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Minature and Models Day at the waterworks is on the 5th of July.
It promises to be a great day out with plenty to see and do including...
* Minature Traction engines and other vehicles driving around the site.
* Displays in (i belive) two marquess including mamods, model railways and more.
* The "Brickish" association will once again present there lego railway
* Ride on minature railway (subject to small charge.)
And MORE!!!
There is of course the usual attractions of this historic waterworks including the Industrial Railway, Running of Diesel Pumping engines, water engines and incline railway and crosley gas engine running deep well water pump.
The Tea Room will be open and we will have a BBQ running untill we sell out!
£4 for adults, under 16's free and open from 11am till 4pm. for any more info please see the website.
It does say 5th on their site, sadly Sundays are problematic for me, so's transport mind you and though I know Twyford isn't THAT far from London I don't think I can do it on the bus.
Guess someone'll just have to post lots of pics and tell us all about it huh?
made-in-england
Jay_Minor
I'm going and diplaying and also running the steam launch for the first time
PCLR
i like the scammle ,3 wheeler nice
made-in-england
indeed, I had the chance to buy its conterpart but alas no funds
made-in-england
Anyone else had any thoughts on this?
Les
I have had lots of thoughts but I still have no idea what I am doing on Sunday.
Dampfmaschine
Wonder if the guy trying to start that green thing at the beginning of the video will still be standing in the same place this year trying to get it going?
made-in-england
hehe old dennis? nah it was a damp magneto, he had it going by the end of the day! I think he is bringing his 4" foden this year
made-in-england
After club tonight it was decided we could not take the railway, this is as we had no loco, no drivers, no one to tow the trailer..
Apart from that its going ahead as normall!
made-in-england
Looks like my own railway is going on tour
so if anyone fancies bringing a loco to run give us a PM and we shall sort somthing
made-in-england
The railway is in and set up,
Marquees up,
Tables up,
Lets keep everything crossed for the weather!!
made-in-england
Looks like we have somone else joining us lads!
pauly
you guys are so luck to have so many steam events where you are
the only event like this that I have ever been to was STIA
made-in-england
This isnt just Toy steam pauly, its a minature traction engine rally and railway show too
pauly
yeah your lucky to have them, up here the only event to look forward to is the pickering rally except for that theres nothing at all