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Well, I went all the way from Ipswich to Peterborough (95 miles) only to find that the A14 was closed the other side of Cambridge so had to do a large detour in both directions. Found that you have to buy a catalogue for £1.00 so not part of the ticket price. Given how many railways on show and how many traders that made it a necessity. Still on my motorised wheelchair, I could whip around so I did without. There were some nice layouts on show include a 1m gauge German layout using Bemo stuff that was very nice. Apart from that it was all UK (one little On30). There was a really great O Gauge Hornby clockwork and three rail scale 'carpetbahn'. It must have been fun setting that u for the weekend. Market Deeping club (remember them for the trashing of their show) is making a layout in a weekend to be presented to a children's charity and there was a very nice Thomas set up. Scograil were there selling Roco/Fleischmann, etc. but he doesn't stock Marklin (can get it but only from Gaugemaster). I had to pay him for three SBB coaches that I picked up in his shop yesterday. Worth going? Not really. |
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 Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,481 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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Originally Posted by: LongHairedDavid  Well, I went all the way from Ipswich to Peterborough
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Worth going? Not really. Glad I didn't go then. I had been considering attending. Like you it would have been a decent drive for me.
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Joined: 05/03/2016(UTC) Posts: 369 Location: England, Bedford
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David, Rev up the wheelchair and head for Biggleswade. If you set off now you'll just be in time for Trains@Trinity on 11th July. I'm intending to display there and encourage a few Marklin mates to come along too. IanC
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Don't forget the GRC 3 day show in June 2020 when there will be Marklin on show  |
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,481 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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Originally Posted by: hennabm Don't forget the GRC 3 day show in June 2020 when there will be Marklin on show Do you have a date rather than just a month Mike? Then I can put it in the calendar ... 
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Originally Posted by: hennabm Don't forget the GRC 3 day show in June 2020 when there will be Marklin on show What is the GRC show? |
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Joined: 15/02/2018(UTC) Posts: 167 Location: England, St Ives
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Originally Posted by: LongHairedDavid Well, I went all the way from Ipswich to Peterborough (95 miles) only to find that the A14 was closed the other side of Cambridge so had to do a large detour in both directions. You could have go through beautiful town of St Ives (where I live) and then less beautiful Huntingdon  to save on jurney. Originally Posted by: IanC If you set off now you'll just be in time for Trains@Trinity on 11th July. I'm intending to display there and encourage a few Marklin mates to come along too. IanC I already have plans going on holiday on 15th July but if you display a Marklin on show I will do my best to visit it!!
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Originally Posted by: Hics Originally Posted by: LongHairedDavid Well, I went all the way from Ipswich to Peterborough (95 miles) only to find that the A14 was closed the other side of Cambridge so had to do a large detour in both directions. You could have go through beautiful town of St Ives (where I live) and then less beautiful Huntingdon to save on jurney. Originally Posted by: IanC If you set off now you'll just be in time for Trains@Trinity on 11th July. I'm intending to display there and encourage a few Marklin mates to come along too. IanC I already have plans going on holiday on 15th July but if you display a Marklin on show I will do my best to visit it!! I did a detour that ended up by me coming through St. Ives. I go to your town every year to the Brampton IPMS scale model show at the leisure centre. |
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Joined: 05/03/2016(UTC) Posts: 369 Location: England, Bedford
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I'm trying to get a table at Milton Keynes MRS show 16/17 February too.
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Joined: 15/02/2018(UTC) Posts: 167 Location: England, St Ives
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Originally Posted by: IanC I'm trying to get a table at Milton Keynes MRS show 16/17 February too.
IanC Even better than Biggleswade. I could do Ikea on the same visit
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Originally Posted by: Hics Originally Posted by: IanC I'm trying to get a table at Milton Keynes MRS show 16/17 February too.
IanC Even better than Biggleswade. I could do Ikea on the same visit If that floats your boat! |
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