As ever I arrived at Sandown Park for the 7.5th Model Engineer Exhibition in anticipation of the loan models I was to review, excited to see what marvels had been created by my peers. I was far from disappointed. The results were, as always, quite remarkable. Loan model one, photo 1, was breathtaking. This view reminded me strongly of the occasion 50-odd years ago when I photographed the Golden Arrow as she steamed up the slope over Cray Avenue and past St. Mary Cray station belching smoke and steam. I was crouched down close to and alongside of the track, the noise, the sight and the smell were breathtaking. The model is of the Britannia class locomotive William Shakespeare built by Michael Jones, in 7.25in. Gauge.
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