Derby Days

A great weekend in Derby with New Mills. The Mickleover MRG certainly put on a good show, efficiently organised, good layouts and trade and well supported. We operated to our typically busy timetable and augmented our usual stock with a few gems from the Phill Hutchings workshop including his DP2 and early LMR electrics.

A busy fiddle yard with Himself and the Guru in relaxed mode on the northbound controls

We will post more photos from the show in the New Mills gallery but in the meantime here are two views that capture the weekend.

DP2 on the London - Glasgow Caledonian service.

Double headed electrics on a southbound fitted freight.

The range of real ales in some of the pubs in the city was quite staggering and we use that term in its widest sense! The Brunswick Inn, encapsulating the history of the railway works and a brew pub to boot, was a particular favourite.  We must point out however that our sampling of proper beer over the weekend was never allowed to impact on our the operation of New Mills over the two days....or was it three?
Congratulations again to the Mickleover Model Railway Group for a super show.