Selected Events
March 2013
AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA,
March 23-24, Model
Railway Expo, at University of Canberra High
School, Baldwin Drive, Kaleen, Australian
Capital Territory. Info at canberra-model-rail-
way- club.webs.com or contact Andrew Lund
at
AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE,
March 29-31, 11th Annual
Australian Narrow Gauge Convention featuring displays, semi-
nars, and vendor displays. Special layout tours April 1 to Bill
Black's Sn3 DRGW, Peter Sutton's HOn3 Los Pinos and Toltec,
and Rod Warren's On30 Lost Creek layout. Info at
CANADA, ONTARIO, TORONTO,
March 16, Annual Railway
Prototype Modellers Meet, with clinics on auto frame cars,
detailing prototype track work, and realistic freight car weath-
ering. Also show- and-tell program and an open forum on pro-
totype modeling. Humber College, North Campus, Building B,
rooms B201& B202. Free parking. For details including fees
contact Brian Gauer at
.
CALIFORNIA, BAKERSFIELD,
March 9-10, Annual Model Train
Show & Swap Meet, with dealer tables, operating model train
displays and hourly door prizes. Sponsored by Golden Empire
Historical & Modeling Society Model Train Club. Kern County
Fairgrounds, 1142 South ‘P’ Street. Hours and fee information
at
CALIFORNIA, BAKERSFIELD-TEHACHAPI,
March 8-10. Tour
(self-guided) of 25 home layouts in Bakersfield, Lake Isabella,
Tehachapi, and the High Desert area, sponsored by Model
Railroads of Southern California. Layout descriptions and a tour
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MRH-Mar 2013
