The annual dose of Model Railways

So it's that time of year again and time for the local Model Railway exhibition . This year my wife dropped me off and said "remember your operation - don't do anything silly "!?, a model railway show is probably the place not to do silly things - unless she meant DON'T start a new hobby !? . On the Saturday there had been over 1000 people through the doors and there was a queue to get in on the Sunday.

This layout was for children (of all ages) to have a go at running trains.

The theme for a number of layouts this year was winter .

Brr it looks chilly !

This one is from the local club and is go through a overhaul , relaying the tracks.

I love the Limestone theme , lot of work gone into this.

A veiw of the signaling controls on a layout and with the timetable hung up.

More Limestone terrain , love that backdrop.

I do like these small layouts and the attention to small details.

This little layout was "best in show" for me .

So many little details, the chap gardening and his brasier had a flickering light in it .

The background was hand painted in oils I think and it was so atmospheric ! . I didn't take as many photos this year mainly because I stood talking to people I knew - two from my schooldays , two from the village and a couple who I used to work with . The only down thing was the miniscule sausage bun I bought at the cafeteria - it could not have been fesibly smaller ! . However a grand day out and apart from the bun I didn't do out silly !