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]]> Sat May 20 2006 10) Blyth & District MRS Exhibition 26&27.11.05 http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c777611.html 10) Blyth & District MRS Exhibition 26&27.11.05 Saturday 26 November 2005: 10) Blyth & District MRS Exhibition 26&27.11.05

Metro Car 4020 waits at the signal 31296 entering the Round Tree Sidings complex whilst 4020 waits at the signal 31296 propelling its brake van into the sidings whilst 4020 is still awaiting the signal man Large logo 37081 returns from a trip up the Callerton Branch whilst 31296 awaits a path out of the Round Tree complex North East celebrity 31283 passes Round Tree sidings heading back to Tyneside with barrier wagons and a pair of empty VEA vans (their explosives having been unloaded at Callerton) 31108 heads west to collect the Callerton empties passing a metro heading the other way When 37106 failed at Callerton Gateshead depot sent 47298 to rescue the stricken loco Large Logo 37081 & Blue 37106 head down the branch to Callerton to pick up the empty explosives train A quiet Sunday afternoon saw a trial undertaken and your photographer was on hand to record the first 4-car service with 4024 leading 4020 Impatient passengers are already waiting to get off 4024 as the signal man awaits the preceeding train to clear the section During a serious power cut 47298 was uniquely on hand to resuce a stricken metro car Railfreight pair 31108 and 31296 await in Round Tree sidings to cross to the Up line and return to Tyneside with a single brake van 31108 & 31296 propelling their train out into the loop 31108 returning to Tyneside is forced to wait for the metro in front to leave Fawdon station whilst 4020 heads towarsd Kenton Bankfoot The following day the railfreight pair worked up to Callerton and returned with a railfreight liveried brake van When Thornaby's 31283 failed at Callerton 31108 was the rescue loco and the pair are seen heading back to Gateshead 31106 returning to Tyne Yard with a rake of HTVs being used as barrier wagons for taking explosives wagons to the ICI complex at Callerton

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]]> Sat Nov 26 2005 09) Tyne & Wear Metro Open Day 07.08.05 http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c645805.html NE DEMU were delighted to be asked to attend the Tyne & Wear Metro Open Day to celebrate 25 years of the system. This exhibition saw Round Tree Sidings appear in its new form with the cassettes long sent to Thompsons of Stockton and 2 new fiddle yard boards now constructed. The layout is now 16ft long and will continue to evolve over the coming months before appear at the Blyth show in November Sunday 7 August 2005: NE DEMU were delighted to be asked to attend the Tyne & Wear Metro Open Day to celebrate 25 years of the system. This exhibition saw Round Tree Sidings appear in its new form with the cassettes long sent to Thompsons of Stockton and 2 new fiddle yard boards now constructed. The layout is now 16ft long and will continue to evolve over the coming months before appear at the Blyth show in November

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]]> Sun Aug 7 2005 02) Current Prototype Pictures http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c574674.html ***Updated 28.11.05*** A journey from Monkseaton Metro station to Newcastle Airport Metro station was used to photograph structures and details to help with creating the atmosphere on Round Trees Sidings. Extensive foliage and new buildings make it impossible to use the same vantage points as Tim harris in the 1980s. The Metro cars are one of the few vehicles in the UK where passengers can obtain a "drivers eye" view of the track ahead. A brief photographic survey of Bankfoot Station in October 2005 is also included to allow comparison with the 1980s shots and also to obtain some reference information as part of potentially modelling a representation of this terminus. Sunday 5 June 2005: ***Updated 28.11.05*** A journey from Monkseaton Metro station to Newcastle Airport Metro station was used to photograph structures and details to help with creating the atmosphere on Round Trees Sidings. Extensive foliage and new buildings make it impossible to use the same vantage points as Tim harris in the 1980s. The Metro cars are one of the few vehicles in the UK where passengers can obtain a "drivers eye" view of the track ahead. A brief photographic survey of Bankfoot Station in October 2005 is also included to allow comparison with the 1980s shots and also to obtain some reference information as part of potentially modelling a representation of this terminus.

