MoSI "Great Garratt Gathering" August 09

Wow, what a week.

Did anyone get around to counting all of the Garratts then?

 

MoSI Great Garratt Gathering

A few of the posts seem to have been lost in the new format so here are a few of bits published from the event.

Manchester Evening News on launch on the friday. Video further down in the article

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1131934_pete_waterman_celebrates_century_of_steam

BBC day in pictures. Its one of the latter ones

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8201497.stm

Theres also a few youtube videos from the event.

As far as numbers of garratts there were a significant number but offhand I don't know the exact amount.

Regards

Duncan

 

I did post earlier but i think the mesage is now lost

I went on saturday and was overwhelmed by the amount of Garratts present and the scale o the event !!- One of the best events his year and it was free!!

I went snap happy taking as many piccys as I could be gave up whenI got down to "O" guage & "00"Guage

Piccys i took can be viewed here http://john-robinson.fotopic.net/c1741045.html

Engines running 2-2-0 Planet Replics. L&Y Ironclad No957 from K&WVR plus Beyer Peacock N0.1827 0-4-0 ST from the Foxfield Railway.

There was that much to see at Mosi that I am planning another visit - It was that good!!

John