The Turntable - October 2022

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Date Time Detail

Sun 2 Oct 2022 9 - 13

Sat 8 Oct 2022 9:00

Sat 15 Oct 2022 14:00

Sat 29 Oct 2022 9:00

Sun 2 Nov 2022 9 - 13

Sat 12 Nov 2022 9:00

Sat 19 Nov 2022 tba

Sat 26 Nov 2022 9:00

Sun 4 Dec 2022 9 - 13

Sat 10 Dec 2022 9:00

Sat 17 Dec 2022 9 - 13

PEMLS Public running day

P E Model Locomotive Society Londt Park, Sunridge Park

PEMRC visit at: Mike Parsons, 18 Mowbray St Newton Park

PEMRC layout visit at Antonie Wentzel 49 Highgrove Estate, Collindale Road, Beverley Grove

Workshop at Mike van Zyl 13 Lionel Rd, Walmer Downs

PEMLS Public running day

P E Model Locomotive Society Londt Park, Sunridge Park

PEMRC visit at: Mike Parsons, 18 Mowbray St Newton Park

PEMRC layout visit at To be confirmed

Workshop at Mike van Zyl 13 Lionel Rd, Walmer Downs

PEMLS Public running day

P E Model Locomotive Society Londt Park, Sunridge Park

PEMRC visit at: Mike Parsons, 18 Mowbray St Newton Park

TOYFAIR at the German Club, 5 Lorraine st, Lorraine

COMMITTEE 2022:

Chairman: Mike Smout ma.smout@mweb.co.za

082 801 1347

Treasurer: Attie Terblanche terblalc@telkomsa.net 082 532 3670

Clubhouse: JP Kruger juanpierrekruger@gmail.com 082 321 2233

Editor: Roel van Oudheusden pemrailroadclub@gmail.com

Workshop’ & Shop: Mike van Zyl carpencab@gmail.com

Layout visits: Graham Chapman chapman22@telkomsa.net

082 739 7679

073 374 3280

072 103 4625

Library: Pierre van Loggerenberg pierrevanloggerenberg3@gmail.com 084 802 3831

Subscriptions for 2022 are R500 p.a. for full membership and R100 p.a. for Country members EFT is preferred, but the Treasurer may accept cash.

Bank account: FNB Walmer Park, branch code 211417, Account no. 62386122057

In the PEMRC Video Collection #4, you will now find both the 1970 film, “The Railway Children” as well as this year’s new release of “The Railway Children Return”. You can download them for free (data and bandwidth excepted) or watch them with your family online; suitable for the whole family with or without children or grandchildren!

Click on any of the posters below for the link on our G Drive:

SAR Class GEA No 4024 and No 4026 pulling Royal Train through Sydenham en route to Cookhouse during the Royal Tour of South Africa in 1947.

ROYALS on RAILS

Explore the British royals' love of railway travel, a special relationship that produced fascinating bespoke trains.

Created to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, this new exhibition explores the British royals’ relationship with the railways, a setting that inspired art, design, and innovation in royal travel. Get up close to unique objects from the National Railway Museum collection and watch a specially filmed episode taking you inside our exquisite royal carriages to tell the story of Royals on Rails.

The continued use of rail travel by the royal family marked a growing shift towards how we currently imagine the monarchy: visible, ceremonial and regularly travelling the world in luxury. The railway enhanced the way monarchs and their families fulfilled their public duties, reshaping how the royal family interacted with people across the nation and beyond.

Queen Victoria's saloon

King George VI and family in South Africa

Prince Charles in the royal saloon

Marvel at more than 20 model railway layouts in a range of gauges presented by members of Shildon Model Railway Club and their guests.

https://www.locomotion.org.uk/visit

Locomotion Models produces an exclusive range of scale models which recreates the National Collection in Miniature.

GAUGE CONVENTION IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON

Some amazing layouts were on display. Explore the MRH Forum link above to see more including several videos One layout that stood out was The Hangman Creek Lumber Company So much detail! Built in Spokane, WA by Jess Dozier, Jim Smith, Stan Oxendahl, and Tom Jennings, the layout represents a logging railroad set in the 1950s in remote NE Washington State and northern Idaho. Nearly everything on the layout is scratchbuilt.

THE FRANK SINATRA

LIONEL COLLECTION

After World War II, Sinatra visited the Lionel showroom as well as Madison Hardware Co. in midtown Manhattan to build his collection. Fans also regularly presented him with new and vintage equipment.

The November 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains chronicled Sinatra’s estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he built a building to house and display his collection, in which he displayed some of the highlights of his toy train collection.

Let’s look at the trains, accessories, structures, and other items on display. See how many you might have on your layout or in your collection. Some items that have multiple instances are marked but not all; have fun locating them all!

