to when we can all get together again.
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Garden and Grounds We have a great amount of club members that keep the Club Garden and Grounds in great shape. Covid sadly meant the club had to close for a while, but as you all know Gardens and Gro...Comment on Facebook
The track bed finally received some attention in late June and the new trees got some much needed watering. The grass was cut every two weeks to enable other gardening jobs to be done during alternate weeks.
Next stage is to reset the brick edging and add some top dressing to the track bed. ... See MoreSee Less
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During the first few months of the Covid lock-down the tracksite grass and weeds got very long. A visit on the 8th May showed a desperate need to cut the grass areas. Several hours later and the job was done.
However the track bed itself also needed desperate work. ... See MoreSee Less
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We hope you are all well and are staying safe?
Looking forward to the day that we can all Steam Up!
Once again, stay safe everyone! ... See MoreSee Less
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A few "Steam Tests" yesterday morning and the weather stayed dry! ... See MoreSee Less
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Straightened and pinned this part of the track today. Although once summer arrives and the track warms up, it will expand and not stay that straight! ... See MoreSee Less
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I am delighted to announce that the our new website is now live, please visit weymouth-dmes.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less
Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society – Steam, Traction, Model Engineering
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Hello and Welcome to the Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society Website Whether you are a highly accomplished model engineer or a complete novice, whether young or old, there will always be a w...Comment on Facebook
As we have 175 people that follow our WADMES page. I thought I would put out a post about the new website I am building. It is currently located at wadmes.network-studio.co.uk and will soon move over to the Weymouth-DMES domain name. My test server is a little slow so the pages may take a little time to load. If you do end up taking a look around the site, I will appreciate your feedback. Many thanks, Scott ... See MoreSee Less
Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society – Steam, Traction, Model Engineering
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Hello and Welcome to the Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society Website Whether you are a highly accomplished model engineer or a complete novice, whether young or old, there will always be a w...Comment on Facebook
Part 3 of Jet washing down the side of the club. Glad it was a nice sunny morning. ... See MoreSee Less
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Rob Sharps
Great turn out for a lovely steam up this morning. Here is a few photos I edited that about to go on the new website, which will be going live real soon. ... See MoreSee Less
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Fantastic Scott - what a great turnout!
Great photos👍
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Epic Part 2 of Jet washing the track at the club. It took 5 hours to jet wash around the first loop. So pleased with the results so far. ... See MoreSee Less
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So it is now less than a week away!
Lets hope the weather is kind this weekend.
I was talking to lots of shop owners in the town today and this has generated a lot of excitement.
Weymouth & District Model Engineering Society are looking forward to seeing you. ... See MoreSee Less
Comment on Facebook
Thought I would share this in case anyone was looking for a small lathe.Great Lathe at a Great Price...
This Chester Ex-Demo DB8 is currently on sale for only £999.
Visit our online store www.chesterhobbystore.com for more details
#everythingforthehobbyengineer #chesterhobbystore #hobbyengineer #lathe #machine #sale ... See MoreSee Less
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Getting ready for a great day at Radipole Gardens ... See MoreSee Less
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