The Leading Society for Model Railway Electronics

December 2023

1st December

14:00 : Cumbria AG Zoom meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Show and Tell, Ask and Learn. Our usual mix of topics: Arduino, CBUS, EzyBus, 3D printing, Layout Design, DCC-EX, anything you want.

19:30 : Monthly Virtual AG meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Martin Perry will give a talk about the new CANVINP CBUS module kit. There will also be a chance to share projects you\'re working on - and anything else of interest.

2nd December

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
We hope to combine more MOOO sections than last time and Malcolm is working towards brining 4 Signal Box units that should permit us to run more than one locomotive on the same track. There is even the posibility running DCC and DC together! If you have some DC and/or DCC locomotives then please bring them along to try. This is a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Church Hall

5th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Introducing Build Guides. Chris Sharp will be presenting Build Guides, a new project within MERG to create complimentary Lego style guides for our range of kits.

6th December

19:00 : 19:00 GMT Pi SIG Software CAN applied to CBUS
Online Zoom Meeting
Benoit will present his work on the "Software CAN" applied to CBUS.

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Tayside members meet via Zoom to discuss what they have been working on.

7th December

15:00 : 15.00 GMT 3D SIG Zoom Meeting Fusion 360
Online Zoom Meeting
Russ Davies will lead a talk on using fusion 360 to add spokes to a bike originally designed by Chris Walsh.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

8th December

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
Mince Pies, Show and Tell. An informal gathering where we enjoy a mince pie or two and share experiences on the projects that we are working on at home on our Layouts / shelf / plank.

9th December

10:00 : Manchester Model Railway Society (MMRS) Exhibition
10th and 11th December 2022 - ManchesterSugden Sports Centre, York Street, off Upper Brook Street, M1 7HL
9th and 10th December 2023 - Manchester Model Railway Society (MMRS) - Sugden Sports Centre, York Street, off Upper Brook Street, M1 7HL

10:00 : MERG East Midlands Area Group Zoom online meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Agenda to follow

10th December

12:30 : Scottish Borders Area Group Face to Face
To Be Arranged
Annual Lunch Seat must be booked before meeting At Hayton Farm Shop and Tea Room, Near Brampton

11th December

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Meet up to discusss the projects that members are working on.

14th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

15th December

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

14:00 : Cumria AG Zoom meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Show and Tell, Ask and Learn. Our usual mix of topics: Arduino, CBUS, EzyBus, 3D printing, Layout Design, DCC-EX, anything you want.

16th December

10:00 : 10:00 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

17th December

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Global monthly meeting with Irish interests.

21st December

19:00 : Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Area Group Meetings on our usual schedule of the third Thursday evening of the month.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

25th December

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' session
Online Zoom Meeting
Our Beginners\' sessions look at introducing programming concepts that enable members to program PICs to carry out a range of tasks on a model railway. Come along and see what you can create.

28th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

30th December

10:30 : East Scotland Area Group
West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ
The order of events will (roughly) be as follows: 10:30 Arrival, tea, coffee, biccies 11:00 Presentation by Peter Bradbeer: Busses & (semi) conductors. 12:00 Q&A 13:00 Lunch 13:00 Presentation by Jim Hardie:Baseboard design and development 14:00 Q&A 15:30 Finish

January 2024

4th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

5th January

19:30 : Monthly Virtual AG meeting
Online Zoom Meeting

6th January

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Centenary Church Hall
A bit of craic, some banter and workshops or presentations.

7th January

19:30 : Scottish Borders Area Group
Online Zoom Meeting
Coffee and Chat meeting on zoom

8th January

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Meet up to discusss the projects that members are working on.

11th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

13th January

10:00 : West Midlands AREA GROUP WINTER MEETING
BCNS,Titford Pump House, Engine street, OLDBURY
More details to follow later

18th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

20th January

10:00 : 10:00 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

21st January

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Global monthly meeting with Irish interests.

22nd January

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' session
Online Zoom Meeting
Our Beginners\' sessions look at introducing programming concepts that enable members to program PICs to carry out a range of tasks on a model railway. Come along and see what you can create.

25th January

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

February 2024

1st February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

3rd February

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Centenary Church Hall
A bit of craic, some banter and workshops or presentations.

8th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

9th February

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
This meeting will be in workshop format. Projects are underway to automate a coal tipler on an O-Gauge layout and another project is looking at how JMRI can be used to automate a project.

12th February

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Meet up to discusss the projects that members are working on.

15th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

17th February

10:00 : 10:00 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

18th February

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Global monthly meeting with Irish interests.

