Shortly after our arrival the resident Standard 2 double heads a visiting Class 5 out up the Old Oak branch

The pair storm away past the home signal ready to climb the "1:30" up to Spinney

The same train arrives at Spnney as the signal man sprints to retrieave the single line token

A short time later the train emerges from the longer Spinney tunnel

A Black five arrives into platform three at Spinney

The black 5 was piloting this superb visiting A3, Prince Palatine

The train returns haveing looped arround in the two tunnels under the front garden

and them returns to platform 3

At the same time the stadards have returned arround the main line from Bay Tree

hotly followed by Clan Line and a visiting Britannia, this time surrendering the token at the right time

As the green pacifics come to a stand the two standards appear again

The two standards had a very long continuas run and again looped round the main passing the junction sigals at Baytree

The standards pass the Baytree junction home signals and cross the rockery and the Old Oak branch

As the train passes over the bridge one comes into view on the branch

The Black five passes under the main line heading for Old Oak

This time the tired standards come to a stop in platform three at Spinney..

..and are sent down the branch

The A3 Prince Palatine is serviced in Old Oak yard

A look in the cab of the A3

Standard 2 78054 on the turntable at Old Oak

The class 5 look towards the table and the 2 to clear it.

73082, Camelot was visiting from Harrow club

Coupling up the standards in Old Oak

Finally the pair run round

The Britania, Cor De Leon had to retire to the shed for some attention to her suspension

King James comes down the Old Oak branch behind the house

The standards leave Old Oak

The Class 2, priming as it hits the climb running watched by a farther and son.

Katie is a Romulas varient 0-4-4T. She is arriving at Baytree station

A very busy time in Dingley Dell at the end of the double track branch from Baytree

The standards have just arrived, as has Katie and Clan Line is shunting a freight.

The Standards depart Dingley Dell for Baytree junction

Clan Line powers up the branch..

..assisting the Black five (and the A3)

All three stall whilst passing through the halt.

Clan Line attempts a restart on the gradient

the other two bringing up the rear

Crossing the drive

King James had been held during the three engine debacal

King James crosses the drive

The standards power allong the mainline haveing crossed the drive.

The three big engine, well disgraced head back towards Baytree with the branch and the location they stalled dropping away fearsomly in the forground

The A3 trundels allong as the train engine

Clan line aproches the up junction and the branch advanced starter

Now well into their stride the three engines power through Baytree junction

The Britannia, repairs compleated, closely follows them

King James climbs around the triangle

The Brit cosses the drive heading down the branch

Katie departs Old Oak