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The RMCQ is a club for anyone who likes to make, run, talk about, or simply watch... Model Trains
Find out more about our club by exploring this web site, or visit our Club Rooms on most Saturdays & Wednesdays (9:30am-1:00pm) and Mondays & Fridays (9:30-11:30am)
Visitors are welcome! - We are open during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we require that members and visitors adhere to strict social distancing rules.
Paul (PK) Kaluschke
Rio Tinto runs 34 Robot Trains a Day
Large scale up of capability for Rio Tinto as they are scaling up their use of autonomous trains in the Pilbara following regulatory approval in late May, with the robot trains now covering 290,000km a day.
October 2018 Model Railroad Hobbyist
The October edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
For your own copy of the 250 page issue, that's right - over 250 pages !!, download here...
Rolls-Royce converting Diesel Trains to Hybrid-Electric
Diesel trains can be fitted with Rolls-Royce Hybrid PowerPacks to turn them into hybrid trains that can also run on battery power, reducing carbon emissions and making them cheaper to run for operators while also making them much quieter when, for example, they approach stations.
September 2018 Model Railroad Hobbyist
The September edition of the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine is now available AND it's free!
For your own copy of the 270 page issue, that's right - over 270 pages !!, download here...
Live map of every London Underground Tube Train
This latest version of the tool, maps the paths of the trains to the classic London Underground map designed by Harry Beck in 1931. The original version of this moving map, created by Matthew Somerville as part of a science hackathon in 2010, is a geographic representation of theLondon Underground, overlaying the trains' real-world paths over a map of London.
Check out the map of the trains here
The original IT article can be found here at ITPro: click here
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| AMRA Open Day with BUY & SELL Saturday 17 Oct | 8:30am - 1:30pm |
| The Great Model Railway OPEN DAY and BUY & SELL Sunday 1 Nov | 10:00am - 1:00pm |
Interesting BLOGS!
Blogs of interest to railway modellers
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Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Now Where's That Magnifying Glass?
Having practiced on some larger locos of late, it was now time to get some DCC Decoders into some of[…]
Source: N'Tranced Dream
Created on: 17 Sep 20 | 19:58
N'Tranced Dream | 17 Sep 20 | 19:58 -
More Pallets - Well Almost
More Pallets - Well Almost
This week has been a bit slower. I had Friday off work so picked Geoff up and we both went[…]
Source: Craig's Shed
Created on: 13 Sep 20 | 18:55
Craig's Shed | 13 Sep 20 | 18:55 -
Western Bridges
Western Bridges
For some time I have been following the upgrading of bridges in South Western and Central QueenslandDarr River is located[…]
Source: Westgate - South Western Rail
Created on: 11 Sep 20 | 17:35
Westgate - South Western Rail | 11 Sep 20 | 17:35 -
MORE PROGRESS ON MODULE
MORE PROGRESS ON MODULE
Slowly over the past month progress is being made with the polystyrene foam,it can be messy but with a good[…]
Source: Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…]
Created on: 5 Sep 20 | 15:35
Burrowa is an HO scale model railway set in the[…] | 5 Sep 20 | 15:35 -
May 2020 update
May 2020 update
I was intending to do this at Easter but decided I was having to much fun on actually doing stuff[…]
Source: Greg's Railway Modelling Musings
Created on: 24 May 20 | 21:06
Greg's Railway Modelling Musings | 24 May 20 | 21:06 -
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
Hoskins Hollow, a new project.
For those of you that read this very intermittently updated Blog, I should bring to your attention a new blog[…]
Source: Splitters Swamp Creek
Created on: 15 Sep 19 | 19:32
Splitters Swamp Creek | 15 Sep 19 | 19:32 -
Looking ahead 2019 - Exhibitions
Looking ahead 2019 - Exhibitions
Every new year I make a mental list of all the things I want to achieve in the coming year.[…]
Source: Armchair Modeller Down Under
Created on: 7 Jan 19 | 20:00
Armchair Modeller Down Under | 7 Jan 19 | 20:00