Took some stock to the club last night............

[Newportnobby]

Queue to get on the layout this week so I stood aside, but as it was the eve before VE Day I got Rob to run my wagons around behind his WD (they're the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th from the front)

VE Day wagons on the eve before by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

[Bealman]

Yep, saw them! 

[Newportnobby]

Some short films of stock running on 'Heatherley' tonight

Class 22 then 08 then 41

Class 22 with Inspection Coach on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Class 08 on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

Class 41 with Dogfish wagons and Queen Mary brake on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

[Trainfish]

Do the other tracks work too? 

[Newportnobby]

Yes, but Rob likes to use the other oval and he runs everything at breakneck speed so I try to avoid any of his stuff in my vids. Also, the fiddle yard control panels are about 6-7ft apart which makes it bloovery difficult to operate both a la Ben Hur

[Bealman]

Was that prototype Deltic yours?

[Newportnobby]

  It was Rob's

[Newportnobby]

Tonight saw me running the Rapido class 44 with some blood & custard stock........

Class 44 'Scafell Pike' on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

I then used the same stock to give the Duchess a run out.....

'Duchess of Hamilton' on Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

[Trainfish]

Looks more like a class 44 to me but then what do I know?

[Newportnobby]

Looks more like a class 44 to me but then what do I know?

Fat finger syndrome   Now amended from 46 to 44

[Bealman]

That 44 is running smooth as silk! Mind you, the Duchess ain't doing badly either.

You're going to have to show me how to do these flicker things. They always seem to work well!

[earlofsodbury]

Good-looking setup that, and that pair of locos look great 

[Newportnobby]

Tonight's main trains were...........

A very clean E.E. Type 3 on an unfitted freight

Class 37 on unfitted freight at Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

and an immaculate golden ochre Brush Type 2 hauling fish vans.........

Class 31 Golden Ochre on fish train at Heatherley by Mick Hollyoake, on Flickr

[Bealman]

Your brake tender looks great!

[Trainfish]

Your brake tender looks great!

I thought it was just a wagon which had uncoupled itself from the end of the rake and got picked up on the way round. As has probably happened to most of us.