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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