Bachmann Express

Whilst on the Bachmann Express we were asked to complete a survey for the Collectors Club with the chance of winning a prize in a draw.

I won the prize - a Class 108 diesel multiple unit in blue grey with MetroTrain branding.

Medway Model Railway Show

I'm at the Medway Show this weekend. Today was pretty busy until lunchtime but then attendance dropped right off, probably because of the fantastic weather.

The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway Away Sales is Stand 24 on the balcony of the main hall.

The exhibition is at Fort Pitt School, Chatham. It is a few minutes walk (uphill) from the station and is opposite the park which sits atop Fort Pitt Tunnel between Rochester and Chatham stations.

Bachmann Express

I had a fantastic day at the Great Central Railway (www.gcrailway.co.uk) with the Bachmann Collectors Club.

We started from Quorn & Woodhouse station and travelled by Bachmann Express to Loughborough via Rothley.

We were given a guided tour of Loughborough Motive Power Depot where a mix of steam and diesel locos were being worked on (mostly steam).

We then had time to explore the station before boarding the train back to Quorn via Rothley.

At Quorn we visited the Travelling Post Office coaches and saw the latest additions to the Bachmann OO, HO and N ranges. There were some lovely narrow gauge models on display too.

We had time to explore Quorn, with it's wartime theme, before boarding the train to Rothley.

At Rothley we were given a guided tour of the carriage & wagon sidings and workshop. The battle against rust was clearly visible here as the team are forced to almost rebuild coaches from scratch and what a fantastic job they do!

We had a little time to explore this station before returning to Quorn after a very interesting day out.

I would like to thank both Bachmann and the Great Central Railway for making us welcome and look forward to future events by both ventures. I will definitely return to the GCR as I would like to see the Leicester end of the line.

I will post photos here and on Flickr (but they will only be able to be viewed by Contacts, Friends and Family).

Bachmann Collectors Club special event

I'm at the Great Central Railway today for the Bachmann Express exclusive event for Collectors Club members.

It was a 2 1/2 hour drive from home and I'm really looking forward to trying out this fantastic railway and finding out about Bachmann's excellent model range.

Currently waiting for the train from Quorn & Woodhouse station.