Today, George & Matt visited the Urmston & District MES May Bank Holiday Open Weekend. Raincoats at the ready we bravely left the car and headed for the entrance. When we first arrived, there were two fine examples of British Rail diesel locomotives. A Class 37 parked on the siding and a Class 47 running around the track. The next two on the track were Jason from Sale Area MES's LMS 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" and a magnificent model of a GWR King 6015 "King Richard III". With the rain on and off the site was quite quiet but non the less, the locos were still going strong. As the afternoon went on we saw an 0-4-0 Polly locomotive, a Simplex, 70038 "Robin Hood" and "The Beast" (Urmston's Beast, Arthur Eve - Not Our Class 33!) It was great to see all the models today glistening in the sun (when it did eventually decide to shine). A great day out had by both me and Matt and we look forward to visiting again in the future!
A big thanks to all the members of the Urmston & District MES for organising and hosting this hugely enjoyable event. I'm sure all the other visitors enjoyed it as much as we did! Thank-you!
Banner at Abbotsfield Park Station
Britannia Class 70038 "Robin Hood"
BR Class 37 D6847
Matthew Smith (WDSME) Driving Arthur Eve
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