Rhiw 2’s second outing this weekend at the Bredgar model show. Unusual these days, although I did exhibit at the almost equivalent Amberley Museum weekend for quite a number of years. The exhibition takes place in the engine shed which throws up issues that you don’t normally encounter, but this being my first visit here, I was pretty impressed. Very friendly and the whole site was very well ordered and clean. None of the piles of tat that often surround such operations.
Rhiw behaved almost faultlessly with only a minor coupling problem on the 08. It fills my front room on testing, but disappears in the shed amongst the resting locomotives. The essential trip down the line is more than entertaining with some very convoluted run-rounds and engine swaps which give the impression that the crews are having way too much fun. I’d recommend the place for a visit, but check the website for opening. It looks as though something Norwegian my be going next year.
