Introduce Yourself

Hi everyone, and thanks for approving me Chris! I've finally bit the bullet after all these years and purchased a Mallard kit (sans accessories but I can get syringes anywhere) which is completly unused and in great condition. Looking forward to getting this thing up and running. An avid fan of live steam for many years, but cant quite commit to 5" guage like my dad

Hi, I'm new to OO live steam and would be interested in making contact with any other members living in the far south west for possible local contacts re live steam and chat.

Good afternoon, or good morning when this post will be first seen,

I figured I would formally introduce myself to you all. My name is Camryn and I was able to purchase one the club's refurbished Mallard sets to be added to my local club's collection of model trains. We are currently hosting our annual summer show and have the model on running display for the public to enjoy. The model is being well taken care of and a video of it operating on my YouTube channel. (TrainMaster04)

Good bye for now as I have to go purchase some spare parts for the loco.

Hello,

my name is Manfred Baacke, I live in the beautiful German city of Dresden, I am 75 years old and have been a railroad fan since I was 4 years old.

The foundation stone was laid by my grandfather, who was a locomotive fitter at the Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk Dresden-Altstadt, now the Dresden Railway Museum on Zwickauer Straße.

I was often allowed to pick him up from work and sometimes even take part in a test run on a repaired steam locomotive.

I was also able to satisfy my curiosity in the associated lever signal box.

I got my first electric train at the age of 6 in 1955, a starter set from PIKO in H0 scale. It contained a BR52 freight locomotive, three open freight wagons, a track circuit and a transformer. My mother had won a small lottery prize, from which she was able to put this set under…