An afternoon playing trains

[Big Jim]

Amazingly in the wilds of west, woolly Wales, we had an afternoon of fine weather!
This was particularly nice as I had arranged to visit model builder extraordinaire Peter Butler and have a little steam up.

I took my Pearce Ulysses, Accucraft Carodoc and the first Mamod that fell off the shelf in the shed.



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The Mamod was attached to Peters inertia van and crawled around the layout like a snail leaking steam from every orifice. Considering the engine has not run for at least 20 years I was most impressed.

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[invicta280]

What a grand way to spend a summer arvo! Great location too.

[andymctractor]

There's lovely. This is me trying to speak with a Welsh twang.

[Tony Bird]

Hi Jim,

Looks as if you had a great time! Lucky you didn't visit the CMES the weather here was dreadful.

Regards to Peter.

Tony.

[ge_rik]

Looks like a really great session. Hats off to you guys.

Rik

[Peter Butler]

It was a good afternoon, both for the weather and the company. It is a shame there are no other SM32'ers nearby, all would be welcome!
Jims photographs seem to show off the railway much better than the ones I capture. Now there's a reason to repeat the exercise, as if we needed one!

[Big Jim]

I would like to add that the initial run of the mamod without the inertia van was accompanied by the traditional mamod drivers mantra "rightshelooksreadyoooobuggerbuggerbuggercomehereyoudamnthatshotouch" and the traditional 20 yard dash followed by a flying leap.

[Soar Valley Light]

Superb! Your stock suits Peter's railway a treat Jim.

Peter, I'm sure many of us wished we lived closer. I for one would welcome being able to visit you and your railway.

If ever I find myself heading that way I'll be sure to get in touch with you both. Meanwhile, thanks for sharing the pics.