News and events from 2024.
Easter Sunday is the first open day of the year for SMET, and although it was relatively early in the year, we had excellent weather on the day for a fantastic and busy day at Wester Pickston.
Quote of the day:
Amazing 👏 was here today with 3 kids, train rides were fantastic! Staff Amazing 👏 thank you so much ❤️
We had 1171 ticketed rides, with five steam engines, one diesel electric and a single petrol shunter to take passengers around the main line tracks. In 63A the award winning Nanjai Eki N …
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It is not too long until we open the doors on new year of open days and exhibitions, and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our Wester Pickston site! Our first open day is Sunday 31st March with the site opening at 11am through to 4pm.
Trains will be running on our 1.5km of track through Pickston forest. You’ll pass the sawmill, Ducks End Station, through a tunnel and over a bridge. Both steam engines and battery electric engines will be on duty pulling passengers, and you …
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It is a busy year for the Perth Model Railway Group (PMRG) this year! We will be:
At 11 exhibitions Running our own show in Perth at the end of June And running layouts at 4 SMET open days in our shed, 63A. If you’d like to see what we do and stop by for a chat you’ll be able to find us at all of the below shows and open days.
Date Show Location 23rd - 25th Feb Model Rail Scotland SEC Glasgow 2nd - 3rd Mar Preston Model Railway Show Preston 31st Mar Open Day Wester Pickston Railway, …
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