We had a very enjoyable day at The South Devon Railway diesel gala on Saturday, our thanks to SDR and DCRail for hosting us at the event.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to come and see us in the museum, it is always great to meet people face to face and talk trains. It was also great to see 60029!
More news coming soon on the Class 60 project.
Looking forward to visiting the South Devon Railway tomorrow with DCRail and Cappagh Group. We will have samples of the Hornby Magazine exclusive 60029 on display throughout the day.
Photo Courtesy Mike Wild
Always a pleasure to be invited by DCRail and Cappagh Group to visit the prototype - we had a great day comparing our model of 028 with the real thing.
Our thanks to UKRL at Leicester, DCRail and Danny Sladdin for hosting us yesterday.
Photo courtesy David Fletcher
Following the announcement that a DCRail Class 60 will be visiting the South Devon Railway for their diesel gala on Saturday the 9th of November 2024, we are excited to advise that Cavalex Models will be attending the one-day event.
We will be showcasing our model of 60029 in collaboration with Hornby Magazine and also other projects. If you are planning to visit the event, please do come and say hello.
Further details are available on the website of the South Devon Railway at https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/visit-us/whats-on/diesel-gala/
Thank you to DCRail and Cappagh Group, and to the South Devon Railway for organising and facilitating our attendance at the diesel gala.
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
A big thanks to Hornby Magazine for a fantastic weekend at the Great Electric Train Show! It is always a pleasure to see customers face to face and sharing the latest updates on our projects. We would also like to extend our thanks to Dave Cook who helped us this weekend demoing the Class 60 sound project with his superb Stewart’s Lane model!
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
A further look at four more painted pre-production Cavalex Class 60 samples, including exclusives for Rails of Sheffield and Ultimate Model Railways.
We’re pleased with how these and the sound file are progressing - visit our stand this weekend at the Great Electric Train Show to see the samples in the flesh!
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
We’re excited to be joined this weekend at the Great Electric Train Show by Dave Cook aka Shedmaster, with his excellent miniature version of Stewart’s Lane. Dave will be demoing the sound file of the Cavalex Class 60 all weekend using the latest pre-production samples!
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
Photo courtesy Dave Cook
Final Cavalex Class 60 pre-production samples will be on show this weekend at the Great Electric Train show, alongside a demonstration of our final sound file. We cannot wait for you to see and hear them!
A full update on the project will follow post the show for those that cannot make this weekend.
Photo courtesy John Gowan
Photo courtesy John Gowan
A big thanks to John Gowan for sharing these excellent photos of his weathered and detailed 56120. We’ve really enjoyed seeing photos of customer’s weathered Class 56s, looking forward to more from run two of the Class 56 arriving in 2025 https://www.cavalexmodels.com/cavalex-class-56-secondrun
August 2024 saw another successful visit to Chester Cathedral for Pete Waterman and his Rail nuts team with Making Tracks 4 which attracted 39,232 visitors with 4,014 members of the public having the experience of driving trains on the layout. Making Tracks 4, this year featuring Watford Junction railway station, continues to raise the profile of the hobby and help inspire people to get involved in model railways.
Having the opportunity to run our Class 60 samples on Making Tracks has provided us with invaluable running as part of the test and evaluation procedure within the development process of the project.
Our thanks to Pete Waterman, Chris Clenton, Phil Moreton and the Railnuts team for their continued support.