The Club Room

BARMATES Club room twixt the concourse and Platform 6 at Bridlington Station provides the members with a club room in which to work on building layouts, whilst across the way real live 12 inch to the foot trains pass through every 20 minutes or so (Some members actually leave the club room to see the trains pull in!)

Railway Modelling

Members, who are interested in modelling, come down to the workshop on Bridlington Station on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. There are currently two layouts  under construction one in OO and another one in N Gauge. The N Gauge layout is intended for exhibition use. whilst the OO is test track and gives less experienced modellers a chance to practice skills as well as learn new ones. The Society also has another OO layout which it uses on “open days” to let youngsters drive trains.

Social Events

Once a month on Wednesday evenings the Society holds a social gathering which is jointly organised with the Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership. These social events take place at the Coachman on Hilderthorpe Road on the second Wednesday of each month. The activities include:- talks, videos, quizzes and sometimes guest speakers are invites to come along and share their experiences and knowledge.(Click here to see the activities for 2010) The Society also arranges outings to model railway shows and places of railway interest.

The Members

BARMATES has several experienced modellers amongst its members. Some of have exhibited layouts at shows around the country as well as in Bridlington. Some members have had layouts featured in the national model railway magazines. Some members have layouts that they are building at home. There is a variety of layouts within the membership some modeling in 00, others in N gauge, 009, 016.5, and HO. Not all layouts are British outline. There are continental and American layouts belonging to members.

Some members have come along to learn about building layouts, whilst other have a genuine interest in railways and transport either because they used to work on the railways or they are volunteers for a preserved railway and they regularly attend the Wednesday meetings.

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in railways, transport, modelling railways or just building models. (click here for details of membership)