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As
well as the construction and exhibition of layouts the Club organizes
trips for members to some of larger model railway exhibitions around the
country and to heritage steam railways. In May 2000 a number of Club
Members visited Didcot and Pendon Museums for the year 2000
celebrations.
The club has hired this former
Great Western Railway Inspection Saloon on the Severn Valley Railway on a
number of occasions. The Club hired the saloon again on
Saturday 1st June 2002, 35 years to the day since the formation of the Club to
mark this significant milestone.
For
the 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2007 the Club elected our Treasurer,
Mick Clements, Club president. This was to mark the fact that he had been
Club Treasurer since the founding of the Club in 1967.
During 2007 we had two 40th Anniversary
cakes produced on for each of our model railway exhibitions. We also
produced a limited edition mug to commemorate the anniversary.
The Club outing for 2007 was a ride behind
former GWR Hall class locomotive 4965 Rood Ashton Hall on the Shakespeare
express between Birmingham and Stratford upon Avon
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The Redditch Model Railway Club meets
in a unit which
part of this
much larger industrial unit (shown in the
picture) on a factory estate in
Redditch on Tuesdays and Thursday evenings from 1845 until 2230. Whilst
the building is rather uninspiring to look at it does provide the club
with the space and facilities we need to function.
Members’ model railway interests range from the pre grouping to the present day contemporary
scene. Unlike some model
railway clubs we are not just a talking
shop and actually build and exhibit exhibition layouts. If you join us you
will find a friendly group who are only too happy to pass on our enthusiasm
for model railways. Membership is open to anyone over the age
of 16
- conditions set by our landlord don't allow children in our club room. (H&S regulations for industrial premises)
