This page lists forthcoming meetings, exhibitions and courses.
Keen House is the headquarters of The Model Railway Club. It is located just off Pentonville Road at 4, Calshot Street, Kings Cross, London N1, which is about 10 minutes walk from Kings Cross station or 15 minutes from the Angel. Details on other venues can be obtained by clicking the venue link.
MERG Meeting Programme
Prospective new members are welcome to attend any of the following meetings to discuss MERG and meet those involved.
| November 2020 | ||
| 25th Time: 19:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire VIRTUAL Area Group meeting Between Analogue and CBUS - Andy Cumming |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 25th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Tonight Colin Stevenson will give a talk on Coupling/Uncoupling, which again is one of the topics from our recent Poll list. This will be followed by a general Q&A session Note meeting starts at **19:30** |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 26th Time: 14:00 |
PTP lite presentation /Wales North monthly meeting Judi Rastall will give a presentation on the construction and operation of PTP Lite. This will be followed by a Q&A and discussion |
Venue: zoom virtual meeting |
| 26th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 27th Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Project, Progress, Problems and successes. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 28th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting Area group ONLINE meeting. Theobald's Yard, a DC layout converted to DCC using CBUS - Neale Brodie. Click for more details |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 29th Time: 14:00 |
Scottish Borders Area Group Meeting A recap of the North Wales Shuttle Project by Andrew Woolass |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| December 2020 | ||
| 1st Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group - Test and Trace - Simon West Simon will take you through some basic fault finding techniques in the unlikely event that your MERG kit does not work. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 1st Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting An end of year "What has been on my workbench over the year" |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 2nd Time: 19:30 |
Arduino SIG Beginners Course V |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 3rd Time: 11:00 |
Automation SIG Monthly Meeting Mid Hants Railway - OO layout in a PMV. The electronics for full automation of a 38ft 'dog bone' plan layout by M2740 Dave Harris. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Automation Special Interest Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 3rd Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 4th Time: 14:00 |
Cumbria AG Zoom Meeting Howard Watkins - Crimping, Bootlace Ferrules and Joining wires. Today we welcome Howard with his interesting talk on Crimping, now expanded to include Bootlace Ferules and joining wires. |
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting |
| 5th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting M7517 Kerry Naumann will give a presentation on PIC Programming. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 8th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group - CBUS Deployment on O-Gauge - Dave McCabe Dave will present a CBUS wiring strategy for a large club O gauge layout. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 8th Time: 14:30 |
Arduino SIG Presentation Meeting Details to be notified Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 9th Time: 19:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire VIRTUAL Area Group meeting Keith Nuttall -EzyBus. |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 9th Time: 20:00 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 10th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 11th Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Project, Progress, Problems and successes. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 11th Time: 14:00 |
Wales North AG Shuttle kit building part 3 The third of the series of meetings to advance the shuttle kit project |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 14th Time: 19:30 |
JAL Special Interest Group Zoom Meeting Regular Show and Tell meeting where a member will show the project that they are working on and discuss how they have tackled the programming. |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 15th Time: 12:30 |
Virtual Area Group - How CANVOUT Works - Martin Perry Martin will select a current MERG kit and explain how it works using the circuit diagram and the components on the printed circuit board. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom conference call |
| 16th Time: 19:30 |
Arduino SIG Beginners Course VI Beginners Course Meeting and Virtual Christmas Party |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 17th Time: 11:00 |
Automation SIG Knowledgebase Edit Training A walk through the existing Automation SIG website, Learn the basics for adding Text and Images, followed by an advanced session for those that want to learn more about knowledgebase editing. For those who have requested help through the online poll and others who now need help. |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 17th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 18th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Repair Shop This is an online repair shop / workshop where members can bring their problem circuits and/or gadgets for the group to help rectify online. Feel free to bring your problem circuit along. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 18th Time: 14:00 |
Cumbria AG Zoom Meeting 3D Printing. Allan Geekie introduces additive manufacturing to our portfolio. |
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting |
| 22nd Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group - What is on Our Workbenches A show and tell session where members show work-in-progress materials from their workbenches and describe their successes ... and failures. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 23rd Time: 20:00 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 24th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 28th Time: 19:30 |
JALSIG beginners Session Beginners sessions will work through a series of topics to enable participants to develop their programming skills. This session will aim to look at Timers and/or Pulse Width Modulation and how they can be used in your programs. Mince pies and mulled wine may be consumed during this session. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 31st Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| January 2021 | ||
