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.
| October 2020 | ||
| 26th 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 program flow commands FOR and REPEAT. We will also look at how various commands can be used in debouncing routimes. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 27th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group - CBUS and DC Control - Robert Thomas Rob Thomas. Rob will talk about the circuits he has investigated to design a CBUS event driven DC locomotive controller. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 27th Time: 14:30 |
Arduino SIG Meeting Ins and Outs of the Arduino Arduino SIG Meeting on The Ins and Outs of the Arduino. A look at the ways data can be shared with other devices, including CBUS. |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 28th Time: 19:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire VIRTUAL Area Group meeting Communications - Roger Edwards |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 28th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Tonight Alex Hunter will give a talk on Loco Detection, which is one of the topics from our recent Poll list. This will be followed by a general Q&A session |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 29th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 30th 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 |
| 30th Time: 14:00 |
Wales North - FCU for beginners Alan Turner will give an update and how to presentation on FCU. |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 31st Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting Area group ONLINE meeting. Doug Kightley on his T-gauge layouts and MERG/JMRI automation. Full agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 31st Time: 14:00 |
East Scotland Zoom Meet |
Venue: Your Home |
| November 2020 | ||
| 1st Time: 14:00 |
Scottish Borders Virtual Area Group Meeting Andrew Robb will do a talk on Animated OLED Displays and how he did the "cafe sign" |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 3rd Time: 18:30 |
Virtual Area Group - CANCELLED The presentation on Logic Analysers will take place in the New Year. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom conference call |
| 3rd Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting Howard Watkins will give a talk on "Crimping, Bootlace Ferrules and joining wires" |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 4th Time: 19:30 |
Arduino SIG Beginners Course III This is the third presentation in the Beginners Course for Arduino Programming presented by Terry Bailey. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 5th Time: 11:00 |
Automation SIG Monthly Meeting M1925 Paul Howes will present "Blocks in Automation". Paul will take us through the many types of setup and sensing options. Can members of the group bring to the meeting methods they use to determine blocks and sensors used, if not covered by Paul. 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 |
| 5th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 6th Time: 14:00 |
Cumbria AG Zoom Meeting Arduino Shuttle - Tony Hoath Tony has built an interesting Arduino driven shuttle. Today he will describe how it works. |
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting |
| 7th Time: 10:00 |
MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting M7517 Kerry Naumann will give a presentation on EzyBus. 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: 10:30 |
London Area Group |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 7th Time: 13:30 |
Annual General Meeting |
Venue: Online via Zoom |
| 7th Time: 14:30 |
members Meeting in London As per the description on the AGM. There will be no speakers at this event |
Venue: Keen House, Kings Cross |
| 7th Time: 14:30 |
SE QLD MERG Virtual Monthly Meeting The monthly SE QLD MERG virtual meeting. Note: the time is Brisbane time. Contact Stephen Sherwood at sequeensland@merg.org.uk for details. |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 9th 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: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group - CBUS on P4 - Paul Townsend Paul will describe how he has planned the deployment of CBUS on a large P4 layout. Having used my designs of CMOS hard wired logic for decades on my old layout, I wanted to use Merg designs for my new layout to gain sophistication and flexibility for partial automation at reasonable cost. Of the available buses, I will explain why I chose CBus and how I have evolved my implementation both for P4 Broad Gauge Dartmouth and its baby brother, Pseudo-Dartmouth in N Gauge. The presentation will include videos of the installations and operations. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 11th Time: 19:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire VIRTUAL Area Group meeting MERG DCC Update - Simon West |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting During the current COVID-19 situation, we are using Zoom to conduct our usual monthly meetings. Our usual format is to for members to show us the projects they have been working on, the problems they have encountered, and we discuss solutions to help them complete their projects. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Tonight Alan Anderson will give a talk on Adding Sound, which is one of the topics from our recent Poll list. This will be followed by a general Q&A session |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 12th Time: 14:00 |
Wales North Group Shuttle kit kit building part 2 This is a continuation of work on developing an advanced shuttle from inexpensiv kits |
Venue: Zoom Virtual Meeting |
| 12th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 15th Time: 18:00 |
Irish Area Group virtual meeting Virtual meeting until Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. Agenda to come. |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 17th Time: 12:30 |
Virtual Area Group - How Kits Work - 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 video call |
| 18th Time: 19:30 |
Arduino SIG Beginners Course IV This is the fourth presentation in the Beginners Course for Arduino Programming presented by Terry Bailey. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 19th Time: 11:00 |
Automation SIG Show and Tell Session This is a relaxed session with no presentation, just members sharing progress or problems with their automation projects. 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 |
| 19th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 20th 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 |
| 20th Time: 14:00 |
Cumbria AG Zoom Meeting Coffee and Chat. Tea and Tattle if you prefer. Bring your own brew and lets see what we have been working on. No doubt a Bus or three will be mentioned! |
Venue: Online Zoom Meeting |
| 23rd 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 reading and writing values to EEPROM and setting them when programming a chip. If you are subscribed to the JAL Special Interest Group, view the meeting details in (My Upcoming Events). |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 24th Time: 10:00 |
Virtual Area Group - RFID - Mike Bolton Mike Bolton will be describing the work he has been undertaking with Nick Murphy on Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) using 13.56 MHz. This is used to both detect and identify locos and rolling stock. Click for more details |
Venue: Zoom video call |
| 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 ColinB 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 |
Venue: Zoom Call |
| 25th Time: 20:00 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Tonight Colin B will give a talk on Coupling/Uncoupling, which is another one of the topics from our recent Poll list. This will be followed by a general Q&A session |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 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 |
| 28th Time: 10:00 |
MERG East Midlands Area group ONLINE meeting Area group ONLINE meeting. Details and agenda to follow. |
Venue: ZOOM ONLINE |
| 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 |
| 3rd Time: 11:00 |
Automation SIG Monthly Meeting Subject (TBC) 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 |
| 9th Time: 19:00 |
Warwickshire, North Oxfordshire VIRTUAL Area Group meeting |
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: 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 Kits Work - 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 |
| 17th Time: 19:30 |
South Hants AG Zoom Call |
Venue: Zoom Video Call |
| 18th 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 |
| 18th Time: 14:00 |
Cumbria AG Zoom Meeting TBA |
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 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 |
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 TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 6th 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 |
| 7th Time: 14:00 |
Wales North AG kitlocker presentaion 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 |
| 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 |
| 20th 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 |
| 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 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: 20:00 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| 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 |
| 17th 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 |
| 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 TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 3rd 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 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| 17th 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 |
| 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: 20:00 |
Tayside Area Group Zoom virtual meeting Members discuss model rail issues, talk or show, electronic projects on their layout |
Venue: Zoom meeting |
| April 2021 | ||
| 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 |
| 14th 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 |
| 28th 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 |
| May 2021 | ||
| 4th Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 12th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| June 2021 | ||
| 1st Time: 19:30 |
MERG Thames Valley Area Group (TVAG) meeting TBA |
Venue: This will be a ZOOM meeting |
| 9th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| July 2021 | ||
| 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 |
| 11th Time: 19:30 |
3 Counties AG (Beds, Bucks and Herts) meeting |
Venue: Zoom Meeting |
| September 2021 | ||
| 7th 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 |