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RHONGYR UCHAF HOUSE, off Penwyllt Rd, Penycae, Swansea SA9 1GD Paypal invoicing available ACCESS : VISA : SWITCH CUSTOMERS ORDER BY ’PHONE. VISA SWITCH Tel. 01639 731005 or 01639 731003 E-mail: kittlehobby@gmail.com Walthers HO USA post and packing £4.20 ring for our illustrated lists sent post free Flash sale on HO freight stock on shelf, 15% off advert price! Opening Hours Mon & Tues 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs & Fri 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tel 01639 731005 Flash sale on HO freight stock on shelf, 15% off advert prices! American HO Scale Locomotives/Freight all brands ‘O’ Gauge buildings p&p £4.99 Victorian Station Kit (pre-coloured) 380mm 120mm............£42.45 whilst stocks last! 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July 2024 Volume 46 Number 7 From the Editor Editor ANDREW BURNHAM 01297 306023 Associate Editor & Photographer CRAIG TILEY Editorial Assistant CALLUM WILLCOX Art Director ADRIAN STICKLAND Graphic Illustration DAVE CLEMENTS, GARY BICKLEY, STEVE CROUCHER Review Photographer JOLYON SARGENT General & Advertisement Manager JOHN KING john.king@peco.co 01297 306045 Advertisement Assistant NICOLE CHARLTON Direct Subscriptions CHRISTINE TYNE subscriptions@peco.co 01297 306041 Chairman C.M.PRITCHARD Published on the third Thursday of the preceding month by Peco Publications & Publicity Ltd., Beer, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3NA, England. Telephone: 01297 21542 E-mail: andrew.burnham@peco.co Website: www.pecopublications.co.uk Distribution to the model trade, & direct subscriptions: (Home & Overseas): Pritchard Patent Product Co.Ltd. (address and telephone as above) Distribution to the newsagency trade: Marketforce (UK), Second Floor, 5, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU. Printed by Stephens and George Ltd., Goat Mill Road, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3TD. © Peco Publications & Publicity Ltd. 2024 All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the copyright owners. Multiple copying of the contents of this magazine without prior written approval is not permitted.   The magazine shall not without the written consent of the publishers be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at a price in excess of the recommended maximum price, or in mutilated condition, or in any unauthorised cover, or affixed to or as part of any publication or advertising matter whatsoever.   Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers.   While every care is taken to ensure that the contents of the magazine are correct, the publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors that may occur in the editorial or advertisements nor for the actions of the advertisers. ISSN 0955 – 1298 Annual subscription (12 issues): United Kingdom £67.00 (paid by Direct Debit), post free. Overseas (including Eire) £92.00. Back numbers – for information, see the classified advertisement under ‘Trade Sales Books’. For all modelling British railway practice. Published on the second Thursday of the preceding month. JULY 2024 Cover Standard 2-10-2T 99 7239-9 arriving at Hasselfelde, terminus of the Selketal line on the metre gauge Harz system in what was then East Germany. Freight traffic on rail was still important for the local community. Photo: editor. Chatham back – and at the Dockyard We were delighted to learn that The Chatham Show is being held again on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July in The Historic Dockyard after a gap of several years. It had become not only a significant event in the south-east but had earned a national reputation which attracted both exhibitors and visitors from some distance. Indeed, its fame even spread internationally – the show was often able to host layouts from across the Channel (one of the first clubs in this country to do so) – but also took advantage of its geographical position which made it possible for visitors to attend from the near continent, sometimes just for a day. We remember on one occasion unexpectedly encountering a Dutch modeller of our acquaintance who had come not with a layout but just as a visitor. We enquired whether he had used the Channel Tunnel or a ferry. “Neither” was the reply. “I came by boat – it is moored outside.” The benefit of the dockside location! And no need to find accommodation ... of course, few people have the means to do this or indeed the necessary skill and qualifications to navigate one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, though we did wonder how that compared with traffic on the M25! It is discouraging to note that the same modeller was recently turned back by French customs officials when he tried to bring a diorama to an exhibition in Britain, despite having what he believed was the appropriate documentation which had been accepted on a previous recent trip. To add insult to injury, he was actually fined for attempting to break the rules! If he had not followed proper procedure and declared the contents of his car, the officials would not have known. Perhaps he should have used his own boat again ... Both economic factors and practical considerations combined to make a revival of the Chatham show difficult until now – not least, of course, the Covid pandemic and its after-effects – but some younger members of the club have taken the initiative, with suitable guidance and advice from older hands with some experience of the event in former times. No doubt it has been a steep learning curve for them, but we hope they can create the same atmosphere. The list of over forty layouts certainly looks interesting, and amongst them there is a worthwhile contingent of foreign layouts. These include: Quévy (French/Belgian N winter scene) by Brian Chapman Somewhere In France (First World War OO9) by Peter Capon (CM November 2022) Obermatt (Swiss HOm) built by John Frost and refurbished by Glenn Allen Villefranche-La-Chapelle (French HO) by Graham Broad (CM September 2016) K Street Yard (US HO) by Eric Cain Out West (US On30) by Luke Roberts The layouts will be augmented with a large number of modelling demonstrations, special interest societies, and a wide range of traders. We will certainly be going to check it out, though we do not have a formal stand. There is more information in our News section (p.604) and the Exhibition Diary listing (p.16a). For further details, see: www.chatham-mrc.co.uk/exhibition The Historic Dockyard is well signposted from the A2 and M2. Parking is available at The Historic Dockyard and also at the adjacent Dockside Outlet Centre (charges apply). To celebrate the event’s revival, the Chatham & District Model Railway Club has commissioned a special limited edition ‘Royal Dockyard, Chatham’ four-wheel open wagon from Rapido Trains that will be sold exclusively at the show. 3a

