Saturday morning I got to my first railway exhibition since August.  My shoulder is on the mend, so I joined Derek and Derek for a visit to this always good show.  Arriving early to enjoy a bacon roll and coffee in the on-site café, we were first into the hall – a chance to trot round for photos before the hordes arrived.  As usual, I’ve got photos of most of the layouts – there was very little ‘filler’ in the show – and I’ll take the layouts in the order of the show guide.

We start with Lochty (EM), the goods only terminus of the East Fife Railway, operated by the North British Railway.  The lowering backscene is pretty basic, but typical of the local weather!

Next up is the all too familiar Forrestone (N), manned by the ESNG reps, Sean, Lucas and Allan (though Allan seemed busy drinking the exhibitors’ tea room dry.)  

And also on video….

I’d seen Northport Quay (7mm scale, 36.75mm gauge) before, a well modelled piece of County Mayo with a lovely ‘Puffer’ at the quay.

Los Tanimals (N) – USA modular railroading, and just a small part of their full set up.

Loughborough Midland (OO) is model of the old Midland Railway station, in the modern era.

Shepherdswell (OO) is a close to prototype model of the old East Kent Railway.  Lots of interesting industrial steam, plus the connecting Southern Region trains.

Wisteria Collop (OO9), and Gilly North’s Cynon Valley (N) based on her WW2 evacuation.

Two GWR branchlines, Bigbury-on-Sea (OO) and Dillmouth (O).

Part 2 of a very pleasant morning next time.