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A Brief History
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1932
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Formation
of the Society, making us one of the oldest in the country |
| 1945 |
Founder
member of the Northern Association of Model Engineers, with 25 members |
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| 1959 |
Start
of building a 215m oval track at Springfield Park, Rochdale |
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| 1960 |
Track
completed and opened to the public |
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| 1971 |
Permission
granted by Rochdale Borough Council to raise the fee from 3d
to 2p (present fee still a bargain at 50p) |
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| 1972 |
Extension
to the Hut at the Park to bring it up to the present size |
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| 1991
- 1995 |
Major
track extension alongside the Golf Course, to its present length
of 604m |
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| 1996 |
Affiliated
to the Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies |
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| 2001 |
Duchess
of Buccleuch, a 31/2 inch gauge locomotive,
donated to the
Society by Margaret Sutcliffe, niece of David Woolfenden |
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| 2002 |
Duchess
of Buccleuch restoration is completed and the locomotive is
now back in full steaming condition with the Society |
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2005 |
Open Weekend,
to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the track extension alongside
the Golf Course |
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