MEMBERS' OPEN DAYS

 

Post Codes and Phone numbers can be found in 16mm Bulletin.

Please remember to ring your hosts to let them know that you are coming, 48 hours in advance so that they can organise the food. The Yorkshire Group has agreed £2 per visitor if you partake of food and/or drink.

 

2012 schedule

Please note LLR 30 June cancelled

Newdigate Garden Railway has taken 30th June

[ instead of 5 August ]

 

Sun 13 May

An invite to us from the East Midlands Group to visit

Ian Shields’ Ashfield Light Railway at Ravenshead Nottinghamshire NG15 9FG   From 1pm    01623 476001

NB  This is the weekend of Harrogate MRE

Sat/Sun 19/20 May

 

Sat 26 May

RIVELIN GLEN RAILWAY  S10 5PA   David Mason 01142 307665  

11am onwards

Sat 2  June

MOSSBANK MOUNTAIN RAILWAY BD12 7DJ Michael and Gillian Bastow  

01274 413255   4’ minimum radius, 1 in 30 gradients. R/C or geared manual would make life easier!   From 11am.

Sat/Sun 9/10 June

ECCLESFIELD OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND Yorkshire Group members invited to come and run on the GREAT WILLOWGARTH RAILWAY SHEFFIELD S35 9WF. Charity event in aid of Ecclesfield Church - "minster of the moors for the last 700 years".  Phil and Kay Thompson [times to be confirmed]  0114 257 0407 or email treasurer@16mm.org.uk.

Sun 17 June

SILKSTONE TRAMWAY BARNSLEY  S75 2TU   Stuart Currie    01226 281805

from 1pm      All welcome, with or without stock to run.

Sat 23/24 June

Middleton 200

Wed June 27

WASDALE VALLEY TRAMWAY DN9 1LT Rick Collett 01427 872974 from 11am

 

 Sat June 30

 NEWDIGATE GARDEN RAILWAY nr.Elsecar S74 8DL Michael Thacker 01226 742445  From 1pm.  Light refreshments. 

Sat July 7

STANHOPE LIGHT RAILWAY   Horsforth LEEDS LS18 5AR

John Orson O113  2591551 from 11am.

Wed July 11

SILKSTONE TRAMWAY BARNSLEY Stuart Currie 01226 281805

Operating session. From 1pm. Run the Silkstone Tramway like a real railway.  Vacancies for drivers, guards, station masters.  No experience required.  All very welcome.

Sat July 14

 DORE LAKES RAILWAY SHEFFIELD S17 3DE   David Porter 0114 2360178  11am to 5pm  Car parking on Newfield Crescent and driveway on last in first out basis.

Sun July 22

GREAT WILLOWGARTH RAILWAY SHEFFIELD S35 9WF

Phil and Kay Thompson 11am to 5pm BBQ   0114 257 0407 or email treasurer@16mm.org.uk.  Please give 48hrs notice.

Sat July 28

 

THE TAN Y BRYN RAILWAY HG3 5HL      Brian Ives     01423 711180   

from 11am onwards.

Sun Aug 5

 

Sat  Aug 11

 CALVERLEY LIGHT RAILWAY  LEEDS LS28 5NS   Stuart Holmes   0113 2566764   from 11am onwards     

Sat Aug 18

 MOSSBANK MOUNTAIN RAILWAY BD12 7DJ Michael and Gillian Bastow  

01274 413255   4’ minimum radius, 1 in 30 gradients. R/C or geared manual would make life easier!   From 11am.

AUGUST BANK HOLS

Mon Aug 27

 

Sun 2 Sept

York Model Engineers from 11am

See www. yorksme.org.uk for directions.

Please let Andy Cooper know if you wish to attend this event by Sat Aug 25

so that catering can be organised.

Sun 23 Sept 

ALMONDBURY LIGHT RAILWAY  Huddersfield  HD5 8UP

Dave Webb 01484 534686  11am Sausages Soup and steam!!

Sat Oct 20

Steam by Starlight on the GREAT WILLOWGARTH RAILWAY. 

Mulled wine, hot dogs and the atmosphere of steam trains in the dark.  4pm till as late as you want. Phil and Kay Thompson 0114 257 0407 or email treasurer@16mm.org.uk.  Please give 48hrs notice.

Sat Nov 17

YORKSHIRE GROUP AGM  HD3 4NB.at 1pm  By  kind permission of the Huddersfield Railway Modellers.    Steaming before and after AGM on Nant Mawr.   Open from 11am.  Tea and biscuits available – bring your own lunch.

 

 

 

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