The Pretoria Model Train club (PMT) held an exhibition at John Voster Technical School in Rietfontein on Saturday.
Members of the public, especially those who are interested in trains, came in their numbers to take part.
PMT club member Greg Lavdas said the club had an active bunch of guys and met as regularly as possible.
“We host this event four times a year, which is once every school holiday. We have a layout of railway line with train stations and trains running around,” said Lavdas.
He said the number of those coming through to view kept on increasing as people who came through go back to share with others their experiences.
PMT is a model train club, based in Pretoria.
“Our club uses the modular approach to model railroading, i.e.. we have various ‘tables’ or modules with track and scenery that has to be set up before we start running trains, and broken down when we have finished running trains,” he explained.
“At the club we try to encourage a general interest in trains, and specifically aim at growing the hobby of model railroading. In keeping to these goals, we try to arrange regular workshops for members, which can be in the form of a field visit to some railroad related facility.
“Demonstration/presentation type of workshops are also held. Occasionally a hands-on workshop is arranged, usually to maintain our modules and to share skill with others.”
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