22nd February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

24th February

10:30 : East Scotland Area Group
West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ
The order of events will (roughly) be as follows: 10:30 Arrival, tea, coffee, biccies 11:00 Presentation by Peter Bradbeer: Busses & (semi) conductors. 12:00 Q&A 13:00 Lunch 13:00 Presentation by Jim Hardie:Baseboard design and development 14:00 Q&A 15:30 Finish

26th February

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' session
Online Zoom Meeting
Our Beginners\' sessions look at introducing programming concepts that enable members to program PICs to carry out a range of tasks on a model railway. Come along and see what you can create.

29th February

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

March 2024

2nd March

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Centenary Church Hall
A bit of craic, some banter and workshops or presentations.

7th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

8th March

16:00 : Missenden Railway Modellers
Great Missenden, Bucks
Various courses for railway modellers both residential and non residential. See Missenden Railway Modellers web site for details and booking.

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
an will lead a session entitled Where CBUS meets JMRI. This will provide an opportunity to talk about how the two different approaches to linking a layout to the JMRI automation tool.

11th March

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Meet up to discusss the projects that members are working on.

14th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

16th March

10:00 : 10:00 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

21st March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

23rd March

10:00 : North Down Exhibition
Bangor Grammar School, BT19 7QU

28th March

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

April 2024

4th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

6th April

10:00 : Lymington Model Railway Exhibition
he Lymington Centre, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BQ
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration layout. If you attending please feel free to see and speak to us.

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

7th April

10:00 : Lymington Model Railway Exhibition
he Lymington Centre, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BQ
South Hants Area Group will be attending with our MERG demonstration layout. If you attending please feel free to see and speak to us.

11th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

12th April

19:00 : Croydon Area Group Meeting
Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse
Likely presentation / demonstration format - subject TBA.

14th April

10:00 : West Midlands Area Group Spring Meeting
BCNS, TITFORD PUMP HOUSE, ENGINE STREET, OLDBURTY
More details to follow

18th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

25th April

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

27th April

10:30 : East Scotland Area Group
West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ
The order of events will (roughly) be as follows: 10:30 Arrival, tea, coffee, biccies 11:00 Presentation by Peter Bradbeer: Busses & (semi) conductors. 12:00 Q&A 13:00 Lunch 13:00 Presentation by Jim Hardie:Baseboard design and development 14:00 Q&A 15:30 Finish

May 2024

2nd May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

4th May

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

9th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

16th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

18th May

10:00 : 10:00 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

23rd May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

24th May

18:00 : 1st Bangor Model Raiwaly Club
City Church, Main Street, BT20 4AG

30th May

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

June 2024

1st June

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

6th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

13th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

15th June

10:00 : 10:00 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

20th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

27th June

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

29th June

10:30 : East Scotland Area Group
West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ
The order of events will (roughly) be as follows: 10:30 Arrival, tea, coffee, biccies 11:00 Presentation by Peter Bradbeer: Busses & (semi) conductors. 12:00 Q&A 13:00 Lunch 13:00 Presentation by Jim Hardie:Baseboard design and development 14:00 Q&A 15:30 Finish

July 2024

4th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

6th July

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

11th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

13th July

10:00 : West Midlands Area Group Summer Meeting
BCNS, TITFORD PUMP HOUSE, ENGINE STREET, OLDBURTY
Details to follow

18th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

20th July

10:00 : 10:00 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

25th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

August 2024

1st August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

3rd August

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

8th August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

15th August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

22nd August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

24th August

10:00 : Ulster Model Railway Exhibition
Methodist College, Belfast BT9 6BY

29th August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

31st August

10:30 : East Scotland Area Group
West Calder Community Centre, EH55 8DZ
The order of events will (roughly) be as follows: 10:30 Arrival, tea, coffee, biccies 11:00 Presentation by Peter Bradbeer: Busses & (semi) conductors. 12:00 Q&A 13:00 Lunch 13:00 Presentation by Jim Hardie:Baseboard design and development 14:00 Q&A 15:30 Finish

September 2024

5th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

7th September

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

12th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

19th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

21st September

10:00 : Erne Model Railway Club
St Macartin's Church Hall, Enniskillen, BT74 7DR

26th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

28th September

10:00 : Stafford Railway Circle Annual Exhibition
Stafford County Showground (Sat Nav postcode: ST18 0BD).
MERG West Midlands Area Group in attendance more details to follow
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October 2024

5th October

10:00 : Tayside Area Group Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
Tayside AG members meet to work on a group or their own project. All those registered to the group are welcome to attend. Come along and get solutions to those problems that are holding you back.

13th October

10:00 : West Midlands Area Group Autumn Meeting
BCNS, Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands.