Furness Model Railway Club
Club
Nights for 'HO', 'OO' and 'N' Sections Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, 7 till 9.30pm.
For the Model Engineering Section Friday evenings, 7 till
9.00pm and in the Public Park 1.30 till 5pm (weather
permitting, April till end October).
These meetings may be cancelled, mainly due to attending
outside functions.
Current exhibition layouts include:-
'OO' Section:- Boldon Junction - Modern Image
'HO' Section:- Oberfriedhof - Swiss
Other layouts in progress:
The Model Engineering run
an elevated 5/31/2inch gauge oval track of some 890 feet.
Also included is a Furness Railway Signal Box which
provides brews and water. This is situated in Barrow's
Public Park, not far from the Leisure Centre, which
provides toilet facilities.
The Friday evenings provide for maintaining member and
the club locos - A Simplex (Club), a 2-6-2 tank loco (D.
N. Wright) and a 0-6-0 battery loco (R. Reeves).
The club has a library of books and past publications,
and produces a bi-monthly newsletter TURNTABLE. Our
Annual Exhibition is on the
Easter Friday, Saturday & Sunday in Forum28 (Barrow's
Civic Centre).
Visitors are welcomed, as are visiting locos (with
suitable certification).
The aims of the club are common as with most other model
railway clubs.
Contact Name and Address:-
Russell W. Peters, 77 Oxford Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QJ
Email
Telephone: 01229 829223
