Greetings from Uckfield in April.

The following photos give an idea of what we've been up to in the lead up to the next meeting and Richard's 10th year challenge.

Nigel brought along the surgically enhanced GWR Collett Goods. This now has loco drive allowing the tender to be cut down to the correct height. It has a solid brass loco chassis and uses the original motor now mounted lower in the tender.This loco leads the cavalcade of 22xx, Dukedog, Jones Goods and Manor. Also pictured are the 45xx and 57xx tanks which will be used on Llangerisech. With a few more items, it will be possible to run a full sequence of 1930's trains.

David had the results of his challenge plan station which he has detailed in an earlier blog.

The black 3MT is standard Farish with wheels turned down. This was being run in on the test track.

Birchgrove is an 0-6-2 by Gareth that uses a Farish 57xx chassis and another fine example of what can be done in this scale by mixing hand built bodies and production chassis.

So it's just up to Richard to meet his own deadline of the next meeting at the end of May - No pressure then!!