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The Chingford & District Model Engineering Club is always looking for new members and we welcome anybody from any background and all walks of life to come to the railway and help out when they can. Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds from orthodontists to police officers and RAF veterans to engineers all of which are willing to share their expertise and experience on a wide range of topics - not just the railway! Once your a member of the club, you will be able to use all the facilities the club has including our railway, workshops and books relating to a wide range of railway and engineering related topics. In order to be accepted as a member of the Chingford and District Model Engineering Club we require you to be older than 10 years old and be willing to attend your rotas to help run the railway (about once every 5 weeks) but we are happy for you to come down whenever you want to!
As part of being a member of the club, you are entitled to many privilages only given to our members, these include:
Access to our fleet of live steam, electric and petrol locomotives at any time (given they have been appropriately trained in operating them)
Training on how to operate and drive a range of different locomotives
Have somewhere to drive your own personal locomotives (should you own any)
Access to our fully equipped workshops which house machinery suitable for the most challenging of projects
Joining the club on outings to other model railways and organised events
Attend lectures and presentations delivered by people of other professions related to the operation of railways
Developing engineering and other practical skills taught by our highly skilled team of engineers
The opportunity to learn about the traditional operation of railways
Attending the annual AGM and other meetings where members can have their input on what they would like to see happen in the club.
At each membership level (based on your age), you will be given different responsibilities due to our insurance policy which limits some members in what they are able to do.
Junior Members (ages 10 - 15)
Help with general maintenance of the grounds and railway
Learn about the operation of the railway
Help set up and pack away before and after running
Help direct passengers, during opening hours
Start to learn how to drive our locomotives
Apprentices (ages 16 - 18)
Everything previously mentioned
Learn how to operate machinery within our workshops
Get more hands on with the maintenance of the railway
Receive training on how to drive locomotives during passenger hauling service
Full Members (ages 18+)
Everything previously mentioned
Vote at the AGM
Join the committee
If you would like to become a member of the railway, please come down on any sunday during the year and find us at the park - our members are always there even during the winter months and are willing to talk to you about our railway.
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Email: contact@chingford-model-engineering.com
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