Left hand mast at Monkseaton metro station - note how the mast reduces in diameter in three distinct sections. The right hand mast - note how the span wires hold the contact wire in the correct position. Detail of the mast with the concrete weights used to tension the contact wire. A sign denoting a neutral section about 50 yards in the distance. The catenary mast in the rear of the neutral section. Plenty of detail for the modeller. Track and signal details Our only photograph of the fawdon Factory. The whole area is now very overgrown and it is not possible to use the viewpoints in the original 1986 photographs. Ground signal at Monkseaton Station Departing from North Shields station, the Metro follows the original route of the LNER line through Percy Main towards Tynemouth. These bridges and retaining walls are impressive structures when seen from the front seat, but they soon give way to a spectacular viaduct. This bridge on the outskirts of Tynemouth was the inspiration for the pedestrian bridge on Round Trees Sidings used to hide the fiddle yard. These retaining walls provided the inspiration for the walls on Round Tree Sidings

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 06) Building the Metro Cars http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c573099.html The Metro cars on Round Trees Sidings are Dave Alexander white metal kits powered by Tenshodo motor bogies with a 25mm wheelbase and 10mm wheels. Paints are by Railmatch and transfers by Fox Thursday 9 June 2005: The Metro cars on Round Trees Sidings are Dave Alexander white metal kits powered by Tenshodo motor bogies with a 25mm wheelbase and 10mm wheels. Paints are by Railmatch and transfers by Fox

The Dave Alexander metro kit comes in a very sturdy box with all components carefully labelled and packaged. The instructions are very comprehensive and easy to follow. The main body for each car comprises two sides, nose and roof. These items were glued with araldite. The metro on a trial run, just to make sure it worked. A difficult task was to re - guage the tenshodos. No glazing! Pantograph works and the careful weathering on the roof was sprayed after an hour standing on a footbridge observing the real thing. The tenshodo motor bogies are a simple fix to an aluminium floor that slides onto channels in the body side, simple but very effective. The centre unit articulates around the bogie and arounrd the centre body section. This allows the model to traverse sharp radius curves, although this feature is not required on Round Trees Sidings. The metro cars have flush glazing designed in a CAD programme linked to a milling machine that produces accurate shapes in 2mm perspex. Once the three different sized windows had been drawn, perspex was placed under the drill head and the computer was politely asked to produce the correct number of metro windows. They are so accurate in shape they are a snug fit in the window aperture and require no glue! Next stop Regent Centre. (The figures are a The working bits. Articulation is even up and down as well as side to side, giving some very smooth running. Seats and some passengers. The completed cars. ready for action! Close up of the CAD windows. All complete and ready for a public launch on the EM Society test track at Bletchley - TRAMS - do these steam modellers know anything?

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]]> Thu Jun 9 2005 03) The Early Stages http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c571942.html The baseboards and supporting legs were constructed by David Anderson in his garage. They were first assemled in the loft at the home of Lee Davis. A fellow modeller used Templot to design the pointwork. The pointwork geometry is complex to fit our gently sweeping curves into the cassettes we had planned for each end of the layout. Lee hand built the point work from flatbottom rail soldered to copperclad sleepers lightly glued to the Templot plan which in turn had been glued to a piece of glass. Plain track was manufactured from Exactoscale sleepers and flatbottom rail. The time consuming task of sliding the sleepers on to the rail was completed by Roland Maddison. The track was laid on the boards during one evening in July 2004 - 11 months before DEMU Showcase 2005. The boards were taken one at a time to the home of Trevor Smith where Sommerfeld catenary was added to the two Metro tracks. The masts were positioned so that all contact wires ran in straight lines. Wednesday 8 June 2005: The baseboards and supporting legs were constructed by David Anderson in his garage. They were first assemled in the loft at the home of Lee Davis. A fellow modeller used Templot to design the pointwork. The pointwork geometry is complex to fit our gently sweeping curves into the cassettes we had planned for each end of the layout. Lee hand built the point work from flatbottom rail soldered to copperclad sleepers lightly glued to the Templot plan which in turn had been glued to a piece of glass. Plain track was manufactured from Exactoscale sleepers and flatbottom rail. The time consuming task of sliding the sleepers on to the rail was completed by Roland Maddison. The track was laid on the boards during one evening in July 2004 - 11 months before DEMU Showcase 2005. The boards were taken one at a time to the home of Trevor Smith where Sommerfeld catenary was added to the two Metro tracks. The masts were positioned so that all contact wires ran in straight lines.

