The last meeting of 2022, acompained by the traditional mince pies. Looking forward to what 2023 will bring.
Howard and Alan showed a couple of interesting and potentially very useful devices. Howard demonstrated a small lightweight point motor that can be independantly powered with a battery (MP1 and MP5 available from D C Conceps at £12.50 each) Could be useful for small portable layouts.
David has donated to Evercreech Junction a Stannier black 5 that he made from a fence houses kit (available through the 2mm shops.
Black 5s were great performers on the Somerset and Dorset. Much loved by the crews. Peter Smith's book 'S&D from the foot plate' states that a stalled train was pushed up the bank by a Black 5 which was also towing it's own train.
Perhaps we should test David's model on Keith and Alan's scale model of the 'bank' on their ECJ!
Return of the loco of the month, Stannier Black 5, another supurb model by David Smith.
New Year meeting Sunday 8 January 2023
