Brian steams his Foster up to the station

Level with the main line a visiting B1 steams along side

Peter leads the speaches with Mike and David

Dick was one of many people who received a certificate for work on the ground level

Laurie....

..and Brian received trophies for there especial contributions

Mike presents Peter with a tankard

The tankard is engraved withthe club logo and is for Peters leadership of the extension

Bert also received a certificate - despite his late arrival and had a short speach

Pete and Bert

The nameplate, air pump, sandbox, bar frames and fully equalized springing of EAR Tribal class Bahehe

3108 attracts attention in the steaming bays

A massive engine for 5 inch gauge 3108 is too long for the traverser

The 31 begins what was to become a very long run on our track

Finding her feet on the deviation

This superb 9F Evening Star was visiting the ground level

Brian and Violet and aquantences track the raised main line

3108 climbs up the deviation. Steam from the boiler blowdown can be seen behind and through the bar fames

92220 shows off its Red Dragon head board at Henley Halt

Attracting a lot of attention the 9F steams through Henley Halt

heading through the point work outside the station

Tribal 3108 is closely studied in the station

3108 gently smokes in the station and presents the opportunity for some slightly longer exposures

The Tribal 2-8-4s were built by Vulcan foundry in 1955 for the East African Railways, branch and heavy shunting work in Kenya and Uganda

3108 and B1 Springbok rest in the station for lunch

Starting away

Climbing up the deviation....

...giving a jungle impression

Violet simmers away behind the coach

The new Diamond crossing to the Cuckoo line

The Danish ice breaker on the lake

The 9F on a very welcome freight train in the long narrows

Comming out of the narrows on to the new land

Climbing off the mound level with a train on the raised track

Two trains on the bottom loop

The freight train continues back up the line

Dave and 3108 round the bottom loop

The massive 2-8-4 climbs the gradient with ease

Springbok, visiting from Harlington, climbs up the long narrows

We put together this exhibition which included this display of smaller models

A 2 truck Shay

Contrasts in scales and HO Shay on the 5'' Shay

Terrier Number 5 with a OO version on the running board

Rachael chats with George and Bert in the exhibition with Sussie M in the centre

The Shays engine

Jonathons Hawthorn Saddle Tank has now been painted and was running on Midsommer

Gerry's Sadie displays the special headboard for the ground level opening cavelcade

Gerry bring up the opening train with "Dangourus" walking alongside.

The second train for the opening was made up of the goods stock, an 08, the 9F and Jessie

A Close up of the fine 9F visiting from Colchester

The 9Fs cab

The detailed injector pipework on the 9F - all fully functional

The Society President is invited to make a speach to open the new track

The Banner across the ground level railway

The President now drives Saddie through the banner