Strictly not an 'exhibition' report as such (note to mods - Not sure of the correct area to post this; feel free to move if necessary), but a record from a recent outing to the West Lancashire Light Railway on Saturday 26th June 2021.
The private event, organised in cooperation with the railway and the Merseyside & South West Lancashire area group, saw no less that two steam locos in action; ex-Dinorwic Hunslet 0-4-0 Irish Mail and Kerr Stuart 0-6-0 Joffre, as well as a trio of small industrial diesels (Hudson Hunslets No's 8 and 21, Planet F.C Hibberd No.10 and Ruston Hornsby Tawd). The day's running saw a goods train running with both steam and diesel, inbetween regular passenger turns.
In the yard at Becconsall, Tawd was shunting a pair of skip wagons and giving participants the opportunity to take up the controls and have a drive. Nearby, a selection of 7mm, and 16/32mm model displays were on show. Yours truly brought along his recent Knightwing constructions along to fly the 009 flag, alongside one of Charles Insley's newest models.
Many thanks go to Stan for his superb organising and execution of the event, and to the staff and volunteers of the railway for their most accommodating hospitality.
Below is a selection of pictures I took...
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And not forgetting of course, the obligatory end-of-day group photo with a selection of members and friends posing with Joffre (after a majority of the other participants had scarpered! ;D)
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Finally, some YouTube footage, for your viewing pleasure: https://youtu.be/zCJKmmNc09E (https://youtu.be/zCJKmmNc09E)
Comments welcomed. And if anyone else was present and wishes to post any pictures/videos of their own in this thread, please feel free to do so.
Nice video, looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks for sharing it.
Quote from: Peter Boulter on June 29, 2021, 20:27
Nice video, looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks Peter!
Really enjoyed the film, thanks for sharing. 👍
Quote from: paul ludlow on June 29, 2021, 21:38
Really enjoyed the film, thanks for sharing. 👍
Thanks Paul!