Adding the Sommerfeldt catenary. Ballasting has been added to two tracks followed by some point detailing. Baseboards - prepared for first run. David's woodwork. Lee rerails Alan's VDA. Peco detailing parts and plasticard were used to add further details to the pointwork. Templot and Lee's first attempt at point making. The catenary wires are straight between posts just like the real thing. The legs. The point work ready for the first run. The Sommerfeldt weights used to tension the catenary in the real world. Track detailing - each pandrol clip was added to the copper clad points with superglue. Well, it was the correct gauge this morning.

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]]> Wed Jun 8 2005 07) The Locomotive, Metro and Wagon Fleets http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c567562.html ***Updated 28.11.05*** Sunday 5 June 2005: ***Updated 28.11.05***

31296 is a basic Lima model with details added by Lee Davies Based upon the Lima bodyshell this representation of 37081 by Lee Davies has been subject to upgrade work including new cab windows and standard numerals One of the Dave Alexander kits representing metro car 4020 as built by Trevor Smith Hornby / Airfix donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage Hornby / Airfix donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage Hornby / Airfix donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage Hornby / Airfix donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage Parkside Dundas kits built by David Furmage Hornby donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage Hornby donors substantially re-worked by David Furmage

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 05) Building the Locomotives and Rolling Stock http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c567555.html The indusrial loco belongs to Dave Thornton, although it is not much use to him now that it has an EM tenshodo mechanism! All other locos are owned by Lee Davis. They are mainly Lima, with a thorough clean of the motor and drive chain, good running in, extra pickups and Ultrascale Wheels. The locos have been detailed in the bufferbeam area by Lee. Alan has added the "goalposts" for the Spratt and Winkle couplings and they were weathered by Trevor Smith. Sunday 5 June 2005: The indusrial loco belongs to Dave Thornton, although it is not much use to him now that it has an EM tenshodo mechanism! All other locos are owned by Lee Davis. They are mainly Lima, with a thorough clean of the motor and drive chain, good running in, extra pickups and Ultrascale Wheels. The locos have been detailed in the bufferbeam area by Lee. Alan has added the "goalposts" for the Spratt and Winkle couplings and they were weathered by Trevor Smith.

31283 waits the green light to return to Tyne Yard. 31283 heads north through Burton-on-Trent. (The layout is Calcutta Sidings owned by Phil Eames.) 31283 was being tested - note the 31283 has Ultrascale wheels at the outer ends of both bogies with the smaller diameter of the centre wheels represented by Alan Gibson wheelsets. 37173 with full bufferbeam detail but no goalpost for coupling. The industrial shunter belongs to Dave Thornton and is an early Judith Edge kit running on a 25mm wheelbase tenshodo motor bogie. Running sesssions have demonstrated the need for more weight and the need for some kind of match truck to provide better electrical pickup. 37173 heads towards Callerton with the morning explosives trip. The Colin Craig etchings are very fine and with time and effort (by Alan this time) make a real difference to the Hornby VDA van Those with the eyesight of an eagle will not only notice the etched brake lever, but will also notice that the underframe is an accurate representation and not a Hornby transfer from another model. The underframes were cast in resin. The short lever version. This van is painted white to reflect sunlight to try and keep the chocolate cool inside. 31183 arrives at Fawdon with vans full of chocolate! The layout in a finished state. 31183 is held at the Roger Murray signal. Oooooops! The catenary mast was vertical before it was loaded in the car for the journey to Alan's house in Durham. 31183 draws in to the Fawdon siding while control at Gosforth holds the Metro on red. The bonded warehouse and Drill Hall buildings are on Blyth Quaside and are remnants of the extensive Blyth and Tyne railway system that was abandoned in 1963 in the Blyth area.. The buildings were photographed using a digital camera, manipulated in PaintShop Pro, printed on matt photographic paper mounted on thick card. This is the view from the Wansbeck Road bridge that provides the scenic break for the Callerton end of the layout There are two photographers on the footbridge in front of the Regent Centre footbridge. This is the picture they captured. The Newcastle United supporter with his can of McEwan's lager takes no interest in the trains. The signal is by Roger Murray and the call on signal, interlocked with the red light, is a modified Eckon kit.

