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The photographs depict the GER at the
"Kent Show 2008" |
The Group's portable track the GER -
'Garden of England Railway' - was conceived in late 2001 with
3 Members and their partners taking the lead on the design and construction,
coordinated by Glenn Allen, with work starting in early 2002.
The base boards were made to a prototype
design for the group by Mike Reynolds and a first workshop was held in July
to put the modules together and to decide on the final track plan. The track
was laid at a second workshop in August and completed at another day in October.
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The track made it's first public appearance
at the Medway Festival of Model Railways over the weekend of 14 & 15
September and was officially opened at the Group's Big Winter Meet at Teynham
on 25th January 2003 by Mr John Jennings Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. A 4 day
paint workshop was held in early January and a total of 10 members had a
hand in achieving this track for the Group in under a year - quite an
achievement. |
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The track measures 28 foot by 8 foot
and has two independent circuits powered by Gaugemaster controllers with
the points being controlled manually at present. Two trains can be run at
the same time and with two passing loops on each circuit there is room to
park two more trains to await their turn and to bring variety to the the
running stock. Each circuit of the track is about 16 meters long. |
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The track is used at the Group's three
indoor Winter Meets, the annual exhibition in Faversham as part of the Swale
Festival, supports neighbouring groups of the G Scale Society and is now
established as a regular attraction at the Kent Show held at Detling each
July, which attracts around one hundred thousand visitors over 3 days. |
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Members bring locos and rolling stock
to run on it, as the group do not own any, as the expenditure could not be
justified, with the cost of the track being over £1000 which was raised
by donations and Group funds.
Work continues on this track with additions
as and when time allows. |
And also there is the GER children's
track
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The track is also loved by the grown
ups !!! |
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