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Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:52:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Mark Bellis wrote:
> Just to expand a little on Tim's reply:
> In lugnet.trains.org, Tim David wrote:
> > >
> > > First, model railway clubs pay you to hire a van? How does that work? Why
> > > would they pay you?
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> > The standard thing for UK model railway exhibitions is that the organisers pay
> > travelling expenses (i.e. van hire and petrol (gas)) within reason and normally
> > provide lunch for exhibitors. (Traders of course have to pay to be there)
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> At a UK model railway exhibition the layouts are what draw the public in, making
> gate money, so layout exhibitors are paid van hire and fuel expenses (reimbursed
> on production of receipts) and are provided with lunch each day (usually
> volunteer produced) and overnight accommodation (usually B&B) if they have to
> travel for more than 1 hour to get to the venue.
Yes, that's similar to how it's done in the US, except that here they just pay a
predetermined flat appearance fee to each participating club rather than trying
to pay actual expenses. We don't get lunch though. What puzzled me was the
statement that *clubs* paid you to hire a van. In my experience, the clubs are
the ones receiving the money, not giving it. A typical GATS train show that we
participate in will have 5-10 layouts, each by a different club (including
ours). The show itself is put on by the Great American Train Show which is a
company, not a club, that has shows at various venues around the country every
year.
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| (...) True. But this varies by region, in some regions GATS is not the only show organizer. For example, MichLTC does more shows (by a wide margin) that are put on and organized by local clubs, than shows put on by GATS. And in the case of a local (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) At a UK model railway exhibition the layouts are what draw the public in, making gate money, so layout exhibitors are paid van hire and fuel expenses (reimbursed on production of receipts) and are provided with lunch each day (usually (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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