Today saw an almighty 6 runners; Paul Malin with his 5" GWR Prairie; Stephen Nott with his 5" Simplex; Joe Holdsworth with his 5" Class 08 Shunter; David Howard with his 5" GWR Prairie; Chris Newton with his 5" LNER Robinson O4; Tim Hines with the Club's 5" Class 47.
The weather was fantastic today, very sunny, but not too hot or not too cold. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy today, especially the passengers!
Full of eagerness as always, Tim hauled the first train of the day with the club's 5" Gauge Class 47. The 47 was then joined by Joe Holdsworth's fantastic Class 08 Shunter which he recently completed. The 08 and 47 then successfully ran passenger trains until they were joined by Stephen Nott with his 5" Gauge BR Liveried Simplex, no. 47281. The 47 then came off for a well deserved rest before lunch, just as Paul Malin came on the track with his 5" GWR Prairie, no. 4560, which ran brilliantly as always! For the first time in a while, we had three trains on the track at once, not something which happens very often - super speedy service!
Lunchtime saw Joe return to the shed with his 08 shunter, and a surprise visit from Chris Newton with his superb 5" LNER O4. It certainly runs as good as it looks, and Chris very generously let Tim and Adam drive the O4 later on that afternoon! Dave Howard came and joined the fun with his 5" Gauge GWR Prairie, no 5541 and coupled up to the front of Paul's Prairie. They then successfully double-headed for the entire afternoon, and both Chris, Paul and Dave stayed on until around 16:30.
Hopefully everyone had a great day!
Paul and David's GWR Prairies (4560 and 5541) Double Headed
Chris Newton's Superb LNER O4 on Shed this Afternoon
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A Video of the Double Headed Locos Performing Well!
Article, Pictures and Video by Adam Hodson (WDSME)
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