The traditional “curtain raiser” for the year was again at Loughborough Central on the Great Central Railway. With eight steam locomotives hauling a variety of passenger and freight trains to an extensive timetable and fantastic atmospherics, the weekend spectacular did not disappoint.
Trains were full or nearly full on all three days. This was reflected in our sales of merchandise and models. Lionel and Mary Lusby displayed examples of full size replica “footballer” B17 nameplates with interchangeable letters and coloured decals. Brian Hall and Richard Allsop were present on all three days supported by Richard Taylor on Friday and Saturday, Frank Carter on Saturday.
