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Our two almost oldest members in pictures:

James Kruger with club modular display

Evening Post 30 Nov 1988

Modern Living Video Hi-Fi & Photo Expo

PE Express 30.06.2010

Albert Brown with Club exhibit at Emerald

Sq. Shopping centre https://youtu.be/KAFY7ua2xo8

The July 2020 Model Rail magazine features the first of a 2 part series by Chris Nevard on his OO 1:76 Neath Riverside layout explaining the construction in greater detail.

Click on the cover image right or on the double page spread to go to this magazine in our collection. Click on the library icon top left to access all our magazines. Visit Chris’ website by clicking on the banner below and see many more of his layouts etc.

Dr. Barnardo's children control the impressive model railway they constructed. Kingston, Surrey 1954.

Samy https://fantasy-gelaende.blogspot.com

My model building channel should inspire you to build building models, landscapes or simply to crafts. Whether for your model railway, for table top gaming tables or simply for your dioramas.

Samy- the name comes from my long forum time, where I was only on the road under this nickname and was allowed to learn a lot from great artists there. Sit back, have a coffee and watch how a small diorama or building is created from simple materials.

More inspiration here on my blog.

A passenger train of NS collided with a construction crane on the track and derailed in Voorschoten, South Holland, during the night from Monday to Tuesday. One person, the crane driver of construction company BAM Infra was killed, and at least 30 of the 50 passengers were injured.

Twenty people with minor injuries were treated at the scene, 19 were transferred to a hospital. Some of the injured are in bad shape, including the NS train driver who sustained bone fractures and is also in the hospital.

The train of Dutch Railways (NS) was en route from Leiden to The Hague early Tuesday morning when it collided with a small construction crane at around 03.25am. The front section of the passenger train ended up in a meadow, with the middle section lying on its side next to the track. Specialists are working to secure the train, according to the local authorities.

NS director Wouter Koolmees said on Tuesday during the press conference about the accident that the conductors who were on the train during the accident are doing well under the circumstances. “The whole railway family is around them”, Koolmees said.

Local residents came to the rescue after the train accident, and were thanked by Mayor Nadine Stemerdink of Voorschoten. She spoke of a “terrible accident” and expressed condolences to relatives of the person who died and all others involved.

Stemerdink praised the general practitioner who provided immediate first aid and accommodated victims at homes.

What is left of the construction crane © Media TV

Construction works involved

At the site of the accident, construction works were being carried out, and two of the four tracks were out of service. Trains were – in accordance with safety regulations – able to run over the other two tracks, says ProRail. The construction crane that caused the accident belonged to construction company BAM. The fatal casualty was an employee of BAM, who was driving the rail-bound crane. ProRail director John Voppen said that work was being finished up at the time of the accident, so construction workers were still at the scene, he told at the press conference. “Around 4 o’clock, I got a call and then immediately got in the car. It was a huge shock. A wheeled crane is put on the track and normally never changes tracks.” The damage to the rail infrastructure due to the accident is “enormous”, Voppen said, who visited the site of the accident.

“A black day for the Dutch railways”

Director of rail infrastructure manager ProRail John Voppen called this Tuesday 4 April “a black day for the Dutch railways”. “My thoughts are with everyone involved. We will of course investigate how this could have happened.” Investigations are carried out by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV), the ILT (Environment and Transport Inspectorate) and the police. ProRail itself also started an investigation.

The accident also involved a DB Cargo train. The driver of that train was medically examined, but he did not appear to have sustained any injuries from the accident. The goods train was not carrying hazardous materials, according to initial reports. The locomotive was badly damaged but not derailed. The same applies to the 26 freight wagons, of which 9 were loaded with limestone, according to DB Cargo.

Scan this QR code to view the video of the rescue operation