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Note that you do not have to be a MERG member to come on these courses. | Note that you do not have to be a MERG member to come on these courses. | ||
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+ | **PLEASE NOTE** that all courses are currently postponed until it becomes safe to run them again. | ||
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+ | We have now decided that we will not be trying to run any courses in the remainder of 2020, even if lockdown eases further, and we will start again with the sequence of courses on similar dates in 2021 to those that were planned for 2020. | ||
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+ | The dates below are all confirmed for 2021, with the venue already booked. | ||
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+ | In the meantime, we will also be running online versions of each course on the originally scheduled 2020 dates, for those have booked for the physical courses, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. | ||
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===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | ===== Introduction to CBUS ===== | ||
- | ** 28th to 30th March 2020 (Rushden)** | + | ** 27th to 29th March 2021 (Rushden) ** |
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- | By popular demand, we have arranged another weekend course for those who want to learn about CBUS. | + | |
The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
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This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | This course assumes no previous knowledge of CBUS. | ||
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- | Bookings are now open. | ||
Click below for more details: | Click below for more details: | ||
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===== More CBUS ===== | ===== More CBUS ===== | ||
- | ** 25th to 27th April 2020 (Rushden)** | + | ** 24th-26th |
This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further. | This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further. | ||
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This course assumes that you have attended the Introduction to CBUS course, or that you already have a good understanding of the basics of CBUS, building modules and getting them working. | This course assumes that you have attended the Introduction to CBUS course, or that you already have a good understanding of the basics of CBUS, building modules and getting them working. | ||
- | Bookings | + | Bookings |
Click below for more details. | Click below for more details. | ||
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===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO ===== | ||
- | ** 30th May to 1st June 2020 (Rushden) ** | + | ** 12th-14th |
The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
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===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== | ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling ===== | ||
- | ** 12th-14th September | + | ** 4th-6th September |
This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
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As a pre-requisite you should have attended our introduction to JMRI Panel Pro course, or be fluent with drawing a layout diagram in the Layout Editor, setting up turnouts & sensors, turnout feedback, linking from a Layout Editor Panel to the physical layout & the basics of train detection. | As a pre-requisite you should have attended our introduction to JMRI Panel Pro course, or be fluent with drawing a layout diagram in the Layout Editor, setting up turnouts & sensors, turnout feedback, linking from a Layout Editor Panel to the physical layout & the basics of train detection. | ||
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Click below for more details: | Click below for more details: | ||
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===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher ===== | ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher ===== | ||
- | ** Next course date/venue TBA ** | + | ** 6th-8th November 2021 (Rushden) |
This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses. | ||
This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. | This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation. | ||
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+ | The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden | ||
+ | Station, Northamptonshire. | ||
As a pre-requisite you should be a fluent JMRI user, having attended our Introduction and part 2 courses, or be comfortable with setting up panels in the Layout Editor, blocks and train detection, pathing and signalling. | As a pre-requisite you should be a fluent JMRI user, having attended our Introduction and part 2 courses, or be comfortable with setting up panels in the Layout Editor, blocks and train detection, pathing and signalling. | ||
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The Missenden Railway Modellers Weekends are workshops with expert tutors from MERG on hand. The Autumn weekend every October includes electronics classes that come with expert MERG tutors, covering all aspects of electronics for model railways including CBUS. | The Missenden Railway Modellers Weekends are workshops with expert tutors from MERG on hand. The Autumn weekend every October includes electronics classes that come with expert MERG tutors, covering all aspects of electronics for model railways including CBUS. | ||
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+ | At present, bookings for the Autumn weekend in October will not open until the end of July, when organisers will make a decision about whether it is possible to go ahead. | ||
Bookings and more details are via the Missenden Railway Modellers website. | Bookings and more details are via the Missenden Railway Modellers website. | ||
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