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Funding
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. In our first year or so, we will charge very small entrance fees due to the work in progress nature of our exhibitions. Each company or firm that is willing to sponsor part of the cost of our exhibitions will receive recognition on our web site and in the model railway exhibition area. Please contact the Chairman, Colin Boocock in the first instance. See the contact page. See also our Facebook page.
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Links
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. A list of businesses offering discounts for Famous Trains. Members on production of their membership card. Members may also enjoy free admission to the Famous Trains. Derby Trees and Scenics. Trees and other landscape features for model railways). Alvaston, Derby,. Die cast models, plastic kits, tools, accessories, paints and glues, scenics, slot cars, all things model railway and table top wargames). 3-4 The Ground Floor.
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The Project Itself
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. Our mission is to display and operate a large, permanent model railway and exhibition in Markeaton park, Derby. Later phases of our project are expected to include a garden railway adjacent to the model railway building, and also, if possible a miniature steam railway track. The building with its entrance annexe is owned by Derby City Council and leased to Famous Trains. For fifteen years. Famous Trains. Hired a contractor to ref...
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About Us
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. Was the vision of three retired senior railway engineers who want to give back to the community in Derby something of the fun they had working for the real railway. Having a large model railway open to the public in a building in a very popular park has, to our knowledge, never been done before. So this is a ground-breaking project. And Publicity Officer of Famous Trains. Is Chairman of Famous Trains. Another retired British Rail...
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Links
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. Friends of Markeaton Park:. Derby City Council information on Markeaton Park. Loughborough Model Centre (now also on Nottingham Road, Derby):. Mickleover Model Railway Group:. See also our Facebook page. You do NOT have to be a Facebook member or sign in to view our page.
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Home Page
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. Derby's biggest model railway! Open every Saturday, Sunday and Monday (see opening information). From 11am to 4pm. The famous engine No. 70004 'William Shakespeare' restarts the Palatine express train from Manchester Central to London St. Pancras away from Miller’s Dale in the Derbyshire Peak District. This scenic main line was closed during the Beeching cuts in the mid-1960s. Why a model railway? Visitors can watch a succession ...
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Volunteers
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. Would you like to be involved in some way with the Famous Trains. Project in Markeaton Park in Derby? We always welcome new volunteers the more the merrier! As the project proceeds we shall welcome help in activities such as:. Making suggestions for layout design. Making suggestions to improve this web site. Helping us to make baseboards for new model railway layouts (training will be available). Or just being there to encourage ...
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Famous Trains
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Registered charity number 1126173. See us on Facebook. For the latest info. The theme of famous trains will be met on the 00-scale model railway in Derby by running examples of well-known trains from different periods in the twentieth and twenty first century history of railways in Britain. We have aspirations to run trains similar to those listed here (not all at the same time! High speed train (HST) East Midlands Trains. Voyager Cross Country and/or Virgin Trains. Diesel multiple unit Central Trains.
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The Goods Yard Model Railways - Controllers
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Lodge Lane Industrial Estate. Tuxford, Notts, NG22 0NL. N' Gauge Train Sets. OO' Gauge Train Sets. How to Find Us. This page was last updated on. Power Controllers for your Model Railway. Analogue (Conventional) DC Controllers. Bachmann 1/2 amp Transformer and Controller 36-560. This Single Track train controller has a large knob for speed control and a long flat slide switch for direction control. Suitable for OO and N Gauge locomotives. Output 12V DC controlled, 0.7Amps. Positive off rotary speed contr...