SOCIETY NEWS

MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY NEWS

Welcome to U.K. Model Engineering Society News!

This section is for announcements of society events such as open days, exhibitions, steaming days, club auctions etc.

To see your event listed here just E-mail me the relevant details.

North Wilts Model Engineering Society

We have public runnning sessions every Sunday afternoon at Coate Water Park, Swindon on our large 5" and 71/4" track. If anyone is interested in joining or running their locos - come along or contact me at the e mail address below.

Les Stiff
Les@LStiff.fsnet.co.uk

RUGBY COLLEGE

To all model engineers in the Rugby area who work in Metal!
Rugby College invite you to take advantage of excellent workshop facilities on Wednesday evenings 18.30-21.00 from September to June.

Ring or E-mail KEITH SMITH (ITU, LECTURER) on RUGBY 338615 for further details
Web Address: RUGBYCOLL.AC.UK
Email: INFO@RUGBYCOLL.AC.UK
Postaladdress: LOWER HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY
CV21 3QS
PhoneNumber: 01788 338615
FAXNumber: 01788 338616

West Coast Mini Rail

located in Squamish, B.C. Canada. Located 40 miles north of Vancouver on highway 99.

The mini rail phase 1 was built this year and opened on July 13th 1996.We have approximately 2500 feet of track gauge is 7.5". A loop at one end and a wye at the other end. This railway is located within the West Coast Railway Heritage Park and serves to transport visitors in the park.

Phase 2 will see a total of approximately 5,000 feet, however no date as yet for the start of phase 2. We wish to enhance phase 1 before we get into phase 2.

This was all constructed by dedicated volunteers.

The season is from end of May to end of October. However this year we get a bonus as we will be operating the mini rail within Canada Place in Vancouver.

Paul D. Roy, Superintendent of Operations,
West Coast Railway Association.
3874 Winlake Cres.,
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 2G5 Canada

PH/FAX (604) 420-1292
E/mail proy@direct.ca
Home page of artifacts for sale: http://www.direct.ca/adz/pdr/pdr.html

The Home Metal Shop Club

- a new metalworking club in Houston, Texas, USA.

We started up in May 1996, by posting inquiries in the Home Shop Machinist Magazine and on the Internet in the Metalworking news group.

We have had over 30 responses and our last meeting hosted 17 participants.

We have regular announcements in the Modeltec magazine and periodic announcements in Home Shop Machinist magazine.

The Home Metal Shop Club of Houston, Texas, USA, meets every third Saturday at the Oak Forest Library, 1349 West 43rd Street, at 1:00pm.

For more information, please call John Korman (Club President)...Phone number: (713) 723-8597.
Or email to me (George Edwards - gedwards@onramp.net)

Home Metal Shop Club meets every third Saturday, 1PM, at Oak Forest Library, 1349 West 43rd Street, Houston, Texas

Also visit our NEW web site at: http://web.wt.net/~geotek/hmsc/index.htm