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Title: Famous Trains model railway


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Famous Trains model railway
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • www.famoustrains.co.uk

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The opportunity
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • 1,000,000 visitors a year
  • Craft village
  • Mundy play centre
  • Orangery café

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The opportunity
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • Sports
  • Boating
  • Ornamental gardens

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The opportunity
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • Nature trail
  • History trail
  • Road train
  • Narrow gauge light railway

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The opportunity
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • Any other transport interest?
  • Any absorbing technical theme?
  • What if it rains anything exciting under cover?

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The vision
  • Open a model
  • railway in a large
  • building for the
  • general public

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The vision
  • The building
  • Council store
  • 22m x 9m
  • Annexe
  • Access to staff toilets

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The vision
  • The building
  • Opposite south car park
  • Close to light railway terminus

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The vision
  • Annexe to be main entrance
  • Paths from car park road
  • Short walk from light railway station

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The vision
  • Near car park,
  • light railway, and
  • Markeaton
  • roundabout

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The vision
  • Large 00 scale model railway
  • Easy public access
  • Low entrance charge

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The vision
Layout plan
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The vision
  • Four continuous running tracks
  • Sequential trains
  • Big main station
  • Yards and sidings
  • Branch line

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The vision
  • Townscape
  • Village
  • Quarry railway
  • Factory
  • Farm

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The vision
  • Push button
  • operation
  • Fairground
  • Windmill
  • Turntable
  • Road vehicles

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The vision
  • For kids
  • Toddlers toy wooden railway
  • Drive your own train small layout
  • Push buttons

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Community benefits
  • Added attraction in the park
  • Educate about railway operations and history
  • Entertain (watch the trains go by)
  • Volunteers learn skills to build, maintain and
    operate model railway

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Who are we?
  • Group of retired senior railway engineers
  • Registered charity No 1126173
  • Trustees, members, volunteers

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What have we done so far?
  • First approach to Derby City Council December
    2006
  • Constituted 1st August 2008
  • Registered charity No. 1126173 from 6th October
    2008

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What have we done so far?
  • Planning Permission February 2009
  • Famous Trains web site set up September 2009 -
  • www.famoustrains.co.uk
  • Accepted gift of large model railway July 2010

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The physical task
  • Replace asbestos cement roof
  • Refurbish interior and repaint
  • New electrics and good lighting
  • New fire door
  • Security

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The physical task
  • Refurbish staff toilets
  • Lay new paths to entrances
  • Signing
  • Adapt gifted model railway

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The process
  • Get funding for building work
  • Agreement with Derby City Council
  • Select contractors
  • Do the work

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Timescales
  • Getting funding and establishing contractors
    2010
  • Building work 2011
  • Set up model railway 2011-2012
  • Open model railway 2012

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What can you do?
  • Visit www.famoustrains.co.uk
  • Become a member (only 12 a year!) or supporter
  • Tell people about us
  • Donate to our Building Fund (Gift Aid)
  • Sponsor some of the work

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Just imagine
  • A big model railway in here
  • Lots of people enjoying it
  • All having fun!

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Famous Trains model railway
  • Markeaton Park, Derby
  • www.famoustrains.co.uk
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