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On behalf of the Vancouver TraiNgang, I wish all of our viewers a happy and holy Christmas, and a successful and prosperous 2011!

Anyone remember the days of store displays with model trains running between the toys and other attractions...? Here's one of our members perusing a display layout in downtown Vancouver, and in November 2010 to boot!

Following on the heels of the third place club layout award at the 2010 Mt Cheam Lions show, the Vancouver TraiNgang scooped 2nd place in the popular vote contest at TRAINS 2010 in Burnaby in November 2010.

(Photo courtesy of Emil Ferry)

Hello folks,

The November 2010 Burnaby Heritage Village show is now a week later than originally posted - check the Schedule page for the correct dates!

At the 2010 Mt Cheam Lions Hobby Show in Chilliwack, BC., the Vancouver TraiNgang was awarded 3rd place in the club layout category.

First place went to the Salmon Arm Model Railroad Association for their beautiful HO layout, and second went to the Mount Rainier N-Scale Club from Olympia, WA, for their magnificent N-trak layout.

Congratulations to all on jobs well done!

Congratulations to the Burnaby Central Railway on launching their new website at www.burnabyrailway.org recently. If you want to see and ride miniature trains in the Vancouver area, this is THE place to be!

We hope that the new site attracts many new visitors to what is a fine Burnaby attraction, a hidden gem among the many tourist sites of the Lower Mainland. Well done, Burnaby Central Railway and the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers!

Congratulations to our sponsors Tom and Joyce at Ontrack on completing the move to the new larger store! Ontrack is still on St John's Street in Port Moody, but a little west of their previous location. Here's the new address...