No better place to hold a model railway exhibition than a proper railway station!
Another easy Friday evening setup (we like Friday setups!) and we were ready for another two day show.
Once again lots of great feedback, some familiar faces and three possible future bookings, even one for 2017!
I installed the electric semaphore (mentioned in the last post) on Friday evening as a late addition. On Sunday morning I acquired a home & distant signal which was fitted by the TPO but this isn't fully wired yet. This semaphore however worked really well.
For the first time ever, I was able to run all three of my Bachmann EMUs, creating an eight car consist of 2 EPB + 4 CEP + 2 EPB. These have now been fitted with Kadee couplings at the front and back of each unit and they performed brilliantly - no more uncouplings and no more derailments. They ran together all weekend and attracted a great deal of interest.
A short video of the Bachmann EMUs running can be found here:
St Paddy also made a successful debut having been rebuilt using spare parts in the days leading up to the exhibition. Here St Paddy is double-heading with Crepello. St Paddy is at the back...
Cardiff Castle, Silver King & Bristol Castle all parked up in the fiddle yard with their coaches ready to take their turns...
The venue had a first floor balcony which gave me a unique opportunity to take this picture:
The remaining pictures are courtesy of photographer Jim Rider, who very kindly emailed me these pictures...
Another really enjoyable weekend with no major issues apart from the usual (and expected) broken wires and occasional oiling.
Next outing in two months...
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