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Romney Marsh Model Engineering Society Company Limited |
Recent News of the Society
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The Small Loco Rally at the end of May was held in bright sunshine
with ten 2½" gauge locos to be seen in the steaming bays. A better attendance this year for this
event and several locos were run during the day. The beginning of June saw the annual visit to the Boatyard Railway
with over 40 members and friends enjoying a very pleasant afternoon. Despite a brief heavy rain shower, the rest
of the day was dry and warm and a number of engines were to be seen on the
tracks. A few days later, the yearly ‘Fish & Chip Special’ on the RH&DR
to Dungeness and back was held. Nearly
60 members and friends were on the train that was hauled by ‘Typhoon’ with
Simon Batten driving. Another very
successful evening. Members had models on display at the RH&DR Model Day at New Romney
station in June with a varied selection of locos and stationary engines to be
seen. The Midsummer Track Meeting and Barbecue at the end of June was very
well attended. A nice warm sunny
afternoon saw over 80 members, family and friends enjoy the social occasion
with lots of action to be seen on all the tracks. A busy day at the end of July for members at Rolfe Lane for visitors
from the nearby New Romney Country Fayre.
A sunny warm day saw lots of visitors attending. The ladies made over 35 ploughman’s lunches
for members and they were also kept busy during the afternoon with
refreshments etc. In total 12
locomotives were run, seven steam and five electric, giving rides for the
visitors. A very successful day. Track meetings during August continued with most Tuesday afternoons
seeing lots of members and visitors at Rolfe Lane. All the tracks were busy most weeks,
especially in the garden railway. Nearly 40 members, family and friends went to the 2ft gauge ‘Richmond
Light Railway’ in September. A most enjoyable
day in the warm autumn sunshine and a couple of days later, the Autumn Track
Meeting and Barbecue was well attended. The ‘Polly Owners
Club’ Rally at the end of September was sadly marred by the rain in the
morning but it did brighten up later in the day. However, it didn’t deter the group members
and over 20 turned up at Rolfe Lane and they came from as far afield as
Nottingham, Farnborough, Burton-on-Trent, Bridgend, Huddersfield and even the
South of France. They brought ten
Polly locos between them and Neil Mortimer from the Harrow club braved the
weather and was first on the track with his ‘Dolgoch’. He was soon followed by other members and a
total of five locos were steamed and run. The Wednesday Gang still meet on a regular basis. The new loading ramp/traverser for the steaming
bay is well under way and it is hoped to have it operating before too
long. The hydraulics for the future
operation of the swing bridge which should make it far easier to operate, is
almost finished and has been working well under test. Part of the upper section on the garden
railway has been renovated where it had started to sag, and the new boards
and track are now in place. The latest issue of the RMMES
'Newsletter', No. 189 dated August 2018, is now available. Please contact the Newsletter Editor if you
would like a copy posted to you. Our President, Bobby Jones, was interviewed some
time ago about his involvement with railways, full-size and miniature and
also the RMMES, on the local radio station Romney Marsh FM. You can
hear a recording of the interview if you click here
(might take a minute to load). |
Some recent activity at Rolfe Lane.
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5" gauge 0-4-2
'Gladstone'. |
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'G' scale |
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2½" gauge LNER
2-8-2 'P2'. |
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5" gauge 'Class
59' at the Open Day. |
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