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Romney Marsh Model Engineering Society Company Limited |
Recent News of the Society
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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 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 club had a stand as usual at the
Folkestone Model Railway Exhibition at the beginning of October. A busy day on the Saturday but not so busy
on Sunday. 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 now finished and has been working well. 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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