The Queen's Birthday

[N-Gauge-US]

In celebration of Her Majesty's 90th Birthday today, the Arden and Felden Railway ran a special exhibition train featuring a former Royal Train Sleeping Coach pulled by 'The City of London.' Spirits were high on the platform in Avondale when it came through:

[Newportnobby]

I'm pleased to see the bunting is out, Philip. Nice touch

[N-Gauge-US]

I'm pleased to see the bunting is out, Philip. Nice touch

Thanks for noticing That's the second set as the first one broke and then I lost half of it    I thought it was worth the effort though.

[OneTrackMind]

One is impressed 

[kirky]

Well I'm not  impressed. Not with your railway you understand, all model railways are indeed much more exciting than some old dears birfday party.
I'd be impressed though if she was building a z scale, or even tinier t scale layout - we have a chap who makes occasional appearances at our club who does z and t scales and he is 95. Now that is impressive!
Being 90 is nothing special, all of course IMHO

Cheers
Kirky
Speaking to you from my own little Republic.

[N-Gauge-US]

Well I'm not  impressed. Not with your railway you understand, all model railways are indeed much more exciting than some old dears birfday party.
I'd be impressed though if she was building a z scale, or even tinier t scale layout - we have a chap who makes occasional appearances at our club who does z and t scales and he is 95. Now that is impressive!
Being 90 is nothing special, all of course IMHO

Cheers
Kirky
Speaking to you from my own little Republic.

Was that necessary? I was happy posting a picture celebrating an event and don't feel like it was necessary for you to post criticizing it. I certainly think you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't see the point of your post other than to criticize and to try to dampen my enthusiasm, which I find, frankly, extremely  rude.

-Philip

[dannyboy]

Well I'm not  impressed. Not with your railway you understand, all model railways are indeed much more exciting than some old dears birfday party.
I'd be impressed though if she was building a z scale, or even tinier t scale layout - we have a chap who makes occasional appearances at our club who does z and t scales and he is 95. Now that is impressive!
Being 90 is nothing special, all of course IMHO

Cheers
Kirky
Speaking to you from my own little Republic.

Was that necessary? I was happy posting a picture celebrating an event and don't feel like it was necessary for you to post criticizing it. I certainly think you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't see the point of your post other than to criticize and to try to dampen my enthusiasm, which I find, frankly, extremely  rude.

-Philip

Well, one is obviously not amused  - or is somebody taking the Royal wee

[NinOz]

Spirits were high on the platform in Avondale when it came through:

You sure about that? 
The platform people seem to have a somewhat stiff countenance, hardly any display of emotion.
Perhaps some of that classic British reserve on display.

[Agrippa]

Spirits were high on the platform in Avondale when it came through:

You sure about that? 

Maybe they're Aston Villa fans ......

[Webbo]

QE2 was actually born on 22 April 1926, but the Queens birthday is celebrated on all sorts of different dates depending on weather and proximity to the weekend. Canada's queen's birthday originally celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday on 24 May but the date is adjusted each year to fall on the last Monday before 25 May.

April 18: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
April 21: Falkland Islands
May 23: Canada, Belize
June 6: New Zealand
June 11: United Kingdom, Tuvalu
June 13: Most of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Sept. 26: Western Australia

Webbo

[N-Gauge-US]

QE2 was actually born on 22 April 1926, but the Queens birthday is celebrated on all sorts of different dates depending on weather and proximity to the weekend. Canada's queen's birthday originally celebrated Queen Victoria's birthday on 24 May but the date is adjusted each year to fall on the last Monday before 25 May.

April 18: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
April 21: Falkland Islands
May 23: Canada, Belize
June 6: New Zealand
June 11: United Kingdom, Tuvalu
June 13: Most of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Sept. 26: Western Australia

Webbo

I think it was the 21st of April, 1926, but that's a little pedantic on my part. And I know weather is why the UK uses June 11, as April is often not the best for planning events in lovely UK weather I didn't realize the other Commomwealth Realms used such a wide selection of dates, though I did assume there was some variance.

Thanks for that, Webbo.

Philip

[JayM481]

In Canada it's known as the "May two-four weekend." A "two-four" being a box of 24 bottles of beer. It being likely the first weekend of decent Spring weather helps. A box of beer and flashing up the BBQ.