North Eastern Meccano Society
Shildon - May 2022
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As usual we held an exhibition at the Locomotion Museum at Shildon on May 28/29th 2022. Here is a first selection of photos from that show.
Pictures from Locomotion at Shildon - May 2022 (1)
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At the bottom of the page there are three videos showing some of the models at this exhibition. (N.B. the same videos are also on page 2 of this exhibition's photo gallery).

Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - General view of Fred Thompson's display (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - General view of Fred Thompson's display (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Stationary Steam Engine built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Aeroplanes - Red Arrow, Hawker Harrier, Tintin's seaplane built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Tin Tin's Galleon built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Nodding Donkey type pump built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Converge Rolling Ball Clock built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Fred's Navy built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Colour Changer built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Rope Making Machine - 6 strands into 1 built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Sans Pareil steam locomotive - view 1 built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Sans Pareil steam locomotive - view 2 built by Fred Thompson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Ball Roller built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Stationary Engine built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Side Rod Engine built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Beam Engine built by George Roy built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Small Model Tractors built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Tower Crane built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Tower Crane Close up of Bearing built by George Roy (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - A Modern Lifting Bridge built by Rob Mitchell (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - 0-2-0 Steam Locomotive built by Rob Mitchell (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - James Webb Space Telescope built by Rob Mitchell (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Pre-war model 6.29 - Automatic Weighing Crane built by Rob Mitchell (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Pendulum Clock built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Skeletal Fish Automation... built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Moving Face Automaton built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Metal Worker - Automaton built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Totally Useless Weather Machine (Geoffs Description) built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Cookoo Clock (with Animated Birds rather than a cuckoo) built by Geoff Rowlinson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Self Winding, Grasshopper Escapement Clock built by Ian Mordue (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Small Mobile Crane made from Modern Meccano Parts by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Electric Locomotive built by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Car made from modern Meccano Parts built by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Unusual Train built by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Metro train to replace the existing metro trains in Newcastle upon Tyne built by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Underside view of the metro train built by John Herdman (29/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Close up of bogie of the metro train built by John Herdman (29/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - A 1902 Petrol / Electric Railcar built by John Herdman (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Hexalator built by Barry Richardson (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Meccanograph built by Barry Richardson (29/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Meccanograph and several patterns it produced built by Barry Richardson (29/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Pattern produced by Barry's Meccanograph built by Barry Richardson (29/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - General view of Bert Hutchings' display (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Steam Road Roller built by Bert Hutchings (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Traction Engine built by Bert Hutchings (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Showman's Engine built by Bert Hutchings (28/05/2022)
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Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - 7 identical articulated lorries, illustrating each of the major colour changes of Meccano parts built by Bert Hutchings (28/05/2022)
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Photo - Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) Exhibition May 2022 - Small 'Child Friendly' blocksetting crane- designed to be played with built by Bert Hutchings (28/05/2022)
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Shildon (Locomotion) 2022 (part 1) by Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) 2022 (part 2) by Alex Robson
Shildon (Locomotion) 2022 (part 3) by Alex Robson
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