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Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:32 pm**

A couple of months ago I was asked to bring in a couple of my steam engines to school to do a demonstration.
Now thats all fine and dandy takig engines into school but it has its obvious drawbacks so when I was asked to do it again I suggested that they visit my railway and workshop.
That was a couple of weeks ago and the class has just left.
A teacher took photos while I did the whole teaching thing so the pics arent up to my standard (there poo poo!) so dont complain about blurry photos.

When they arrived I had arranged a little table of bits and pieces that I wanted to show first, it included a couple of pop pop boat (who doesnt love pop pop boats?), some clockwork trains and some steamers.

A mamod lorry

opening it up

everyone likes pop pop boats

look at go round and round and round and round and round...

I dont have a problem with kids taking a closer look at things

this is made out of a Kellogs crunchy cornflakes box!

Ill admit this 1 was posed :lol:

who wants a looky round the garden railway?

alright lets steam Vincent up!

showing them the flames through a small hole the back of the firebox

but then whatya know, Vincent breaks down! Somethings up with the burner again, I suspect a blocked jet so it was battery only (didnt have enough time to prepare anything else).

James looks after the loco while I prepare a train

James showed the most interest so I told him how to start the engine and turn the power on.

just turn it up a little more lad...

and thats that, theres already talk of another class visiting in the spring when its warmer. :D

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:57 pm**

brillient

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:23 pm**

A looks like they enjoyed themselves. YOu should always have a backup steamer prepeared!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:27 pm**

SillyBilly wrote:A looks like they enjoyed themselves. YOu should always have a backup steamer prepeared!

If you're lucky enough to have 2!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:31 pm**

Nice. My school's Aird department won't do that. Same thing but with people with minor/mild brain damage/hemerage, they also take in people like me with Asperger's syndrome & as a result, they don't have good social skills. My school locks them away, also they have a chimney over the Aird. Perhaps to get rid of the evidence

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:37 pm**

i have four always a spare laying around

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:41 pm**

PCLR wrote:i have four always a spare laying around

Spare what?

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:40 pm**

Hancockshire wrote:Spare what?

Spare hancockshires?

Nice one pauly, great job on doing something like that for them!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:49 pm**

Allways great to see people getting involved in garden railways, You brought joy and interest into disabled childrens' lives- Bravo!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:56 pm**

live steam locos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:00 pm**

mhlr wrote:
Hancockshire wrote:Spare what?
Spare hancockshires?

Nice one pauly, great job on doing something like that for them!

Bigods I hope not!

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:32 pm**

Good for you - only good can come of it and you might end up recruiting a few new members for the Association.

Posted: **Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:45 pm**

Nice one, I must admit I think your brave having a party of kids visit your line, although it is probably easier with a teacher there. I agree with what Will said though, have a spare steamer ready (and make the one your going to fire your most dependable, never let you down yet engine) Having said that Gwydion had a good go at trying to embarress me at the Dickensian Festival

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