Lloyd.L

Thanks for posting. I really must get back there, it has been a while since my last visit!

Lloyd.

I just read the comments about the Festival of Model Tramways on this thread.

We visited the festival at Kew Bridge several times and I remember how hot it used to get in there! We went to the Manchester event once but I do not remember much about it apart from the fine display of large scale model trams.

I loved the atmosphere of the model days at Crich, by far our favourite exhibition to visit.

We exhibited at both Carlton Colville and the Ipswich transport museum, where it was fun to be part of the attractions.

Sadly I do not travel to exhibitions much now, but still enjoy reading about them.

Regards, Lloyd.

Thanks coline33. I still have the baseboards but in a rather delapidated state having been used as benches in my shed for many years.  The buildings disintigrated over time. I still have a few trams and mechanisms.

I did think about restoring the layout a couple of years ago, but it would be a major project and more than I want to tackle now.

Regards, Lloyd

This is a small layout that I built and exhibited with my, then, 11 year old son, Adam, about 20 years ago  around the Norfolk and Suffolk area. It had live overhead collection with cuts in the track which allowed automatic running, stopping and starting for 3 trams in each direction.  All the trams were 4 wheelers powered by BEC trucks.

I think its biggest attraction was that it was mainly operated by Adam and we encouraged children to come and have a go driving a tram.