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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 19:50:31+00:00

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Lovely ride up after escaping London, lovely weather albeit hazy.
I don't really know anyone on the 'scene', but it was nice to see Keith; always such a pleasant, knowledgeable chap.
C&L didn't have John on the stand. I met him at AP, I would have liked to caught up with him. Is he known as Hayfield on this site? Nice bloke, anyroadup.
It was quite easy to move around the venue, but it was thronged at Hornsey Bdwy, but once I caught sight, fully understandable. Pukka. A credit to Mr Hardy (and his team?) Inspired.
I may have another look tomorrow, but this time I shall desist from following signs for London which took me on a quite scenic route.
As a lapsed Fulham FC fan, the irony was not lost on me, of gridlocked traffic from Denham in, surrounded by Aston Villa fans incoming. It made the the journey a bit longer!
Many thanks to a particular visitor when I arrived, I wish him well for his kindness to an unemployed poor boy.
A great show, get there if you can.
edited to add, the stewards in the car park were fantastic, always a space for a Goldwing, albeit a knackered old one!
A couple taken at lunch time today.
If you are going tomorrow please remember to purchase a programme when you arrive, as they will be gone by the time you leave!
Yep, he's the one. I even saw him open his wallet at AP, although somehow I got the blame afterwards.
I’m sure a bachelor of Ivan’s standing never needs to pay for beaver.
Only those used to buy beer, the others were either left on the bus or at the show, some others are being scattered around various drinking emporia in London, except the Euston Tap, which wanted a minimum of six quid a pint.
Meanwhile, in Central Aylesbury, Wetherspoons have just sold me a decent pint of Greene Thing IPA for £1.99. We visit Railex in the morning.
Just turning in to be ready for my early start up from "sunny" Devon in the morning - hope the thunder doesn't come back and wake me.
An important question ahead of tomorrow: how muggy is it in the hall? Need to decide whether to where shorts or not!
It was fairly humid today. Not sure shorts would have provided relief.
That would probably be worth the admission price alone.
Hornsey Broadway was the highlight for me, even though I'm no fan of 1970s period layouts. The burrowing down and under lines and high-level MPD are so inventive after the usual all-on-the-flat layouts. I went with a friend who was a spotter in the late 70s so far more expert than me on the locos - he demonstrated to my satisfaction that despite the opinion of other viewers, there were two pairs of 15s; though that was only after I'd said neither were a pair of 20s. At least I know those had the cab right at the end - pairs of them were a regular sight on the Sutton Park line on my way to school. He was a bit sniffy about the likelyhood of seeing a Hymek on shed so far east. His conclusion was the same as on Wibdenshaw two or three years ago - not enough 47s. (Hardly surprising since I assume it's mostly the same stock, perhaps augmented by a Deltic or two.) It's the mundane and ordinary that makes for a convincing model railway scene.
Burntisland 1883 remains a favourite - it has sprouted a roundhouse since last I saw it.
My friend commented on the complete lack of overseas layouts this year.
Re; humidity, your friendly shepherd will shear you now. All other fleeces should be deposited in one of the lockers. Have a wash though, ffs.
OT Very pleasant today, and non smelly/back packy, just a bit bargy in front of HB. Great gig.
Dave, I can't give a funny, informative, like, agree, thanks and a friendly click all at once.
Did you spot anything unusual about the shunting horse at the front of the layout?
It only has two legs.
Oh, I think I get it.
A BR Black Fell (Mikes first off etch) appears on Chapel -en-le-Frith (and Herculaneum Dock) (built by Mike) a second etched one has now been finished in BR lined Green ( with later coupling rod arrangement and cab roof details by Nicktoix so should be available for the next outing for Chapel-en-le -Frith.
Let day 2 comence, got in at half midnight after the Railex social, it got a little messy!
Visited the show this morning - could only manage about two hours as had to be back in London but what an excellent show. The standard is always very high but for me I thought this one of the best from my previous 5 visits.
Here’s a few pics of my faves for anyone who couldn’t make it - interesting that exhibitors are happy to be asked when taking photos - as both exhibitor and punter to shows I see that as common courtesy.
Just a last point on parking, it does get busy at the stadium, and the carpark will fill up quickly, when this has you will be directed by our stewards to park in the overflow carpark in the hospital, and not before.
When you arrive at the overflow carpark you will be given a ticket to display.
We a have limited number of stewards so please be patient with them as they will endeavour to find you a space as quickly as they can.
If unsure please double check where you are parking, as you don't want to end up with a ticket!
An FYI on parking... the private parking contractor at the hospital is a company called UKPC. UKPC are currently banned by the DVLA from access to their database, meaning that at the moment UKPC cannot find out to who owns a vehicle and whom they might attempt to hold liable for any tickets that UKPC have issued.
It is not known why UKPC have been banned, but they have been banned before. The last time it was because they had been caught falsifying the time stamps on photos of cars to make it appear as though they had been parked for longer than they actually had in order to issue tickets.
So, if you have received a ticket on your car from UKPC this weekend the advice is to ignore it and make no contact with UKPC whatsoever. They can can only find out who you are if you tell them.
I went today. Very good for a relatively small exhibition. Very humid in the hall though.
Excellent show as always; well worth the 200 mile round trip. Thanks to the all involved for putting on what has to be one of best shows in the exhibition calendar.

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