After braving the torrential rain on the journey to Manchester, myself, Dave Wilson and his running foreman Hillary arrived at the Urmston track. As the rain was still coming down we sheltered and had a welcoming brew in the enginemen's cabin. As this was only the second public run with the 04 I braved the last of the showers and went out on to the mainline with two of their carriages. The aluminium rail is not best suited to rain and proved to be very slippery. Dave came out next with his pride of the fleet 'City of Carlisle' as always it performed excellently and ran for around three hours. The 04 ran for about four hours and was still steaming quite well. The guys at Urmston were really good at looking after us providing tea and sandwiches, nothing was too much trouble. Despite the weather there was a good turnout of locomotives about eight all taking their turn on the track. From Dave and myself I would like to say a big thank-you to the guys at Urmston. They are hosting IMLEC this year, it should be a great day!
Here is a Fantastic Video by Jason Pattinson of Sale Area M.E.S of Chris Newton's 5" Gauge Great Central 2-8-0 O4 Loco Running Around the Urmston & District M.E.S Track
Once Again, a Huge Thanks to All the Members of the Urmston & District M.E.S Who Have Made This Wonderful Weekend Event Possible!
Article by Chris Newton
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