Cheshire Railway Modellers

On-line Model Railway Club

National Model Railroad Association (British Region)

Calder Northern Division

The Calder Northern modellers are a division of the NMRA (British Region), operating layouts in G, HO and N scales. On this page Mike Lenz gives details of the group's current activities. The group were formerly based in Broadheath, Altrincham but from January 2007 are housed at the Heritage Centre in Crewe.

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Calder Northern Division

We have donated our existing HO layout to the Heritage Centre at Crewe where it is now on permanent display when the heritage centre is open to the public.
 
Further to this development we have also negotiated with the Trustees the use of the lecture room at North Junction Signalbox as the new permanent home for the Calder Northern Division of the NMRA British Region. We shall also be providing display material to accompany the HO layout, which is intended to give information about Crewe's namesake town in Virginia, USA to compliment the existing material about Crewe, UK.
 
 
 
Photos above show our N gauge layout.
 
We shall be working on our new HO layout in the lecture room, where our current N scale layout will also be in operation, and the new HO layout is designed as a portable exhibition layout to promote US outline modelling, a few photos are shown here.
 
 
NMRA British Region is very pleased with the move as it gives the association a chance of a permanent publicity outlet during the opening season. The NMRA British Region has even suggested that they may provide additional funding to upgrade the existing HO layout now that it is to have a permanent public showing, in addition to part funding the new HO layout.
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The group meet at monthly intervals, visitors and prospective members are welcome (0900-1600).

MEETING DATES

SATURDAY JULY 18TH 2009

SUNDAY AUGUST 16TH 2009

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH 2009

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH (Exhibition) 2009

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14TH 2009

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH 2009

We will also be getting together more regularly to work on the various layouts. 

For exhibition invitations and all other enquiries please click here.