North Eastern Meccano Society Photos

North Eastern Meccano Society

Shildon - May 2019

As usual we held an exhibition at the Locomotion Museum at Shildon on May 26/27^th 2019. Here is a selection of photos from that show.

Pictures from Locomotion at Shildon - May 2019

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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Alex Robson with his mobile crane (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Alex Robson with his mobile crane (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Alex Robson's mobile crane (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Barry Richardson and his wife beside his display (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Barry Richardson's Twister fairground ride (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Barry Richardson's Meccanograph (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Barry Richardson's model of a Four Pillar Beam Engine (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Bert Hutchings with his display of models. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Bob Watson with his display of models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Chaffer telling Barry Richardson some details of his model of a V-12 Aero Engine. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Chaffer's model of a V-12 Aero Engine. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Chaffer's model of a V-12 Aero Engine. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Colin Milne (left) and Brian Chaffer together with their Meccano model displays (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Harper with his railway breakdown crane and Wimshurst Electrostatic Machine. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Harper's model of the Scunthorpe Railway Breakdown Crane which featured in the July/August 1931 Meccano Magazine (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Harper's model of the Wimshurst Electrostatic Machine. This machine creates static electricity which is stored in the two jars at the sides (called 'Leyden Jars'), one positive and the other negative. When the voltage difference between the jars is big enough an electrical arc will jump across the gap at the top. It takes 33,000 Volts to produce an arc 1cm long in dry air. This machine has a gap of 1.5cms, so the voltage required is 50,000 Volts. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Brian Robinson with his display of fairground models. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Colin Clark with his display of models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Dennis Edwards and his Water Pumping Steam Engine (c1880) (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Dennis Edward's Water Pumping Steam Engine (c1880). (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A display of models by Farringdon Academy Meccano Club. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson with his large display of models. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's aircraft model (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's aircraft models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of 'Sans Pareil'. The original engine was built in 1929, by Timothy Hackworth, to take art in the Rainhill Trials (which were won by Stephenson's Rocket) for the the Liverpool - Manchester Railway Company. Despite not winning, the engine was bought by that railway company and was in service for longer than the Rocket. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of a cyclist running around a suspended monorail. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of a cyclist running around a suspended monorail. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of James Coombes Table Engine which was reputed to have worked for more than a century at a Bristol Colliery from the early 1800s (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of a Congreve Rolling Ball Clock. It not a very accurate clock, but it is interesting to watch - more a novelty than anything else. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Newport Lifting Bridge (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Fred Thompson's model of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - George Roy and some of his models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - George Roy's model of the Bray side Rod engine (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - George Roy's model of a dockside level luffing crane (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - The Harker's beside their models of vintage vehicles. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - James Weatherall with his models of a Dragster, Fire Engine, Buggys, Sports Car and Digger. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Joe Etheridge with his display of models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Joe Etheridge's model of a tower crane (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Joe Etheridge's model of a Burrell Showman engine. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - John and Sue Herdman beside some of their models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Two tram models by John Herdman (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - John Herdman's models of a Deltic locomotive and an Electric locomotive (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - John Herdman's model of Hedley's 0-8-0 locomotive for Wylam (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - John Herdman's model of Hedley's 0-8-0 locomotive for Wylam (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A general view of John Herdman's display (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A small mobile crane based on a modern set (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - John Herdman's model of the Apollo 'Eagle' Moon Lander (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Norman Brown's model of the Gantry Crane which appeared in the early 1950s in Meccano advertising literature. No building details were ever published so John had to build and design this crane just from the picture. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Norman Brown's model of the Gantry Crane which appeared in the early 1950s in Meccano advertising literature. No building details were ever published so John had to build and design this crane just from the picture. (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Norman Brown's Meccanograph (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A model car built by Oliver King (aged 11) (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A 1930s Interstate Bus built mainly from a No.9 set by Paul Robertshaw using 1930s Meccano (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Donald Campbell's Bluebird built by Paul Robertshaw using 1930s Meccano (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - A Furniture Van built by Paul Robertshaw using 1930s Meccano (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Robert and Wendy Miller's Hornby Dublo railway display (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Tim Roylance's display of models (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Timothy Edwards with his impressive mdel of the LMS Beyer Garratt locomotive (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Timothy Edwards with his impressive mdel of the LMS Beyer Garratt locomotive (26/05/2019)
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Shildon Exhibition May 2019 - Timothy Edwards' display of Big Ben, Tower Bridge and several smaller models (26/05/2019)
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