RichmondCommu
Established Member
G'day everyone,
As an avid 'spotter from 1976 to 1984 I attended a fair few of these but I can't recall many of these being annual events. In fact the only two that I can remember as occurring every year were the Derby Loco Works open day and Coalville open day, both of which were in my neck of the woods as a child.
Your memories of open days (whether they were an annual event or not) would be very much appreciated.
As an afterthought, I remember seeing a picture in the Evening Standard of an actress from East Enders shoveling coal into a steam loco at Old Oak Common open day some time during the 1990s. I would liked to have attended that to have one last look at the 'Factory' and turntable but I only found out after the event.
Kind regards,
Richmond Commuter!
As an avid 'spotter from 1976 to 1984 I attended a fair few of these but I can't recall many of these being annual events. In fact the only two that I can remember as occurring every year were the Derby Loco Works open day and Coalville open day, both of which were in my neck of the woods as a child.
Your memories of open days (whether they were an annual event or not) would be very much appreciated.
As an afterthought, I remember seeing a picture in the Evening Standard of an actress from East Enders shoveling coal into a steam loco at Old Oak Common open day some time during the 1990s. I would liked to have attended that to have one last look at the 'Factory' and turntable but I only found out after the event.
Kind regards,
Richmond Commuter!