Last Saturday, hitched a lift with Allan and a brace of Derek’s to the 50th Gravesend show.  We arrived, got into the show, and immediately headed for the cafe for coffee and bacon rolls.  We then went to look at the trains.  Exhibits sprawled over several halls, classrooms and corridors, and provided an interesting visit.  A few highlights follow….

We immediately found Richard’s THW display, complete with a couple of N-Club modules.

Newchapel Junction (O) is an old favourite, but they do keep upgrading and extending it.  Some lovely O gauge stock on view.

Columbia Wharf (EM) is set in a breakers yard near Grays, in the Thames Estuary.  Some battered ship modelling, and piles of scrap metal make and interesting model.

And I can never resist taking more ship photos on Jane’s Creek (EM).

Part of a fine display of Gauge 1 models.

Ran into my old friend ‘Bill’ Bishop exhibiting his Blindheim (O).  (Actually, it took two or more visits to run into him, as he was off collecting coffee and bacon rolls.)

The attractive Gare St Christophe (HOe), a micro layout full of detail.

Rocky Mountain Rails (N) – a looped eight, lots of track and fun to watch.

Some interesting Southern electrics on Folly Lane (OO).

Coming home was interesting!  To avoid traffic on the M2 Allan took us on a mystery tour of Northfleet, finally returning to the motorway to find that the traffic had eased.