This weekend I’m helping out on a friends trade stand at the greatest gathering in Derby. These rail open days and events really aren’t my thing, but having the opportunity to wander round some classic British first generation traction has been a pleasant surprise.
The opportunity to wander amongst the locomotives, with some of them idling really brought back some memories of the 70’s and 80’s. Some of those were regrets too. Seeing stock like class 313’s, now gone, and realising again the missed opportunities of taking pictures which I should have done,brought home that gap that I missed.
Tomorrow’s another day, and I’ll be fortunate enough to be there amongst friends just enjoying the craic! I’ll take a camera this time…
Albion Yard 
This sounds like so much fun. I would love to see it—feels like it must feel like walking into a Hornby catalogue (maybe that’s just me still revelling in those 1980’s model railway daydreams).
That’s a pretty good summation of the event!