Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
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Get the latest updates and news about the Strathaven Miniature Railway along with ideas, help and discussion on model engineering. Strathaven Miniature Railway aims to provide modelling facilities for our members along with facilities for the testing, operation, maintenance and repair of working models.
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
1M ago
During the summer we were asked by the BBC children’s section if we could assist with close up shots of a steam loco ? as they were making a new film called the (Primrose Railway Children). We assisted with this at several locations, in Glasgow studios and at St Fillans for an outdoor shoot. The programme has now been released ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
1M ago
We have now finished our season for 2024 with the last trains running on Guy Fawkes night ?? which again was a very successful night for all. Thank you to the volunteers who ran the railway on the night. This has been a special year with the railway celebration 75 years in the park, and 50 years of the model ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
2M ago
Strathaven Miniature Railway will be running on Saturday the 2nd of November. This will take place around 5pm till 9pm depending on the weather on the night. This is our last outing for the railway in 2024. The Strathaven Round table will be putting on their annual Bonfire and Firework display on the night. Please ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
3M ago
A big thank you to all the club members and our visitors over the two days of our open track weekend (12th and 13th of October). A good time ? was had by all even when the weather was against us on Saturday ?️. Plenty of banter, good food ? and the occasional steam engine ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
3M ago
The miniature railway will be holding its annual Open Track weekend Sat 12th/ Sun 13th October. We have invited all the societies in Scotland and the North of England to visit Strathaven over this weekend. At present we know of at least 20 visitors who will attend with several locomotives over these two days. During ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
4M ago
It’s your LAST CHANCE to have a ride on the Miniature Railway for 2024. We will be open over the three days of the September weekend weather permitting, 11:00 am till 16:30 pm. If we have enough volunteers we would hope to have one of our steam locomotives on duty over the weekend From all ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
4M ago
With just 10 days till the end ? of the season, if you are looking to still have a ride ?️ on our trains before the season end, which is the September weekend, please ? visit us soon. If the weather is better this weekend ?? we will try and have a steam engine (Eva ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
5M ago
We are sorry to hear the Strathaven Balloon Festival has been cancelled due to the weather. It takes a lot of work and effort to organise but an understandable decision. We will no longer be running trains this Friday evening. We will attempt to run our ‘normal’ weekend opening of Sat & Sun 11-4.30 but ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
5M ago
With only 11 days to go to the busiest weekend of the calendar year for Strathaven Park the countdown has started for the annual Balloon Festival. This year Strathaven Balloon Festival will be held over the following dates – Fri 23rd August late afternoon and early evening and then all day Sat 24th and Sun ..read more
Strathaven Miniature Railway Blog
6M ago
We planted many Beech trees ??? several years ago with the hope of making a tunnel once they reached the correct height. As the trees are now reaching a useful height, over the last few weeks, Tom & Graham and others have been creating ?? a support structure which will allow the trees to be shaped into ..read more