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Our Header picture features ABBEY COVE station platform

Feel free to come along and see it - contact us via our 'CONTACT US' page for an invitation to join us.

For an opportunity to meet the team why not come along to our next exhibition,in fact its the exhibition we are hosting

CATHCART MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 2026

24th & 25th October 2026

Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,

2025 Pollokshaws Road,

Glasgow G43 1NE

click the link to take you to the exhibition Facebook page

click here to see the Cathcart model railway exhibition home page

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Prototype Experimental Diesel Locomotive

D0260 :- LION

The focus this week sees a model locomotive repaired and restored by club member Brian.

The components, purchased together but in an array of pieces with the chassis and body parts separated as a result of a catastrophic accident with the former owner .The locomotive left a raised track and fell with great impact onto the floor ending up breaking apart,(just a couple of trim items missing but you will have to be in the know to recognise the omissions)

The Locomotive is presented in an experimental white livery, despite extensive use in service the loco design was not taken into production but was paving the way for a competitor company alternative ,the very successful class 47 Brush traction Diesel locomotive seen so many places on UK rail networks

British Rail D0260 - Wikipedia

Locomotive courtesy of club member Brian

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Clydeside MRC were pleased to be exhibiting at the

CUPAR Model Rail exhibition

Home | Cupar & District Model Railway Club

18th & 19th July Cupar Model Rail The Corn Exchange, Cupar KY15 4BT

We would like to thank the organisers and all our visitors who visited to discuss all things Railway modeling

With a BIG THANKYOU to everyone who voted for ABBEY COVE

ABBEY COVE is an end to end 'OO' layout featuring two separate lines. Seen here is the Harbour line which can be run on analogue or DCC. An elevated section line can be run under the control of a shuttle module with modifications to allow trains to pass in the central station. The lower line is normally operated using DCC and runs to a small dock yard area. This layout is on show in our club room. Today we see Diesel Class 25 negotiating past the maintenance team whilst the fishing boat makes a excellent viewing platform.While in the background making a guest appearance is a visiting Transport for Wales DMU at a halt at Abbey cove platform. Feel free to come along and see it - contact us via our 'CONTACT US' page for an invitation to join us.

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WELCOME to a LIVE ACTION

FERNESS
This week we take a closer look at the "Ferness" end-to-end in live action on a recent club night

To get the opportunity to get closer in the action get in touch with the club through the

video clips courtesy of member David

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Inverkeil layout

Take a closer Look at Main Street

Now work continues on the building appearance of the Inverkeil layout ,we are now seeing the positions of the 3-D printed buildings (courtesy Duncan)as last week but now in various hues as the tapestry of colour is being applied .

The Main street roadway surfaces have been applied whilst busy folk move about before the paint is even dry to the surrounding landscapes

We even get our glimpse of a First DMU taking a trip across the viaduct above the roofs of the village