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July 2024 Volume 46 Number 7

From the Editor

Editor ANDREW BURNHAM

01297 306023

Associate Editor & Photographer CRAIG TILEY Editorial Assistant CALLUM WILLCOX Art Director ADRIAN STICKLAND Graphic Illustration DAVE CLEMENTS, GARY BICKLEY, STEVE CROUCHER Review Photographer JOLYON SARGENT General & Advertisement Manager JOHN KING

john.king@peco.co

01297 306045

Advertisement Assistant NICOLE CHARLTON Direct Subscriptions CHRISTINE TYNE

subscriptions@peco.co

01297 306041

Chairman C.M.PRITCHARD Published on the third Thursday of the preceding month by Peco Publications & Publicity Ltd., Beer, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3NA, England. Telephone: 01297 21542 E-mail: andrew.burnham@peco.co Website: www.pecopublications.co.uk

Distribution to the model trade, & direct subscriptions: (Home & Overseas): Pritchard Patent Product Co.Ltd. (address and telephone as above) Distribution to the newsagency trade: Marketforce (UK), Second Floor, 5, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU. Printed by Stephens and George Ltd., Goat Mill Road, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3TD. © Peco Publications & Publicity Ltd. 2024 All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the copyright owners. Multiple copying of the contents of this magazine without prior written approval is not permitted.   The magazine shall not without the written consent of the publishers be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise disposed of by way of trade at a price in excess of the recommended maximum price, or in mutilated condition, or in any unauthorised cover, or affixed to or as part of any publication or advertising matter whatsoever.   Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers.   While every care is taken to ensure that the contents of the magazine are correct, the publishers cannot be held responsible for any errors that may occur in the editorial or advertisements nor for the actions of the advertisers. ISSN 0955 – 1298 Annual subscription (12 issues): United Kingdom £67.00 (paid by Direct Debit), post free. Overseas (including Eire) £92.00. Back numbers – for information, see the classified advertisement under ‘Trade Sales Books’.

For all modelling British railway practice.

Published on the second Thursday of the preceding month.

JULY 2024

Cover Standard 2-10-2T 99 7239-9 arriving at Hasselfelde, terminus of the Selketal line on the metre gauge Harz system in what was then East Germany. Freight traffic on rail was still important for the local community. Photo: editor.

Chatham back – and at the Dockyard

We were delighted to learn that The Chatham Show is being held again on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July in The Historic Dockyard after a gap of several years. It had become not only a significant event in the south-east but had earned a national reputation which attracted both exhibitors and visitors from some distance. Indeed, its fame even spread internationally – the show was often able to host layouts from across the Channel (one of the first clubs in this country to do so) – but also took advantage of its geographical position which made it possible for visitors to attend from the near continent, sometimes just for a day.

We remember on one occasion unexpectedly encountering a Dutch modeller of our acquaintance who had come not with a layout but just as a visitor. We enquired whether he had used the Channel Tunnel or a ferry. “Neither” was the reply. “I came by boat – it is moored outside.” The benefit of the dockside location! And no need to find accommodation ... of course, few people have the means to do this or indeed the necessary skill and qualifications to navigate one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, though we did wonder how that compared with traffic on the M25!

It is discouraging to note that the same modeller was recently turned back by French customs officials when he tried to bring a diorama to an exhibition in Britain, despite having what he believed was the appropriate documentation which had been accepted on a previous recent trip. To add insult to injury, he was actually fined for attempting to break the rules! If he had not followed proper procedure and declared the contents of his car, the officials would not have known. Perhaps he should have used his own boat again ...

Both economic factors and practical considerations combined to make a revival of the Chatham show difficult until now – not least, of course, the Covid pandemic and its after-effects – but some younger members of the club have taken the initiative, with suitable guidance and advice from older hands with some experience of the event in former times. No doubt it has been a steep learning curve for them, but we hope they can create the same atmosphere. The list of over forty layouts certainly looks interesting, and amongst them there is a worthwhile contingent of foreign layouts. These include:

Quévy (French/Belgian N winter scene) by Brian Chapman Somewhere In France (First World War OO9) by Peter Capon (CM November 2022) Obermatt (Swiss HOm) built by John Frost and refurbished by Glenn Allen Villefranche-La-Chapelle (French HO) by Graham Broad (CM September 2016) K Street Yard (US HO) by Eric Cain Out West (US On30) by Luke Roberts The layouts will be augmented with a large number of modelling demonstrations, special interest societies, and a wide range of traders.

We will certainly be going to check it out, though we do not have a formal stand. There is more information in our News section (p.604) and the Exhibition Diary listing (p.16a). For further details, see: www.chatham-mrc.co.uk/exhibition

The Historic Dockyard is well signposted from the A2 and M2. Parking is available at The Historic Dockyard and also at the adjacent Dockside Outlet Centre (charges apply).

To celebrate the event’s revival, the Chatham & District Model Railway Club has commissioned a special limited edition ‘Royal Dockyard, Chatham’ four-wheel open wagon from Rapido Trains that will be sold exclusively at the show.

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