Mrkirtley800

Midland class M coming off shed crossing into the yard. This loco is over 60 years old. I scratch built it to show a work colleague that loco building was not particularly difficult. We built one each in tandem to EM gauge. mine was painted and lined by my friend Larry Goddard, his was still in its raw state when he died a few years ago Spot of shunting.

Grr !! Foiled again

More Kirkby Malham in 1908

Quiet time at Kirkby Malham

My friend Mr Dalek will be paying you a visit.

OMG, those pannier things are breeding like rabbits. Exterminate, Exterminate Derek

Kirtley goods at Hanlith Junction Derek

Hope you have a good weekend Paul. Give my regards to the EM Society members. Wish Icould be there. Derek

Kirtley 800 class 2-4-0 on the turntable at Kirkby Malham, June1908.

Wishing you all the best of good luck. Hope your treatment goes according to plan and is a great success. Derek

If only colour photography could have been available. Where was Mr Kodak when we needed him?

Yes, it is very nice indeed Chris. Now, the problem. You will need another eight to form your workman’s train. Only joking!! When you brought it to show us, I thought how cleanly you had built it.

Yes, this loco is of that age. Bought from the late lamented C&G models at the Newcastle Show. Nice kit to build if my memory serves me correctly. Good luck with the build. Derek

Hello Mark Here is my build from a Little Engines Kit. I think it is an A7, Iam not very knowledgeable about locos NER or LNER butI built it under the watchful eye of my late friend Fred Rowntree of the Whitby club. The front bogie is pivoted ahead of the bogie pin so that as the loco runs in a curve it draws the bogie forward and doesn’t foul the cylinders. Derek

And best wishes to you, Adrian. I hope we will see plenty of your delightful modelling in 2023. Derek