{"id":125,"date":"2018-07-19T22:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T21:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:14:37","slug":"track-test-bed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/track-test-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Track &#038; Test Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the retirement of our regular tutor, <span class=\"emphasiselarge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/norman-solomon-track-construction\/\">Norman Solomon<\/a>, the track work course will be run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk\/index.php\/bwg_gallery\/tony-geary\/\">Tony Geary<\/a> from October 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The foundation of any model railway layout, this is where you find out just how to make reliable track, learn to recognise the pitfalls 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