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Tolworth Showtrain 2024 – 1
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 … Continue reading
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Gravesend exhibition 2024
A selection of photos from the Gravesend show. I haven’t used all of Mr Dawes’ photos – just the ones that seemed of particular interest. In the interest of fairness, they again appear in alphabetical order. Aquarium to Blackrock (OO9) … Continue reading
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Folkstone exhibition 2024
I suddenly found these pictures from Allan, taken just before we went to Madeira. What with all the fun of a holiday, I must of missed them. So, better late than never, here are a few highlights from the show. … Continue reading
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Beckenham & West Wickham MRC show 2024
The day before Uckfield, Sean & co. took Brunswik to the B&WW show. Another I was sorry to miss, as I was a member with my father in my teens, and learnt a lot. Here’s a show in the 1970’s, … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2024 #2
Another batch of layouts from Uckfield. We start with Meldon West (N). I’ve seen Meldon several times around the exhibition circuit, and it’s always worth a look. N gauge, but with fine scale code 40 track, some interesting scenics, and … Continue reading
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Uckfield MRC exhibition 2024 #1
I was a little put out to miss my favourite exhibition this year. I’m not driving again yet, the lads visited the show on the Sunday, and I was called to lead the church service that day. I do have … Continue reading
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Bexhill MRC Exhibition 2024 #2
A second batch of layouts from Bexhill, with some interesting ideas. Bletchinghurst (OO) seems to be at most shows at the moment, but I appreciated a chance to look at it closely, without the barriers, and appreciate some very nice … Continue reading
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Bexhill MRC Exhibition 2024 #1
A morning (that turned into most of the day) out to Bexhill with Allan and the Derek’s seemed a good idea. We had a pleasant run down to the show along the leafy, and mainly secondary, roads. The Bexhill show … Continue reading
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From our northern correspondant
Thanks, Paul Rowlatt, for letting me post pictures of Redcar model rail, held on 3-4 August. A bit of a photo-dump, but I’ve gleaned a few layout descriptions from the web…. Fiddle Street Yard (OO). Note the hinged front that … Continue reading
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Shoeburyness Exhibition 2024
[Whoops, title corrected!] I had the offer of a lift to the Shoeburyness (nearly Southend) MRC layout, but turned it down. I let Messrs Dawes and Atfield go, and Allan sent me some photos of some of the layouts. I … Continue reading
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