Wanganui Model Railway & Engineering Society Inc.
70A Alma Road, Wanganui 4501. New Zealand
The Wanganui Model Railway & Engineering Society was formed in 1995 from the merging of the Wanganui Model Engineering Society (est 1955) and the Wanganui Railway Modellers Club (est 1978). The clubs layout room holds a big HO/OO layout with over 300metres of track. On this layout they run a 2 rail system and a 3 rail Marklin set up. Also they have a N gauge layout in the members room. The club also have 6 portable layouts of the following - 2 N gauge, 1 HO Tram, 1 OO gauge, 1 HO Marklin and 1 Z gauge layouts. They hold a big model show once every two years as well as a small local Christmas show every December. The club also opens its rooms to the public the last Sunday of the following months - Feb, May, Aug and Nov. They also open their rooms to groups such as Kindergartens/ Pre Schools, schools and Rest Homes. The Club Meeting Nights are on the 3rd Tuesday of each month starting at 7pm and they also have a Construction Night every Thursday night from 7pm. The club has also been fund raising for its building extension. This has now progress to the fame work and walls are up.
I have been a member of this group now since 1987. I have been on the Committee for a number of years and I was the Club's President from 2005 to 2015, a position I held for the 10 years, I gave this up due to not being able to make it as often as I once did because of my work roster. I have now taken up the Vice Presidents role as will as carrying on with the Clubs newsletter editors role. My portable layouts can be seen at their shows.
I have been a member of this group now since 1987. I have been on the Committee for a number of years and I was the Club's President from 2005 to 2015, a position I held for the 10 years, I gave this up due to not being able to make it as often as I once did because of my work roster. I have now taken up the Vice Presidents role as will as carrying on with the Clubs newsletter editors role. My portable layouts can be seen at their shows.
Wanganui Model Railway & Engineering Society Website.
www.wanganuimodelrailwayandengineeringsocietyinc.weebly.com
www.wanganuimodelrailwayandengineeringsocietyinc.weebly.com
Some Photos of the Clubs layouts
Latest WMR&ES Newsletter
November 2023 - January 2024, Issue 111