1. On the outermost main line is a freight train led by a No. 773 New York Central 4 6 4 Hudson Steam Engine and Tender with Nos. 3434 aquarium car, 3620 operating searchlight car, and no. 9436 Burlington boxcar visible.

2. Heavyweight passenger train with No. 8702 Southern Crescent 4-6-4 Steam Engine and Tender and five passenger cars: Nos. 9530 baggage car, 9531 combine, 9532 Pullman, 9553 Pullman, and 9534 observation.

3. On the main level toward the rear on the left is an old time passenger train (set no. 1351) with No. 8315 Baltimore & Ohio 4 4 0 General locomotive and tender and Nos. 7215 Baltimore & Ohio coach, 7216 Baltimore & Ohio coach, and 7217 Baltimore & Ohio/U.S. Mail baggage car.

4. On the elevated section in the middle is a freight train headed by a No. 8458 Erie Lackawanna SD40 road diesel and includes Nos. 9209 Burlington Northern boxcar, 9732 Southern Pacific boxcar, 6234 Burlington Northern boxcar, 6235 Burlington Northern boxcar, 6236 Burlington Northern boxcar, and 6906 Erie Lackawanna extended vision caboose.

5. No. 156 station platform; 6. No. 115 Lionel city station; 7. No. 252 automatic crossing gate;

8. No. 125 whistling station; 9. No. 56 lamp post (green); 10. No. 58 lamp post (gooseneck tan);

11. No. 58 lamp post (gooseneck green); 12. No. 193 industrial water tower;

13. No. 452 gantry signal bridge; 14. No. 45N automatic gateman;

15. No. 12802 Chat & Chew roadside diner; 16. No. 154 highway flasher; 17. No. 57 lamp post (pre war);

18. No. 71 lamp post; 19. No. 89 flagpole; 20. No. 3656 operating cattle corral; 21. No. 153 block signal;

22. No. 364 conveyor log loader; 23. No. 445 automatic switch tower; 24. No. 256 freight station;

25. No. 2305 Getty oil derrick (2); 26.No. 2314 searchlight tower;

27. Pride Lines reproduction of Ives glass train shed; 28. Pride Lines reproduction of Ives passenger station;

29. No. 12831 rotary beacon; 30. No. 140 banjo signal.

http://www.lionel.com/

Hornby’s (R619) Track Planning Symbols offer a great solution to individuals and model railway clubs ahead of layout construction. The return of these previously disappeared items from the Hornby catalogue signals a chance for modellers seeking better layouts to try out different track plan iterations, before committing to purchasing track, points, crossings and other items.

Catering for Hornby’s range of track, injection moulded plastic parts are simply cut from the fret, and assembled in jig saw fashion on a flat surface to create the desired track plan Parts are to ¼ scale of Hornby’s OO gauge track, and included are parts to the correct radius for its first, second, third and large radius curves, with short and long variants thereof. Standard left- and right-hand points, and left and right hand express points, ‘Y’ points, left and right hand curved points, and left and right hand diamond crossings are provided, too.

Track plan solutions for complex scenarios such as diamond crossings and curved points can be found in the instructions, and can be used to complement those on the Hornby website.

Watch Howard Smith take a first look at the items in this video.

Hornby announced as lead sponsor for Flying Scotsman Centenary

As the world’s most-famous steam locomotive turns 100 on 24 February 2023, Hornby is thrilled to confirm that it is the lead sponsor for the year-long programme of events and activities!

Flying Scotsman is currently in a Lancashire workshop being prepared for its centenary celebrations next year. Since May 2022, the celebrity engine has been undergoing a thorough mechanical overhaul to ensure it is ready to lead a national programme of events in 2023.

The National Railway Museum in York revealed behind the scenes images of the locomotive as it is worked on by a team of specialist engineers, as well as confirming exciting partnerships and collaborations. For the full press release including all the finer details, please click here.

HOW

MODEL SNOW ON YOUR LAYOUT

Modelling snow effects on your model railway is easier than you think as we explain in this comprehensive guide on how to create a model railway snow scene. Summer is our warmest season of the year, bringing with it the feel good factor of more time spent outdoors, days out and holidays. Unsurprisingly, it’s also the most popular season for modellers to recreate, where the grass is always green, the sky always blue, allowing many to relive the sun-soaked days of yesteryear.

The benefits of modelling a snow scene

Contrary to what might be expected, modelling a snow covered landscape is relatively simple, particularly one which depicts a thick covering of snow. Beneath snow, ground detail is largely obscured hiding lowlevel plant species solving the problem of which shade of green or colour of flower is correct for the time of year and reducing the level of detail required. A heavy dusting of snow is a simple way of upgrading an older layout, too.

