A one day show, we returned this year to defend our trophy, which we lost!
We settled for third place this year, which we're happy with - the best layout in the show was a deserving winner without doubt.
After a leisurely Friday evening setup. the one-day show passed very quickly and without any issues - no locomotive failures, no layout issues or track faults. The layout literally went together and ran perfectly!
As this is only a one day show we kept the stock to a sensible level - no long goods trains etc. The twin 8Fs performed well on the upper loop, if still a little slower than before but coped with the seven coach train and reverse curves. These worked in turn with twin 2-6-4 locos, 80104 & 80105. After some initial issues with the two locos separating, I discovered (by accident) that they actually ran better if run at full speed - no derailments, no uncoupling and while two locos to haul six coaches may be excessive, it looked pretty impressive!
No issues with the EMUs this time, the blue and blue & grey units spent some time working together to form a twelve coach rake, which again looked quite impressive. Five more Dorchester Gas & Coke wagons have been produced recently to form a ten wagon rake, all individually numbered.
Once more we were very well received and have further potential bookings for next year to keep us busy and before we knew it, it was time to pack down once again.
Next outing is only two weeks away, it is hoped that there will be a new arrival on the layout in time for Harmans Cross...
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