model rail coronation street

[Michael Shillabeer]

Wikipedia refered to Roy's toys trains! So I've changed it to model railway 

Best regards
Michael

[Sprintex]

Nice one!


Paul

[lil chris]

Would you believe it, I decided to buy a new Jinty went in my local model shop but he had sold his stock so I ordered one from Rails of Sheffield. It arrived this morning unfortunately the wife answered the door and the postman said to the wife another loco for Roy Cropper, so that stopped me from smuggling that one in......

[Newportnobby]

Would you believe it, I decided to buy a new Jinty went in my local model shop but he had sold his stock so I ordered one from Rails of Sheffield. It arrived this morning unfortunately the wife answered the door and the postman said to the wife another loco for Roy Cropper, so that stopped me from smuggling that one in......

What a snake in the grass
We blokes should stick together

[Bealman]

Postman Pat's sense of humour! I must admit though, I find it funny - sorry, lil chris!! 

[lil chris]

No problem I found it funny too, lucky the loco was only £60+ the chip....he..he


Now whens that 4F due........

[Philip1812]

A small section of Roy Cropper's model railway has been on display at Granada Studio tours for about 18 months, but in three weeks time, the entire layout - about 13 ft square, will be on public exhibition and fully operational.  The layout is currently being refurbished by members of the Manchester Model Railway Society and will be at  THE Christmas Model Railway Show - Manchester 2015!  on Dec 5th and 6th.

It's only fair to add that it's not so much a model railway as a theatrical prop.  It's pretty crude!  But it is unique.  It has never been exhibited in public before and, with the imminent closure of Granada Studio Tours, it's unlikely to ever see the light of day again.

The MMRS exhibition is being held at the Barnes Wallis building of the University of Manchester in Altrincham Street, M1 7JR.  It is barely a 3 minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station and as well as the Roy Cropper exhibit, there are 17 other layouts of a much higher standard and 21 trade stands.  There are two N gauge layouts: Stamford East, which featured in Railway Modeller in May 2014, and Hironocho an unusual model of a Japanese prototype.

The show coincides with the acclaimed Manchester Christmas Street Markets, so there's the chance for some non-railway related shopping and a mug or two of gluhwein before catching the train home.  More details at www.mmrs.co.uk/exhibition

[d-a-n]

If it was still there, I would've asked these guys to pose in front of it...