 Doncaster and Glasgow, Come and see "Alloa" |
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 6 Feb 2010, 01:15
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 Ticket Collector  Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 6-July 08 From: Perth, Scotland Member No.: 3,237  |
What is called "The Festival of British Railway Modelling" is being held at the Doncaster Exhibition Centre over the weekend of 13/14 February 2010.
I'm honoured to be assisting as an operator on "Alloa" which is a truly excellent OO gauge layout (mid 50's - mid 60's) and intended to be as accurate as reasonably possible, created over 5 years (and still being enhanced) by the Scottish Region Study Group. It has had only one previous outing - at Model Rail Scotland in Glasgow in February 2008 where it won several awards, including the one for best layout voted for by fellow exhibitors. The 31ft x 12ft layout was featured in BRM in the April 2009 issue. Alloa will return to Glasgow this year at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre over Fri,Sat,Sun 26,27,28 Feb. If you're at either (or both!) exhibitions, do come and see it and if you feel so inclined, say hello. Mike |
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11 Feb 2010, 12:03
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 Fireman Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-March 08 From: Rotherham,South Yorkshire Member No.: 2,555 |
I'll be at Doncaster on the saturday .... I'll pop over and say hello.
"00LiveSteam" is also there,with his Live Steam layout. best regards Terry |
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11 Feb 2010, 13:11
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taking my dad on the Sunday. Really looking forward to it.
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11 Feb 2010, 21:19
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Footplate Inspector Group: Members Posts: 736 Joined: 7-June 05 From: Glasgow Member No.: 110 |
Also looking forward to it.I saw it 2 years ago at the SECC and was very impressed.Looking forward to seeing how it has matured since then. In particular it would be nice to see the yard shunted and have a bit of biz about the layout
Russell |
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13 Feb 2010, 18:47
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Fireman Group: Members Posts: 272 Joined: 1-March 08 From: Rotherham,South Yorkshire Member No.: 2,555 |
Here's my pics of Doncaster ....begining with Mike [aka "60159" helping out on "Alloa"] .... Hi again Mike
   Alloa is an impressive layout,unfortunately,it was too crowded to get a decent shot of the front due to the sheer volume of punters. The Live Steam had a good crowd around it  .....well done Adrian ["00LiveSteam"]   The rest ...         Finally ....my purchases today  A mint unused Bachy B1 [#1000 - Springbok] .....[£30]  ....and an LNER Teak leeper Coach [£8] Overall,the standard of the layouts was very good ......but secondhand prices were mainly very high ....and it just got toooooo crowded. best regards Terry |
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15 Feb 2010, 15:12
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Ticket Collector Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 6-July 08 From: Perth, Scotland Member No.: 3,237 |
Cheers Terry, thanks for taking the time and trouble to see Alloa and coming to say hello. Thanks for pic - guess I can't hide behind the anonymity of 60159 now!
I read on another thread how it was crowded and difficult to get to see many of the layouts. I have to say i was surprised how busy it was on the Saturday. Sunday, particularly in the morning and late in the afternoon, was quieter. Mike |
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