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 04) Layout Under Construction http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c567553.html The group met about once a month at first, with individuals working on various aspects at home and then getting together to make sure everything fit and worked. As Showcase drew close, we met regularly at Alan's - (he has no partner to tell him to tidy up and stop making a mess!) where the layout could be left assembled. Most of the benchwork and legs were tasked to Dave Anderson. He is DEMU secretary and was once heard to comment that he had a GCSE in woodwork, so who better to make the legs and boards? Sunday 5 June 2005: The group met about once a month at first, with individuals working on various aspects at home and then getting together to make sure everything fit and worked. As Showcase drew close, we met regularly at Alan's - (he has no partner to tell him to tidy up and stop making a mess!) where the layout could be left assembled. Most of the benchwork and legs were tasked to Dave Anderson. He is DEMU secretary and was once heard to comment that he had a GCSE in woodwork, so who better to make the legs and boards?

Our resident electrical expert Dave Thornton is explaining something electrical to Alan and Kevin. Dave is an enginner and worked on the building of the Metro system during the 1980s. Dave provided many original drawings of metro lineside features. Dave is still explaining! Dave is still ........ We have movement! Lee has provided all of the mainline locomotives

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 08) The Layout at Showcase 04.06.05 http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c567551.html 08) The Layout at Showcase 04.06.05 Sunday 5 June 2005: 08) The Layout at Showcase 04.06.05

The layout finished and in position for Showcase 2005. Dave Furmage and Alan Weston study the control panel. Dave Thornton and Dave Furmage try out a few movements. Presentation of our prototype sources is an important part of Round Trees Sidings. The presentation includes prototype photographs and snap shots showing the development of the layout. All photographs are included in a slide show presented on a lap top computer. Alan, Dave, Trevor and Dave. Alan, Dave, Lee and Trevor. Looking most realistic! Saturday morning - 9.55am. Colin Craig designed and produced some etchings of VDA brake levers, both long and short. He was invited to have his photograph taken in front of the layout, for prosperity. Craig was not the only celebrity visitor - Jim Smith-Wright, editor of update was there to take a number of photographs.

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 01) 1980's Prototype Pictures http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c567101.html This series of pictures are part of the inspiration for our layout "Round Tree Sidings". Taken by Tim Harris, between 1983 and 1985, and reproduced with his permission. These photographs show the trip workings to the Rowntree's complex at Coxlodge and the ICI site at Callerton. Sunday 5 June 2005: This series of pictures are part of the inspiration for our layout "Round Tree Sidings". Taken by Tim Harris, between 1983 and 1985, and reproduced with his permission. These photographs show the trip workings to the Rowntree's complex at Coxlodge and the ICI site at Callerton.

