SDSME - South Durham Society of Model Engineers
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Model Engineers, "South Durham Society of Model Engineers"
We have electric engines on the track this morning ready for passengers. ![]()
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Looks lovely but bitterly cold, wrap up warm. You’ll find us huddled together like penguins 🐧
As previously mentioned, the weather is still predicted to be sunny with a an average temp of around freezing. We will definitely be going to the track today to turn out our trains.
We will be running our trains this Sunday 4th January from 10am until 12.30.![]()
It is going to be hovering around freezing point so anyone from outside of the area is advised to put on their big coats.![]()
Locals might want to bring a cardigan.![]()
We will be running our electric trains and if we get enough visitors then we will put on a steam train.![]()
Just for clarity, once the batteries are fitted in the electric trains then they are ready to go at the flick of a switch.![]()
However, the steam trains can take from half an hour to an hour to raise steam and are then burning coal and making steam all of the time, whether they are moving or static. This means that we need to make a predictive decision on when to use them on the track based on passenger numbers.
We have put The Traindeer to bed for another year but we will continue running the rest of our trains from Sunday January 4th.
Join us Sunday morning from 10 to 12.30 for passenger rides at Hurworth Grange Community Centre