Steam Up and Social Evening

Yes, we are going to hold one of those do's again on THURSDAY 11th AUGUST.

For those who would like to run, all the usual regulations apply such as boiler certificates being valid and locomotives being mechanically sound with drivers familiar with the track.

Around 7:30 there will be a fish and chip in the evening and for members only, there will be a subsidy of £2 per meal generously agreed by the Treasurer.

Please have meal orders notified in advance, there will be a list in the clubhouse from next week (July 13th) and there are plenty of committee members available by phone of better still email to whom you can contact to place any meal orders.

To save confusion and chaos we will cut off of orders by midday on Sunday 7th August and will be restricted to Cod and Chip, O.A.P Cod and Chips, Sausage and chips or pie and chips (or peas) as numbers need to be placed by Monday lunchtime to the chippy so that his requirements (and yours) can be ordered well in advance.

Boiler certification

For the next 25 years all delays or issues will be attributed to the pandemic. So please keep your eyes on steam and hydraulic expiry dates and get locos prepared for testing. There are the lists on the members private page that give an indication of who is due for what and when but they are not definitive. If in doubt there are also the complete boiler records that you can look through. If any doubt still remains please contact one of our boiler testers by phone, email or in person on a Wednesday morning down at field place

Code of Practice for Public Running Version 5

The code of practice for public running has been reviewed and where appropriate, revised. This will come into effect from when Public Running resumes, hopefully in June this year (2021)

If you are to be involved in public running either as track controller, as other operational members, or the drivers of either steam or electric locomotives then you must be familiar with its scope and coverage.

There is a downloadable version on the private members page in the documents section. However, such members as mentioned above who are track controllers or are licenced drivers will have received their personal copies included with their latest (Summer 21) newsletter.

Club Members meet regularly in our own clubhouse situated at Field Place, Durrington, near Worthing.

Scheduled meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at 7.30pm with either a guest speaker or "in-house" programmes.

Here members have access to notices, documentation and a discussion forum. This area is password protected.