Hi,
Although we always put in a lot of effort to get Mostyn fully-prepared and showing off new stock whenever we go out to exhibitions, Wakefield this coming weekend is going to be very special for a number of reasons. Firstly we are delighted to be invited to help celebrate their 60th anniversary, secondly the idea of the Mostyn you see nowadays was actually born in Wakefield way back in 2000 and thirdly one of the two people who had that vision, David Goodwin, sadly passed away earlier this year and this is Mostyn's first outing since that sad occasion.
We have been quietly beavering away producing a lot of new stock which will make its debut over the coming weekend.
Fans of the Class 24 will have a special treat with 24035, 24057, 24063, 24087 and 24091 entering the limelight for the first time. They will join the other seven examples already on Mostyn to give us all the 1977 survivors of this iconic locomotive class.
Many of you follow the modelling exploits of Iain Kirk (Padgate Works) and you will not be disppointed with a complete new spoil train.
New 1st generation DMU formations will add to the passenger formations.
The first of our new etched nickel-silver Freightliner containers will be on the Holyhead-Willesden working.
A six-axle XJV nuclear flask wagon joins the roster.
Loaded sulphur hoppers now complete this once important traffic.
Our obsession with pre-Nationalisation designs continues with a new Collett-designed BG and 'Dance Hall' brake van.
No images in this posting I'm afraid as we would like them to be a surprise for visitors to the show.
Hope to meet some of you at the weekend.
Gavin