Liverpool & West Lancs. 'O' Gauge Group

[Lawlogg Editor]

Updated Name & New Website Location!

We were informed a little while back that our existing web host (webs <dot> com) would be closing at the end of August.

Therefore, we decided to create a new website location and also to update our club name to include 'Liverpool' at the same time, so as to reduce potential confusion over where the group has actually been located since 1956. (From the 1974 boundary changes, Liverpool has been in Merseyside, while the western side of Lancashire now extends from the eastern & northern boundaries of Merseyside right up to the southern tip of the Lake District, so it was about time we clarified it! )

After setting up the new site, VistaPrint (which bought webs <dot> com a few years ago) has now said that the sites it previously hosted as webs <dot> com have been sold to another host company. (Confusion all round!)

Recently, our old website disappeared but it has now re-appeared, albeit with completely chaotic formatting and unclickable links (including the one to our new website).

Either way, if you maintain (or know of) a previous link to the former site of West Lancs. 'O' Gauge Group, please could you amend it to the new site of Liverpool And West Lancs. 'O' Gauge Group at LAWLOGG.UK (<< click through)

Please pass it on!

Thanks!

David.

 

[Lawlogg Editor]

Video: A Trial Run from Dunball Wharf station to St. Monica's station.



Here's a link to today's news article on our website that contains a little video showing a test run after some re-wiring.

https://lawlogg.uk/2023/11/05/a-trial-run-from-dunball-wharf-station-to-st-monicas-station/



If you're a FaceBook user, we've also set up a 'page' which you might want to 'like' and 'follow' to receive automatic updates into your FaceBook feed.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552849605530

 

[Lawlogg Editor]

That's a wrap!

Model railway enthusiasts are learning from car customisers and turning to wrapping for cost-effective upgrades, as seen in our club treasurer’s project to modernise old coaches.

The process involved a wrap, new bogies, and other additions, with significant cost savings compared to purchasing new models.

Members can learn more in the club’s upcoming magazine but a summary is presented here.

 

[Lawlogg Editor]

A member of Lawlogg recently received the eagerly anticipated ‘Black 5’ locomotive from Ellis Clark Trains, which is showcased on the test track in a fleeting glimpse.

Ellis Clark 'Black 5' - First Trials (Fleeting glimpse!)

The club is preparing for upcoming exhibitions, such as the Modern Image ‘O’ Gauge Show and Rainhill Show.

Meanwhile, various layouts like Dunball to St Monicas, Ballan Road and Fernhill Junction are being operated and upgraded.

 

[Iskra]

That Black 5 looks very nice, as does everything else. O gauge is such a tempting gauge, but it would ruin me

 

[Lawlogg Editor]

That Black 5 looks very nice, as does everything else. O gauge is such a tempting gauge, but it would ruin me

Ah - but that's why you should join a club! [There's always second-hand too.]

If you haven't got the space or the funds for your own layout, you can go and use a club layout and run the stock belonging to the club (or other members) there, as part of a team, which is good fun.

Even if you don't want to do that (or don't have a club nearby), we offer 'reduced rate' membership for those who can't often (or ever) visit us, for just >£2/month, which gets access to the monthly Zoom meeting where we see updates of members' projects, plus access to an e-mail distribution/discussion group and our quarterly magazine, as a .pdf file. (Details)

 

[Lawlogg Editor]

An interesting comparison was enabled on the test track at Lawlogg recently when it became possible to bring together three different examples of the famous GWR ‘Flying Banana’ railcars, first introduced in 1933.

https://lawlogg.uk/2024/04/22/a-bunch-of-bananas/