Over the years a number of members have assisted in building approx. a third of a mile dual gauge track. It uses both 20mm and 25mm by 10mm black mild steel bar for the rail with a good proportion resting on recycled plastic sleepers. There is an ongoing task to replace the previous wood sleepers with the recycled plastic ones.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474119127{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]\n
The route consists of a small oval near the Clubhouse and garden area with points which enable access to a large loop down the side of an all-weather football pitch plastic ones.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”339″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474471012{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474519682{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]\n
The WADMES club owns two locos, one is a steam driven 7 \u00bc\u201d gauge 0-4-0 Wren and the other is a 7 \u00bc\u201d gauge petrol \/ hydraulic Knight. Both are capable of reasonable passenger hauling duties and are used on site and also at a variety of fetes and events for fund raising. Any club member can use these locos as long as they\u00a0 have been trained as appropriate.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474544963{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]\n
Club members have a variety of their own locomotives.\u00a0 These range from 5\u201d gauge electric to larger 7 \u00bc\u201d electric passenger haulers. There are also a number of both 5\u201d and 7 \u00bc\u201d gauge steam locomotives both standard gauge and narrow gauge outlines.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474573306{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]\n
The Budmouth College club also has three 7 \u00bc\u201d electric locos that the students operate and maintain as part of their club. The school club share the facilities with the WADMES club both having contributed to the financial costs of the track.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1640474599120{margin-top: 10px !important;}”]\n
The track has a number of quite sharp radii \/ curves so it is always worth checking first before assuming it will cope with your model. We provisionally set running days as the first and third Saturdays of the month but this is not set in stone and also depends on other priorities, Steam Rallies and other events. Again, it is always best to check first before any long journeys to visit us.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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