31110 departs from Rowntree’s Sidings just before 07.00 on 14 May 1984. In the bottom right-hand corner is the original lever ground frame, redundant since re-laying and replaced by an electric panel at the opposite end of the sidings. 31277 with 9P03 at Rowntree’s Sidings on 22 May 1984. The brake van has been detached and the locomotive is drawing the train into the headshunt in order to propel back through the run-round loop and up to the factory gate. The electric ground frame, released by Metro Control at South Gosforth and operated by the train crew, is visible behind the relay cabinets. After shunting at Rowntree’s the locomotive and brake van ran light to Callerton to collect an empty van. P03 passes Coxlodge, now Fawdon Metro station, on 23 May 1984. Coxlodge was the last surviving signal box on the Ponteland Branch, eventually being demolished in August 1984. The branch was originally laid with double track from South Gosforth as far as Coxlodge where the single line to Ponteland commenced, a short loop being provided at Kenton Bankfoot and a full-length passing loop at Callerton. The trackbed and bridges were constructed to allow for subsequent doubling (with the single line laid on the Up side) but this was not completed until the Metro extension to Newcastle Airport was built, some 85 years after opening. 9P03 typically consisted of six VDAs, almost always the white-roofed type used for chocolate traffic. Here 31306 arrives at Rowntree’s Sidings on 7 June 1984. Traffic for Callerton increased the length of 9P03 by at least six vehicles, with two pairs of barrier vehicles and a second brake van being provided for the propelling movement into ICI’s sidings. If the train was too long for the headshunt at Rowntree’s it was necessary for the locomotive to run round on arrival to release the rear brake van before propelling Rowntree’s vans up to the factory gate. 31306 arrives at Rowntree’s with 9P03 on 8 June 1984 with one VBB for Callerton and seven VDAs for Rowntree’s. Named locomotives were fairly unusual but on 15 June 1984 37012 ‘Loch Rannoch’ had escaped from the West Highland Line and made it to Coxlodge with 9P03, here returning through Wansbeck Road station. The initial plan for the Metro system did not include a station at Kingston Park. Consequently, the headshunt at Rowntree’s sidings encroached on the area required for the ‘Out’ platform and had to be cut back before construction of the new station could begin. It was also necessary to replace the single catenary masts with a span-wire installation. This photograph taken on 16 June 1984 shows work underway to reduce the length of the headshunt with lengths of rail having been removed, although the bufferstop has not yet been relocated. 31280 stands at Bankfoot having just returned from Callerton with P03 on a very dull 28 March 1984. The train was a familiar sight to commuters at Bankfoot, usually arriving in the station at about 08.30, once or twice each week. Despite often being worked by an air-braked locomotive, P11 was also provided with a brake van and ran unfitted as a Class 9 train to provide operational flexibility. On 22 March 1983 31183 prepares to run round at Rowntree’s Sidings before departure for Heaton and TCFD. During 1984 the protracted miners strike resulted in spare Class 56s being utilised on some unusual workings in the North East. Nevertheless, the appearance of 56134, brand new and fresh from Crewe Works, was a complete surprise on 6P11 on 4 October 1984. P11 was frequently used to convey departmental vehicles to and from Heaton Depot. Often these were collected en-route from Tyne Yard to Coxlodge (probably to save time on the return journey) and therefore appeared at Rowntree’s Sidings. On 13 November 1984 31327’s train already consists of a departmental van and open wagon while Rowntree’s locomotive is busy adding a further eleven vans. The train described in the previous photograph is just about the maximum length that could be accommodated at Rowntree’s Sidings. Here 31327 has just run round and will now need to set back a few yards in order to clear the points and enable Metro Control to set the route back out onto the Metro system. In November 1984 work was underway to replace the double junction at Benton with a crossover and single lead junction onto the south to west curve at Benton Quarry. For a short period BR trains were obliged to run wrong-line between Gosforth East Junction and Benton pending installation of the new crossover. 37077, light engine off 6P03, has made its way through the depot roads at South Gosforth and is waiting for a path to Benton. The Metro pilotman has already joined the train and is visible through the centre cab window. 