Where track is concerned, most of it rails excepted will be hidden from view. This can be used to advantage with older layouts using poorer rail standards, helping to disguise the rail depth and sleepers that lack detail, without compromising on running qualities if using older locomotives.

A scenic renovation of foliage for a dusty and tired looking layout is often difficult without compromise, but an application of snow can hide a multitude of problem areas, from tired looking building roofs that lack detail, to flat looking vegetation. It’s the perfect way to breathe new life into a model railway, without discarding it.

Modelling snow – what products are available? There are a number of products available to create model snow from different manufacturers.

Fresh snow doesn’t appear the same as snow that has seen a heavy frost or partial melt. Some products look slightly different from others, but for a fine snowfall, Precision Ice and Snow’s bundle set is a quick solution containing everything required.

Precision Ice and snow is a very fine powder that has to be sifted onto the model using the sieve provided in the kit. Also, Scenic Snowflakes from Deluxe Materials is a slightly thicker product, and can be applied directly from the bottle over a layer of adhesive, such as Deluxe Materials Scenic Spray, or PVA glue, diluted 50:50 with water.

'Hudson Road' in 4mm: 1ft scale featured in Railway Modeller January 2013 issue. Clever use of snow sees a partial melt on roofs, with wheel marks across the bridge.

Five steps to create a model railway snow scene

Step 1: If you want the snow to be a permanent feature, spray the model with hair spray first, and let this get a little tacky, or you can use PVA glue, diluted with water in a 50:50 ratio if you want to encourage a deeper build-up, ideal for around the top of post boxes, or around the base of walls.

Step 2: Make sure you cover anywhere the snow isn’t needed, like on track, point blades, or rail tops, for instance.Whether applying snow or ice effects, keeping the running rails free of product is important.

Step 3: Here we’re using Precision Ice and Snow’s Krycell Extra and Krycell Fine snow (although other products are similar), and you dust over the PVA/hairspray in several layers with the sieve provided at a height of around 1ft above the model refilling the sieve from the bag is the messiest part and is best carried out away from the layout to avoid spillages.

Step 4: A dusting of hairspray is then applied over the dusting of snow to secure in place, plus allow for further layers to stick until you have reached the desired effect. Make sure you stand a few feet away when applying this, you just want a light mist to fall over the snow effect.

Step 5: Don’t forget to apply model snow to road vehicles and rolling stock, too. A light dusting of the snow product can be secured with hairspray from a distance of a few feet. Repeat the process a few times until you achieve the desired finish. The amount you apply will depend on the amount of snowfall, but also depending on if the vehicles are in use.

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Adding snow effects to

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Remember that snow doesn’t land everywhere canopies, bridges and flowing rivers should be kept bare

Locomotives and rolling stock should make sense in the environment, so consider the impact of weather. A rake of heated passenger coaches might feature less snow or frost covering than an exposed freight

Don't forget winter isn't just about snow. All your people should be in nice, warm clothing. Many trees won't have leaves, that's why the seafoam looks perfect, and the rest of the undergrowth will be flatter

If your layout isn't huge, it's worth putting something under the feet so the model is tilted. This encourages drifts as though the snow has blown around, it rarely falls straight down.

It's wise to see if you’re satisfied with your project when it's covered in a frost or snow product, before applying more. Judging effects applied to a small area may lead to disappointing results when more widespread.

Take your time and have fun.

What about modelling frost on your model railway?

Unlike snow, for the more adventurous modeller, frost can add complexity to the modelling scene. For best results, a layout or diorama must be modelled in its entirety before applying a frost effect. For this reason, it's seldom seen on layouts.

For best appearances when adding an ice effect, ensure that the diorama is to a good standard.

Adding an ice effect won’t hide dust on an old model, nor will it remove cobwebs or flat scenery. If a scenic refresh of foliage is required, this should be applied beforehand.

Icy Sparkles from Deluxe Materials is supplied in small containers. These are ideal for small to medium sized dioramas. The slightly off white granules shimmer under light and must be secured with a bit more PVA or hairspray.

Icy sparkles can look effective when applied correctly. Consider objects like steel and wood, which attract frost more than others, or areas of shade, yet to see the morning sun. Applying further layers of Icy Sparkles to these areas will create a more convincing effect.

For smaller detail areas that appear really white, a more concentrated application of white is required. Applying more of the Icy Sparkles product won’t look right, accumulating without looking like frost. A small application of white weathering powder with a brush works well to highlight concentrated areas.

What about an icy lake?

There are a few solutions here, but possibly the easiest solution is to use a resin A4 sheet of frozen water, ours is from Precision Ice and Snow, which is carefully snapped to size with a pair of snipe nosed pliers. Use a fair amount of glue to fix onto place on your baseboard and weigh down the resin overnight with something heavy so it stays in place.

