Narrow Gauge North 2023: The 009 selection (Saturday 11th March 2023)

[David Hennessey]

A small selection of pictures taken, of various layouts appearing at the 2023 Narrow Gauge North show held on Saturday 11th March 2023, at the Civic Hall in New Pudsey.

The following selection is of the 009 layouts present (including a 1:87 layout).


1) Trams R Back (009, by Peter Kazer) - A double deck tramcar (on a Kato 109 Chassis) scuttles to and fro.




2) Cwmbotte (009, by Peter Kazer) - A Kato 'Princess' rounds the corner, at Cwmbotte.




3) Axebridge (009, by Paul Windle) - Shunting skip wagons, at Axebridge.




4) Portmadoc (009 Diorama, by John Wooden on behalf of Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways) - A superb depiction of Porthmadoc, showcasing items from Bachmann, Peco, Kato and other manufacturers.




5) Castle Caereinion (4mm, by Martyn Harrison) - The Earl pulls up to the signal box, at Castle Caereinion.




6) Yorkshire Coast (00 & 009, by Ben Siddons) - Somewhere on the Yorkshire coast, Jessica arrives at the lifeboat station with a passenger train, while above on the standard gauge line, an L&Y tank engine stands around.




7) Maesog (009, by Charles Insley) - A 'Corris' moment at Maesog, as a Kerr Stuart 0-4-2 tank pokes out from under the station canopy.




8 ) Angst Lesspork (009, by Hugh Norwood) - A Garratt arrives at the station at Angst Lesspork, with a log train in tow.




9) Kaninchenbau (H0e, by Ian Morrison) - A steam excursion goes round the loop by the castle ruins, at Kanincenbau.




10) The Brickworks (1:87, by Jim Finlayson) - Daily activity taking place, at the Brickworks.




11) Mittenburg (009, by Blair Hobson) - Steaming through the forest, at Mittenburg. Will Little Red Riding Hood make it to Grandma's house, or will the Big Bad Wolf get there first?




12) Burgedorf (009, by Kevin Williamson) - A hive of activity, at Burgedorf.




13) Selbourne (009, by Julian Evison) - Aida arrives at Selbourne, with a passenger service.




14) Knottmuch Moor (009, by Alan Martin) - Shunting around, at Knottmuch Moor.





Comments welcome as always.

[duttonbay]

That's a splendid array of layouts. Many thanks for posting.

[Robin Webster]

Indeed a splendid array of layout's. I really liked the Garrett. At some point I would like to own one, or perhaps scratch build one using these new Kato mechanisms. Like everything else there are lots of other projects to complete first, so it will be a wait and see.
Robin.  :)

[Hugh Norwood]

The Garratt is owned by Richard Pike, and was making a guest appearance on Angst-Lesspoork. It really looks nice. It runs on two KATO 4-wheel chassis - but I don't know if they are the new type or the old type - I  would guess the new type.

It was built by David Malton, I believe