Exhibition in Preston

Saturday I took my daughter to Preston Model Railway Exhibition, which was very good. Some great layouts, though only one in 009 (and I got no decent pictures of that one). Had a quick chat with one of the operators about couplings, and on the basis of that have ordered some Greenwich ones from Parkside Dundas.

A few images (dictated mostly by what I got a decent photo of with my phone):

Colyer Street was a small 00 gauge that had a great atmosphere too it (though a bit high for my daughter to see properly).

Herculaneum Dock was perhaps my favourite of the show because the subject matter is so interesting; the Liverpool Overhead Railway over the goods yard and dock.

Hospital Gates was an O gauge layout, apparently based on the short line serving Wittingham Asylum.

Maidwell, an LMS layout in 00; I really liked how it let the landscape dominate the scene. A large layout, but not much track, lets the rural nature of the line emerge.

Gresley Beat was the complete opposite - track everywhere.