The Magnificent Seven gathered on Sunday afternoon, and had one of those running sessions where nothing would stay on the track or stay coupled.  Never mind, we ran a few trains, drank tea, and put the world to rights.

My Penn Central passenger train is usually an impeccable runner, but wouldn’t stay on the track today.  So it was banished to a fiddle yard siding….

Allan’s Clan Line excursion had similar problems, so the locos and the support coach were parked in Saggers Sidings…

Brian ran an interesting train of cement wagons – that occasionally uncoupled, usually when he was trying to film them….

Mr Apps had similar slip coach problems with his suburban rake….

But came up with the ideal solution – a very short train!

I didn’t get a picture of Mr Atfield’s Deltic and passenger stock (though it can just be seen on the right in the first photo.)  However, it should be recorded that it didn’t derail or decouple even once – most annoying.  We eventually packed up for the day, and were pleasantly surprised to see that there was still a little daylight in the sky – January 2024 has all but gone.

And thank you Brian, for the video – a short one due to the lack of trains!