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We were approached at the Greenford Exhibition by Joe and Pauline Lock, the organisers of the Sheredes School
Exhibition and we were pleased to accept the invitation. Although this exhibition is in a school, Joe and Pauline
use every available room, nook and cranny to fill it to capacity. With a total of 45 layouts and stands they
did an outstanding job.
The layouts were an excellent cross-section of the standard gauges and trade support was well balanced with a first class
selection of all aspects of railway modelling.
We were very well located in the drama studio along the back wall. We shared the studio with a three other very
interesting and varied layouts. Wildschonau an Austrian Narrow Guage layout; Stump City an American Logging
layout in HOn3 that was semi-automatic and Odsen Ends a OO guage layout built from Odds and Ends.
Also present at the exhibition was a layout Ayling Island from my local club, Stommarket Railway Club.
Visitors to our stand, including the local Mayor, were impressed with the capabilities of Train Simulation and the variety
of routes, locos and rolling stock on display. Routes displayed included - Blackpool Tramway, Skipton 1920, MidEast,
Cannock Chase, Bala Hub, North West England and Talyllyn. Cab-It gave away a large number of leaflets, instruction sheets
and a number of CD's, much to the amazement and grateful thanks of the visitors.
Despite the shortage of operators we still managed to put on a good show and found time to get around and look at all the
excellent layouts and trade stands there.
Special thanks to Joe and Pauline for the invitation, the refreshments and for putting on such a good show. We look forward
to meeting you all again next year on the 9th July 2005.
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