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Wheal Elizabeth at Stafford

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Had a mixed show at Stafford last weekend.

The venue, organisation and exhibition itself was great, as was the hospitality.

Had some dodgy running to start off with, but things gradually settled down.

 

Saturday was steam and green diesel and unfortunately I discovered that sheeted diag 1/051 wagons are not air braked. That is the air doesn't slow their descent when they're driven off the edge of the fiddle yard by a co-operator. Grrr.

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Total wipeout I'm afraid. Most of the underframes have been damaged beyond repair and will need new W irons, springs, tie bars etc. Thankfully only 1 wagon actually came apart, but most bits are loose.

 

Saturday saw 1970s and onward running and I took a few photos on the phone. The little Ruston performed admirably.

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Next outing will be Scalefour North in April.

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Tim V

I have to ask Andrew, how was an operator able to drive off the end of the layout? Wasn't there a stop block?

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I have to ask Andrew, how was an operator able to drive off the end of the layout? Wasn't there a stop block?

Amazingly, it went over the side i.e. at 90 degrees to the track. I don't know how he did it.

Perseverance I suspect... 

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Portchullin Tatty

Amazingly, it went over the side i.e. at 90 degrees to the track. I don't know how he did it.

Perseverance I suspect... 

 

Gravity shunting?

 

Sorry to hear about this; it has always been my fear with cassette fiddle yards.

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I loved seeing Wheal Eliziabeth in the flesh last Sunday, those Russell hoppers were really eye catching, my 7 year old dragged me back 3 times to watch the layout, not that I complained!

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