| 2nd Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting M7517 Kerry Naumann will give a presentation on CBUS with CANVOUT. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 5th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Clive Essery on "Understanding Programming for the Terrified" part 1. |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 6th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout. This time Fraser Smith will talk about his experiences with 3D printing. |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 7th Time: 14:00 |
Wales North AG kitlocker presentation and available kits: Paul Tomkins the new kits sales manager will provide a look at the working of the kit locker and the avialble kits and possible future developments. |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 8th Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Project, Progress, Problems and successes. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
JAL Special Interest Group Zoom Meeting Regular Show and Tell meeting where a member will show the project that they are working on and discuss how they have tackled the programming. |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 13th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 15th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Repair Shop This is an online repair shop / workshop where members can bring their problem circuits and/or gadgets for the group to help rectify online. Feel free to bring your your problem circuit along. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Prof |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 20th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 25th Time: 19:30 |
JALSIG beginners Session Beginners sessions will work through a series of topics to enable participants to develop their programming skills. This session will look at more program flow commands. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| February 2021 | ||
| 2nd Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Clive Essery on "Understanding Programming for the Terrified" part 2. |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 3rd Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 6th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 8th Time: 19:30 |
JAL Special Interest Group Zoom Meeting Regular Show and Tell meeting where a member will show the project that they are working on and discuss how they have tackled the programming. |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 10th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 12th Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Project, Progress, Problems and successes. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 17th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 18th Time: 14:00 |
Wales_N group meeting - Shuttle Project This will be the fourth in a series of practical project meetings, taking us through using PMP/PMK kits to make a simple shuttle and then to add additional features. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 19th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Repair Shop This is an online repair shop / workshop where members can bring their problem circuits and/or gadgets for the group to help rectify online. Feel free to bring your your problem circuit along. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Prof |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 22nd Time: 19:30 |
JALSIG beginners Session Beginners sessions will work through a series of topics to enable participants to develop their programming skills. This session will look at more program flow commands. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| March 2021 | ||
| 2nd Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting John Gowers will present "A way to add LED lighting to coaches and avoid the dreaded flicker" |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 3rd Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 4th Time: 19:00 |
Wales_N group meeting Intro to DCC Pete Brownlow will take us through the elements of DCC and its applications |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 6th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 10th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 12th Time: 11:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Project, Progress, Problems and successes. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 17th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 19th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Repair Shop This is an online repair shop / workshop where members can bring their problem circuits and/or gadgets for the group to help rectify online. Feel free to bring your your problem circuit along. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Prof |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 22nd Time: 19:30 |
JALSIG beginners Session Beginners sessions will work through a series of topics to enable participants to develop their programming skills. This session will look at more program flow commands. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 31st Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| April 2021 | ||
| 3rd Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 6th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Doug Kightley on “My T Gauge layouts and How I’ve implemented MERG DCC on them” |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 14th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 14th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 28th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| May 2021 | ||
| 1st Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 4th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Nick Murphy on his experiments with the second generation RFID. |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 12th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 12th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 26th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| June 2021 | ||
| 1st Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 5th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| 23rd Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom Meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom session |
| July 2021 | ||
| 3rd Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 6th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 14th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| August 2021 | ||
| 3rd Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 7th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| September 2021 | ||
| 4th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 7th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| October 2021 | ||
| 2nd Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom video conference call |
| 5th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
Training courses
| March 2021 | ||
| 27 to 29th |
Introduction to CBUS weekend course Introduction to CBUS weekend course - assumes no prior knowledge of CBUS Click for more details |
Venue: Rushden Transport Museum |