We continue with a Class 73 at Cromer (O) on engineering duties.
More beautiful OO9 with Nant Gwernol, modelling the terminus of the Talylln.
Sheepcroft (EM), minimum space but very well presented.
I’ve seen Kamiack Falls several times before, but I keep going back to see more – prairie railroading very well captured in the fall.
Columbia Wharf (EM). I think these elephants are new, and totally accurate – Thomas Ward retained a couple at their scrapyard due to the shortages of horses after WW1.
Gresten, Austrian HOe.
Conyer Creek Signals (O), a distant outpost of the SECR, always has excellent wagons on show.
Celebrating 150 years of Gresley with Hassell Harbour Bridge (O) and Five Mile House (OO).
Hatch End (N).
Best in show layout name (On30). The show booklet spoilt the joke…..
It was another busy weekend, with a baptism at church and lots of preparation, but I thought that I needed a morning out, so joined the Dawes bus to the Chatham show. A very pleasant morning, and a pretty good show. No layouts with a massive ‘wow’ factor, but a lot of very good ones. Perhaps too many OO roundy-roundys, running out of the box stock – but that’s a matter of personal taste, and I do prefer small, finescale layouts.
After previous years fights with the in-house catering, we made the good move of having a bacon roll immediately after entering the show. And a coffee in a tin NAAFI mug. The photos that follow haven’t captured every layout, just those that caught my attention. And presented in the order that I saw them. No favouritism here!!
Bristol Harbour (OO). A diorama, but with working dockside cranes – all scratchbuilt, with none of that 3D printing involved.
Solden (HOe) is based somewhere in Austria…..
Swilleybegs (On3) is familiar from the exhibition circuit, but there seemed to be more Irish railcars on show than the times I’ve seen the layout before. A lovely little line.
Tan Y Coed (OO9) is a 25 year old layout, that has been refurbished several times. It still looks good as a typical Welsh narrow gauge line. I think that one good point of the show was that most, if not all, of the narrow gauge models were ‘serious’ layouts – no joke rabbit warrens!
I’ve been hoping to see Dinsdale 1830 (his local village, not Monty Python) for some time. Built to 1/76 scale, 4′ gauge, it’s a delightful bit of ancient railway. All on a circular 4′ diameter board. I’m tempted…
Bulldog Quay (EM), a small, simple layout with some lovely shipping.
In contrast, Scarlington (N). I think this is a large N gauge layout that succeeds, as it sets the complex city trackwork into the scenery.
Filisur (RHB) is a close to scale representation of this Swiss station, before the snow melts for the summer.
Two meetings to briefly reflect on. 12 July, I wasn’t there, as we went to a family gathering in Dulwich Park. A pleasant afternoon, aided by excellent Jamaican food, a strong breeze, and sitting in the shade next to a bed of Maximilian Sunflowers.
I gather that five members turned up, failed to run a train, but talked all afternoon. I call that a result.
The 15 July was the ESNG AGM. Nine members turned up for this exciting highlight of the year, but it was improved by our early Wednesday start. We ran a few trains, ate fish and chips, and then had the meeting. Nothing dramatic happened. There was the usual lack of nominations for the committee posts, so the existing old lags will struggle on. We adjusted our meeting times to make them easier to remember, and started thinking about next year’s exhibition, when ESNG will turn 30. How time flies!
And thank you Brian. Unusual for Brian to film a Wednesday, but he bravely turned out for the AGM, and even stayed awake (I think.)
Allan and Richard are off to the Bournemouth bus rally. And emulating Ron…..
Had a bad journey down. Richard told me there was trouble on the Mobile Car Park past junction 6. So headed to Tolworth Towers to pick up the A3…..
This was the first bad decision. Slip road was shut south bound. Cut through Tolworth and again slip road was shut. Finally after an hour and a half we went over the M25 at Leatherhead. We then head towards Guildford to pick up A3 then Hogs Back to get to Winchester to pick up our intended route to Bournemouth….
Day two started well got to National Motor Museum. Then drove over to have a ride on a train to Swanage….
Day three. Enjoying a nice Sunny day in Kings Park in Bournemouth.
No. 1 son Michael has been on holiday and started in York, of course including the railway museum. A key exhibit is Mallard – officially the fastest steam locomotive, but there are rumours that a Bulleid rebuilt Merchant Navy class beat the figure of 126mph.
And York is well worth a visit, too….
Ir’s a bit of a shambles, really…..
I assume that Michael was taking a photo of the Routemaster….. The flood levels are of professional interest. I’m sure that there were plenty of floods before 1892. The levels are less due to global warming, more due to flood banks upstream protecting development and cutting out the floodplain.
It is, of course, important to try the local Viking delicacies!
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