Newhaven/Seaford Show with Hexworthy

Yesterday I took Hexworthy to the Newhaven club show in Seaford. Here's my helper for the day Martin Collins at the controls. 

Set-up now is pretty slick, delayed slightly by someone who'd parked their car so close to the handrail by the entry with the boot open so that entering the building meant squeezing through an 18" gap while ducking under the tailgate! A mysterious short early in the day was thought to be due to a point changing but not switching electrically, and there were a couple of derailments leaving the fiddle yard but fewer than at Uckfield, otherwise all went smoothly. 

This was a small club show with a variety of layouts in different scales. I didn't pick up a program so I can't identify the other layouts, but here are some that caught my eye. 

This N-gauge layout was inspired by the narrow gauge tram/railways around Interlaken in Austria, albeit made using standard gauge Kato track and trams, it reminded me of a childhood holiday in the area. 

This N-gauge model of Banbury was impressive for both its size and its realism. 

This is a 3mm scale Southern Railway layout.

This is the Uckfield school club layout. 

Nice detailing and weathering on this NE region BR era layout. 

The Newhaven club did a good job of looking after us and, while the multi-room venue made it hard to judge, it seemed quite busy so I hope it was a success. Not much of a break now - my next show is next weekend at Tolworth, although for a change this one is with Loctern Quay.