Don’t forget to cover up the edges of the Krycell Ice and immediately wipe off any stray material that sits on top of the ice. Aim to finish with an irregular, natural shape to the ice and add scenic materials to the edges.

How to create a miniature snowman

Now for the fun part! Populating the scene with fun wintery additions is not always essential, depending on where you are modelling, but can really bring an urban scene to life.

You can buy many things ready-toplant, however, if you fancy a challenge, here’s an easy illustration on how to create your own snowman in miniature.

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DREAM TRAINS stock Woodland Scenics, Vallejo and Sceneorama snow products.

HORNBY NEW RANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

Oxford Rail is now officially part of the Hornby Group and offers a complementary range of 00 scale models, including LSWR, LNER, Southern, GWR and BR locomotives, many of which offer a DCC sound fitted option. Browse the range

Contents:

Introduction

A matured approach to layout design

Chapter 1: Defining the purpose

No sense making a big commitment unless you really need to

Chapter 2: A mature technology

Multideck railroads have been in operation for decades

Chapter 3: Key design considerations

Bench work height and depth, getting between decks, backdrops, and more

Chapter 4: Then and now on the Nickel Plate

Comparing aspirations with realizations at the two deck mark

Chapter 5: When stuck with lemons

Multidecks are about compromises, so make the most of them

Chapter 6: The aesthetics

Ensuring that crew members, visitors, and you are comfortable

Chapter 7: Operating a multideck railroad

There will be twice as many crew members in the same aisles

Chapter 8: Multideck photo gallery

Scenes on railroads discussed in this book.

A new and limited edition signed by the author, Tony Koester, “Multideck Design for Model Railroads” is now available for order from Kalmbach Books @ $22 excl. VAT and shipping.

I have located a ‘copy’ of his previous edition in 2008 on the same subject here

I have assembled this review copy and placed in the PEMRC library here

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In the UK Network Rail said it may need to consider changing standards and engineering for more severe summers and less severe winters. Record temperatures had shut lines across England including key Anglo Scottish routes.

Both the East Coast and West Coast main lines remained partly closed early on 20 July, the day after an ‘unprecedented” heatwave brought temperatures around 40°C to much of the UK, leaving services suspended and passengers having to e disembarked from stuck trains.

There was damage to overhead wires at a multiple locations; lineside fires which had brought down trees.

On the East Coast, “major damage to signalling equipment and a level crossing” was caused after a fire spread to the railway near Sandy.

The overhead wires on the ECML are apparently more prone to sagging due to the supporting “head spans” being formed of wires rather than gantries.

Much of the concern about the record temperatures’ effect on the railway centred on either sagging overhead lines, or the possibility of rails buckling after expanding in the heat.

NR says that track in the UK is treated to ensure it is stress free at 27°C the mean summer temperature.

A new record of 62°C was recorded at Suffolk on 18 July. With each kilometre of rail expected to expand by 30cm, adding 5.5 miles to the 19,000 mile network.

A taskforce has been deployed to look at the likelihood of further similar events, infrastructure, operational standards and communication.

The road over the 2044 meter high Oberalp pass between Sedrun and Andermatt is closed during wintertime, the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGBahn) is operating the whole year (except for short interruptions during extreme weather conditions). Now, in mid-April, snow blowers are opening the Oberalp pass road, while regional train R 832 from Andermatt to Disentis with cogwheel locomotive HGe 4/4 II # 4 is running by. © Georg Trüb

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad continues the traditions of the Rio Grande on the formers crossing of Cumbres Pass between Chama and Antonito and just as it was then, steam is still king. Rio Grande K 36s 489 and 484 bark up Tangle Foot Curve on the eastern slope of Cumbres Pass, bent on the 10,015' summit of Cumbres. The pair of veteran Baldwins were built in 1925 and thanks to the C&TSRR, and on this day 'Chama Steam', the two continue to pull visitors back in time, to an era all but lost to the pages of history. © Ryan Slaton

Rh Bahn G4 5 at Cinuos chel Brail, Switzerland 24 January 2015 by M Morelli

Michael Summers. Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

at Helstetter’s Curve,

If regular ballasted tracks are covered with only a small amount of snow, the impression given above for the prototype is created.

Theme: Winter Sport

When the snow falls in Sauerland, the great pilgrimage begins for many people from the Ruhr region and the Netherlands. For a long time, the railway carried the brunt, which the Lippstadt railway enthusiasts want to remind them of with their winter layout.

A 218 with a freight train is currently fighting its way over a longer ramp with a subsequent bend through the winter landscape modelled on the Sauerland with many open, flat but also attractive engineering structures.

The Lippstädter doesn't work without steam either, because otherwise a winter dream facility would be perfect. However, the class 50 coming from the city station first has to wait for another train.