Sussex Group
The Sussex Group G1MRA
The
Sussex Group was founded some 20 years ago. It grew out of two member friends,
each with a garden railway who ran alternate weekends on each others' lines,
often with other member friends in attendance. Gradually, more members joined us
and more new garden railways were built and so the Group evolved and developed
into the happy band it is today with a common interest.
Happily the Sussex Group continues it’s busy programme of running meetings. We gather as always every Sunday from early April through to the end of October (excepting Bank Holiday weekends) at a members garden line. Sadly we have over the past 6-7 years lost all too many early members mainly due to their demise. Despite these losses again in 2005 we have had 11 garden railways on our visiting schedules and we hope to add two more by the end of the 2006 season. Our membership is now in excess of 50 and over the past 2-3 years we have seen a most welcome increase in attendance of members wives and partners. Many of the gardens we visit are not large so we have to limit those attending to members and their families but if a member has a friend showing an interest in G.1. they know he will always be welcome to any of our fixtures. Many new GIMRA members have joined our Association after such an introduction. Our area of operations spans both West and East Sussex and we have been happy to enrol member friends who find it convenient to travel to our events from neighbouring counties........Roy Scott
Any members or prospective members in the Sussex area are invited to ring either Roy Scott on 01903 248509 or our Group valued helper Ian Firth-Scott on 01903 243200. We will be happy to arrange an invitation to one of our meetings so you may sample the friendly nature of one of our typical Sunday get-togethers. We run mainly steam but numerous members bring along battery power electric drive models which are equally welcome. The photographs show scenes from some of our gatherings in 2005.
Sussex Group Gallery (click on thumbnails for larger picture and use L & R arrow keys)
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No.1. Bryan Brookes new railway.
Bryan Brookes new railway, opening day June 05. John Shute’s LBSCR B4 (made by Tom Barrett) ran superbly with a through train from the Midlands.
Other Gallery pictures.
Martin Hughes' "Walnut Tree Line". Ian Firth-Scott re-fuels his live steam S.R. C3 0-6-0 tender engine.
Jack Brooker's "Wealden Line". Battery powered GER 2-4-2 tank locomotive.
Dr.Brownfield's "Ashling Railway". Roy Scott's LNER (Ex GER) 'Rebuilt Claude' 4-4-0
Phil Creelman's "The Uckfield Line". A busy scene in the goods yard.
