Train Running Day
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Train Running Days (and Train Running Evenings) are special events held by the Museum that allow visitors to see the locomotives on the central 1930's gauge 0 layout running in all their glory.
About the event
Many of the gauge 0 locomotives on the central layout and their mechanisms are extremely rare (or irreplaceable), and are only "exercised" around twice a year. The Museum usually does this by hosting special public events that let visitors see some of these rare items in action, while allowing the curators to check the status of the locomotives and track. Each year's event usually has a specific theme.
2012
Legendary Trains of the 1930s
- Saturday 24th March 2012 - morning and afternoon shows, with layouts running approximately ~10:30am-1pm, and ~2pm-4:30pm, with a one-hour break. Timings are approximate.
- Normal Museum admission prices apply
- Description
- " A rare chance to see the fabulous vintage Gauge 0 railway layout in action, including the Brighton Belle, Flying Scotsman, and Orient Express, and many others.
- The excitement of these large-scale trains is made even more dramatic by the surrounding panorama of wonderful buildings, stations and bridges. Look carefully, and you will see little groups of waiting passengers ... a mother and child with pram and a nanny, a golfer, all sorts of businessmen and station staff ... Yes, it's the 1930s! Luggage barrows, all types of platform machines, milk churns, hoardings, bookstalls and of course the old-fashioned signals and illuminated lamp standards. To add to the sense of theatre, on the raised level is a real period traffic-jam of old open-back London buses, limousines, vans, cars, and lovely 1930s taxis, all from the Triang Minic range.
- The beautiful vintage trains are generally made from tinplate in the colours of the famous railway companies, London Midland and Scottish (LMS), London North Eastern (LNER), Great Western (GWR), Southern (SR) and many others, even some French lines. The well-known makers of Hornby, Bassett-Lowke, Exley, Märklin, Bing, Mills, Leeds Models and others are responsible for the greater part of locomotives, passenger coaches, Pullman cars and goods wagons.
- Ah ... and when you see that long goods train of 20 or more tinplate goods wagons trundle slowly by, just remember that they all date back before 1914 -- made by Carette in Germany in British style exclusively for Bassett Lowke of Northampton. "
Previous events
2011: "Edinburgh to Venice (and Connecting Services)"
- Saturday 23rd April 2011 - morning and afternoon shows, with layouts running 11am-1pm, and 2pm-4pm
2010: Train Running Evening
- Friday 14th May 2010 - after hours, as part of the "Museums at Night" scheme
2009 "Race to the North"
- Saturday 14th November 2009
2008 "Super Power and Streamliners"
- Saturday 15th November 2008
2007 "The French Connection"
- Saturday 1st December 2007
2006 "Time to Change"
- Saturday 25th November 2006
Previous event posters
 2006 |
 2007 |
 2008 |
