HILLINGDON RAILWAY MODELLERS AUGUST OPEN DAY -- REVIEW FROM SATURDAY Part One

Enjoyed a wonderful day on Saturday at Hillingdon Railway Modellers open day, An event that was always well attended, plenty of interest in the three running tracks available. O Gauge, OO Gauge and not one but two N Gauge, one being an American Railroad layout with complete scenery and fiddle yard in about a 6ft x 2ft space. Sadly none of the photo's I took were of suitable quality to publish so will have to see if it's there next time and make up for it then. 



For now though here's a couple of the N Gauge Test track. 








They've added a couple of extra sidings to this but still has three circuits to test out on and it might be something I use in future. Still have a couple of N Gauge items and the beauty is they take up no space at all. 



I had taken some loco's to run as always and so made my way into the room that housed the OO Test Track as that gets full very quickly and the members do "hog" it to some degree so it was important to at least get a bit of a run for the three recent purchases of mine. 

I had recently acquired a pair of class 47s and a class 58 and I was pleased to find out that two were decent runners and one that will need a little work but at least seemed to be trying. 

Was particularly impressed with the Lima 47 as shown here, clearly has been repainted and given plenty of additional detail as the Lima models I remember were very plain. Runs really smoothly too and even acted as recovery loco for the "failed" Class 58. 

Always a good variety here on the Saturday and OO probably more than any scale as we have modern traction, heritage steam and London Underground stock as shown.

All lines in action, my pair on the inside, with a smart looking Motor Luggage Van (in jaffa cake livery) cruising along the middle road. 






That's the smaller gauges covered and Part Two will look at the O Gauge Track and photo's including a pair of loco's I took down to try out.