15 November 1984. Another unusual named visitor was 37078 ‘Teeside Steelmaster’ which worked 6P11 on 26 November 1984. The locomotive had been named on 04 July 1984, hence its relatively clean condition, and was generally only found on Lackenby steel trains at this time. 37078 ready to depart from Rowntree’s Sidings with 6P11 on 26 November 1984. There are nine VDAs from Rowntree’s, plus one departmental vehicle, the increase in traffic apparently being due to the run up to Christmas (selection boxes perhaps?). Rowntree’s retained two Ruston and Hornsby 0-4-0 diesel-mechanical shunters at the Fawdon factory (Rowntree’s referred to the site as Fawdon whilst to BR it was always Coxlodge). Here the older locomotive, works number 421419, prepares to attach VDAs to P11. 45036 made a welcome change to the usual Class 31 or 37 on 6P03 on 19 February 1985. The train was running around two hours late and had arrived from Tyne Yard with the brake van incorrectly marshalled at the rear of the Callerton portion. Consequently the brake van was at the front of the train returning from Callerton, seen here at Bankfoot at 11.00. The second locomotive, Rowntree’s ‘No.3’ (works number 441934), was of the same design but was heavier due to ballast weights attached to the solebar to aid adhesion. It was also painted in a more attractive lined green livery with shaded lettering. One of Rowntree’s drivers with ‘No.3’. Note the sign behind the loco prohibiting long wheelbase vans. 31191 approaching Wansbeck Road with 6P03 from Callerton on 11 March 1985. 31165 arrives at Benton with 6P11 from Coxlodge on 1 May 1985. 31165 with 6P11 at Benton, waiting to leave the Metro system on 1 May 1985. During 1985 locomotives in the new Railfreight grey livery began to appear, one of the first was 31299, here seen passing through Fawdon station en-route to Rowntree’s with 6P11 on 4 June 1985. Railfreight liveried 31299 at Rowntree’s Sidings, ready to depart with 6P11 on 4 June 1985. Whilst Class 45s were not unheard of, 45041 visiting Callerton in 1983 and 45036 in1985, ETH locomotives of any description were extremely rare. 45118 was an unusual choice of power for 6P11 on 6 June 1985, the short train definitely not justifying use of a Type 4. Regent Centre Metro station is built on the site of the NER’s West Gosforth station. On 18 July 1985 37113 arrives at Regent Centre with 6P11, BR drivers had to exercise care whilst passing through the covered Metro stations as diesel exhaust frequently activated the fire alarms. West Gosforth had a busy coal yard with sidings which extended into the area on the left of the photograph which now forms a car park access road. The Regent Centre office development stands on the site of the Regent Pit which was served by the Coxlodge Waggonway, running parallel to the NER line and only about 150 yards to the south. Class 47s were occasional visitors to Coxlodge. Here 47086 ‘Colossus’ stands at Rowntree’s Sidings at 07.30 on 13 August 1985, having arrived with 6P03 From mid-1984 onwards both trips became air-braked. This meant no brake van was required for Rowntree’s traffic but for Callerton a brake van was still provided for the long propelling movement between the run-round loop and ICI’s sidings. Early on the morning of 14 August 1985 37047 arrives at Rowntree’s Sidings with seven vans for Rowntree’s and one for ICI. The barrier vehicles are HAA coal hoppers, often these were wagons with door mechanism defects which had been removed from MGR trains and were awaiting repair. The brake van is air-piped enabling the train to run as a Class 6 throughout its journey. 31287 crosses Brunton Lane with 6P03 from Callerton on 3 October 1985. There were two ‘empties’ from Callerton on this occasion and the brake van has ended up in the middle of the train after shunting. Brunton Lane Level Crossing was formerly known as Bell’s Crossing, after ‘Bell’s House’ nearby, and was provided with a crossing keeper’s cottage. Latterly the crossing gates were operated by the train crew, before conversion to automatic operation as part of the Metro system. The second Class 56 to reach Coxlodge was 56084 with 6P03 on 10 October 1985, seen here awaiting departure from Rowntree’s Sidings.

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]]> Sun Jun 5 2005 00) Members Home Layouts http://roundtreesidings.fotopic.net/c25098.html DEMU (Diesel and Electric Modellers United) is a nationwide society for railway modellers of the post-modernisation plan era British railway scene. (see www.demu.co.uk) In 2003 the first area group was formed for North East DEMU modellers to share experiences, practices and learn from each other. The first opportunity to see a members layout was on 28th May 2003 when the NE DEMU group visited Dave Thornton's house and his magnificent layout, photographed stock is courtesy of Dave Thornton, Lee Davies and Trevor Smith. Wednesday 28 May 2003: DEMU (Diesel and Electric Modellers United) is a nationwide society for railway modellers of the post-modernisation plan era British railway scene. (see www.demu.co.uk) In 2003 the first area group was formed for North East DEMU modellers to share experiences, practices and learn from each other. The first opportunity to see a members layout was on 28th May 2003 when the NE DEMU group visited Dave Thornton's house and his magnificent layout, photographed stock is courtesy of Dave Thornton, Lee Davies and Trevor Smith.

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