5th Dec 2011 / 10:16am
If you are a show organiser or a museum/attraction marketing person, it's time to update your entry on line. You can log in with your username and password to access your account. If you don't have either, you can register and ask for the account to be transferred to your name. Clearly you must have responsibility from your organisation to do this!
All updated entries received by 15th January will be included in the printed 2012 Steam Heritage Guide, to be published in mid-March 2012, but you can change your on line entry at any time to ensure we have the most up to date information on our searchable database.
To ensure your entry is even more noticeable in the printed Guide, you can do a number of things, such as Highlight your events or take out a display advertisement your event/attraction, in which case we will highlight any events free of charge. You can even advertise on our website - call for details and prices.
5th Apr 2011 / 10:55am
14th-18th October 2011
Put the date in your diary now for the 2011 Midlands Model Engineering Exhibtion to be held at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, near Leamington Spa (junction of A425 & B4455).
Each year the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibtion attracts over 11,000 visitors, and is attended by nearly 50 specialist suppliers and supported by over 40 clubs and societies. In addition to over 1,000 superb models on display, there is a full FREE lecture programme, workshop demonstrations, live steam tracks and an outside steamer parade.
Why not be part of the show and enter your work in the 32 competition and display classes? Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded to the best entries.
See http://www.modelengineeringexhibition.co.uk or call 01926 614 101 for full competition details, further details of the show or to book tickets. Tickets are available at a discounted price until 1st October.
Opening Times are 10am- 5pm daily. (4pm on the final day.)
Admission Prices (Discounted / Full Price Tickets):
Adult: £8.50 / £9.50
Senior Citizen: £7.50 / £8.50
Child (5-14 inclusive): £4.50 / £5.50
Family 1 (1 adult + 3 children): £13.00 / £15.00
Family 2 (2 adults + 3 children): £21.50 / £24.50
Advance tickets are available via the website www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk or by calling 01926 614 101.
19th Jan 2011 / 10:40am
Go back 50 or more years, and young boys wanted to be train drivers because they perceived it as glamourous, and one way to travel (drive) fast. Fast forward to modern times, and young boys want to be F1 racing drivers for the same reasons.
Didcot Railway Centre has put together a unique day out, which embodies both aspects of the above. Called Speed & Steam, it costs £145 for the day, and the three dates for 2011 are 25 June, 30 July and 20 August (All Saturdays).
The day begins in front of Didcot Parkway rail station between 0900-0915.
Journey to Williams F1 museum at Grove (Wantage) aboard a vintage bus. Guided tour round the largest F1 museum in the world, which is rarely open to the general public. There are 40 F1 cars in the museum, presented chronologically by year, with extensive video presentations.
Includes the technology room and trophy room. As well as a chance to sit in an F1 car.
Return to Didcot for a sumptuous lunch on board the Super Saloons.
Guided tour round the railway centre.
See the replica of a Brunel broad gauge locomotive, Fire Fly, with appropriate carriage stock. And the 20 or so other Great Western steam locomotives, many in the correct surroundings of the original 1932 built GWR four road shed (now listed).
See the progress on the new build "Saint" and "County" projects in the workshops, to recreate locomotives of long lost classes.
See the progress on the locomotive repatriated from Australia, Pendennis Castle.
See the newly launched King Edward II locomotive, recently returned to steam and working order for the first time in 49 years, since being withdrawn from British Railways in 1962.
Enjoy a footplate ride on a steam locomotive.
Finishes around 1630 with tea in the Super Saloons.
