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Doncaster & District Model Engineering Society Ltd
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6th September 2009 It was a much quieter day for the start of the September Sundays. Our members were busy in two places. At the railway it was time to tidy up and do some cleaning of the steam locomotive "Koppel".
Sadly we received reports on Saturday that our member Ron Smelt who had been ill for some time died. So shortly after 2 pm the members held a minutes silence. We would like to extend to Ron's wife Teresa, family and friends our sympathy. Ron's happy smile, a determination to resolve the problems with the rolling stock. Ron spent many hours helping to maintain the stream locomotive "Remus". Ron had been also involved with the mainline locomotive "Tornado" more than many of us realised. (see article). I sure most of us will all miss Ron for his humour and his friendship.
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"Thorne Regatta" September Saturday and Sunday August 5th/6th
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Our railway member James is also a one of the TMCR team seen here on Saturday 5th September 2009 adjusting the levels on the amplifier on board the radio ship M.V. Apeldoorn. Whilst in the middle Gordon commentates on the start of the Duck Race. Our member Cyril Osborne (second from left) helped to staff the Goole Model Boat Club stand. Our member Matthew took a break from the railway and tried a hand at controlling one of the model boats.
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Our railway member Alex taking part in the Blind Folded Boat rowing competition. Not sure whether we should allow him to drive a train blind folded. Sorry he did not win but he did not do too badly. Above middle myself on board with the pirate flag, not to mention the boats radio mast (photo by Alex). Above right is the M.V. Apeldoorn that we were providing the P.A. from. Click here for the Microsoft Live Album of this event.
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Sunday 13th September 2009. On a Sunday afternoon most people mow the lawn and wash the their cars, for us it is to mow and operate a train service. For me after the trains have been put away it is then time to go home and update this website. Left Mike and John bring their locomotive and within about 20 minutes it is steamed and running in service. Alex our junior member and myself spent some time cutting the grass around the railway tracks. Something that the council cannot do with their larger lawn mowers. For more photographs of today's photographs in higher quality on the Windows Live Photo Album click here
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Raising Funds to pay for the overhaul of Remus
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Tuesday 15th September 2009. The steam locomotive Remus seen on the left with David is to undergo a major overhaul and repaint. To help pay for this fund raising includes giving slide shows to various groups. In the middle we see the start of the "100 years of Public Transport in Doncaster 1902-- 2002" The latest show was given to the ladies of the Hatfield/Woodhouse Ladies Tuesday Group. I would like to thank them for their donation and to the Friends of the Doncaster Grand Theatre group for the use of their projection equipment, screen and laptop. The lap top the railway club is not capable of running the PowerPoint presentations due to "insufficient memory" it tells me, so again thanks to the grand Theatre for the use of their equipment. Not forgetting the ladies you see in the photo on the right for a cup of tea and a delicious cream cake (I hope my doctor does not read this article or my dentist!) So far funding raising has reached £26.
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Sunday 20th September 2009
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Sunday 20th September 2009. Bright warm sunshine for this next but last one Sunday September operating day. I am afraid there was some vandalism to the track which had to be put right by Michael and Keith before the train service could start. During the day vandals struck again this time to the toilet that we open up for our members, visitors and general public in the park. In addition to the toilet roll down the toilet pan they did some other damage to the wall. In the middle Brian Thorpe is driving the electric locomotive John L Stokes with a full load of passengers. Our junior members Wil and Alex check over a Hammond steam roller .
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"The New Deltic". Well that's what it may be one day once some technical and mechanical problems are overcome. Left Keith Fox, Michael Marran and John Stokes study the components on the chassis. "Deltic" Keith takes the chassis for a test run. Going away from the camera Keith approaches our junior member James who is cutting the grass a task which is never ending. The council require that we cut between the grass between the two tracks and at least one or two lawn mowers width either side of the tracks. Reminds me of the days when the tramway operators in Great Britain from the early 1900's were required to maintain the road surface in a similar manner, not with lawn mowers of course.
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Sunday 27th September 2009. The last operating day of the Summer Timetable, smiles all round as the sun shone in the park, somewhat different to some of the other operating days during the summer months when all it seemed to be was wet and windy.
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Just a minute! The view above looks familiar perhaps not the locomotive though other than of the electric locomotive. To the right going back to February this year we see the electric locomotive coming to the aid of "Remus" as it struggles to maintain the service.
Incidentally Remus has been dismantled ready for a major overhaul. Steam locomotives do need some tender loving care to keep them on the tracks whatever their size.
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A before and after. Shortly after the photograph was taken on the left the electric locomotive "John L Stokes" had to come to the rescue of "Koppel". The valve linkage for the cylinder valves facing us came apart. The locomotive was taken to the shed siding and had its fire dropped and I believe some repairs carried out, but it was not put back into steam so ended the last steam operation of the Summer Timetable.
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All rights reserved © Bob Ashton 2009
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