Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Layout Tour
Welcome to our 40th Annual Layout Tour in Waterloo Region and Guelph, Ontario. It is with great pleasure that we offer a selection of feature layouts for your enjoyment - 23 layouts in 18 locations. There are layouts in N, HO, and OO scales. Some layout are in the early stages of construction and others are almost completed.
We invite you to select layouts that are of particular interest to you from the guide book and visit them. It’s your choice; visit new ones or pay a return visit to your favourites. The object is for us all to share in the experience; visitor and layout owner alike. Take your time, ask questions and enjoy your day. We respectfully request that you make sure any children in your group are under full control at all times, and are not allowed to wander away and cause concern for our layout owners.
Covid-19: Please follow any public health measures that may be in place on the day of the layout tour. Additionally, some layout owners may request or require that people wear masks and sanitize their hands while visiting. This is noted in the layout description in the guide book or may be indicated by signs at the location. Please respect the layout owner’s request as this is their home they are opening up for your enjoyment.
Admission - $5.00 per person.
On the day of the tour tickets and guide books may be purchased at the Hespeler Memorial Arena, 640 Ellis Rd., Cambridge ON N3C 4K1. Cash only at the Hespeler Arena.
Advance Ticket Sales:
Tickets and guide books may be purchased in advance at the following hobby shops:
The Credit Valley Railway Company, 2900 Argentia Rd #24, Mississauga, ON
Dundas Valley Hobby, 15 Cootes Dr., Dundas, ON
Paris Junction Hobbies, 300 Grand River St. N., Paris, ON
They are at the shops now. Hobby shop sales will be cash only.
If you wish to purchase online, please send an e-mail to dhtour@gmail.com for further instructions. Payment will be by e-transfer ($5.00 for each person) and a copy of the guide book will be sent to you by e-mail. Payment must be received by Thursday, April 4, 2024.
Not sure what to expect? Check out these two videos taken by participants in the 2023 tour.
Model Railroad Basics Course
The Doubleheaders is pleased to announce that we plan to offer the Model Railroad Basics Course in the Fall of 2024. Dates, time and location to be announced later.
This is an 8 week hands on course intended to teach basic model railroading skills. It is facilitated by members of the Doubleheaders Model Railroad Club. At the end of the course, you will have built a small diorama with some track, hills, a pond and a tree. Topics include:
- how to design a model train layout
- how to build a model train layout
- how to lay track
- basic wiring, electrical and DCC (Digital Command Control)
- basic scenery - landforms, vegetation, water
- basic modelling tools and how to use them
- maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock
- operation
The cost and registration info will be posted when available.
For further info, please email dhtour at gmail.com.
Site last updated 17-Mar-2024.