Week Ending 21 September

You can’t have too many cranes! Well, perhaps you can have a layout too small for cranes. TAFKATYS has been exercising his two SR breakdown cranes and now has a feasible train with the addition of the Birdcage Brake 3rd from Wagonman’s collection, as seen leaving the main platform. The second crane in the foreground has some damage and does not run so well so is a static exhibit for now. Both cranes were scratchbuilt by our late member Steffan Lewis. (Apologies for the rubbish background)
This week our time at the club was largely spent preparing for Frecclesham at Stafford with little new to show. I can report the Crane Train made an appearance in the most recent timetable session.
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