April 2007 Update

1st January 2007 to 30th April 2007

Well it's now approximately 2 years since the layout was conceived and although progress may appear slow, several important developments have taken place!
1. We have moved clubrooms - We are now the occupants of new rooms in Darlington Railway Museum. This has been made possible by the redevelopment of the museum and the generous offer made by the museum to house us in the main museum building!
2. We have taken the plunge and purchased a DCC unit (Lenz 100 with a 5amp transformer, thanks to the very friendly and knowledgable people at Digitrains!) We've also wired it up and we are now in the process of chipping locos. We've also decided to go the whole 9 yards and some locos will see Digital sound chips fitted, (the first being on 37667!)
3. Its also Gala season and there are plenty of locos to bash! So progress may get delayed depending on which Peak, Tractor or Vac is out! For this we make no apologies whatsoever!

So this is it! It's finally here! We spent 10 minutes looking at the box! We then spent 10 minutes looking at the contents and the other 2 hours 40 minutes starting to read the instruction manual! __19-02-07_002.jpg	You don't get much for your money eh? __19-02-07_003.jpg	20165 'Henry Pease' Bachmann model fully detailed buffer beams and fitted with a Silver decoder 20165.jpg	37238 - Another Bachmann model fitted with ultrascale wheels and a Lenz Gold decoder 37238.jpg
37667 - A detailed Bachmann model fitted with a South West Digital Sound chip 37667.jpg	20165 37238 & 37667 pose for the cameras in the yard all_3.jpg	Yes we do model sometimes! dmrc0002.jpg	03066 of Gateshead shed awaiting the fitters attention (chipping and the like!) dmrc0011.jpg