It was full steam ahead for vintage toy railway enthusiasts in Angus on Saturday.
Exhibitors had travelled far and wide to demonstrate many aspects of toy and model train production in Britain, Europe and further afield over the past century at the third Kirriemuir Vintage Toy Railway Show in the Guide Halls.
Always popular with the public, the live steam layout by Alan Furneaux and Henry Johnstone showcased examples of locomotives and rolling stock by Bowman and Bassett-Lowke.
Gallery:Kirriemuir Vintage Toy Railway Show
Glaswegian Graeme Pascall ran an exclusively pre-war Hornby Series O-gauge layout, with all of the colour and action associated with one of the longest lasting ranges in the history of British toys.
An example of every Hornby Dublo, pre-war clockwork set was displayed by Vic Michel.
In addition, Vic’s layout of 1938/39 Dublo performed faultlessly all day, with Vic entertaining with his Cockney banter.
Also displaying Hornby Dublo was John Emery Barker, from Fife. This differed markedly from the pre-war layout in having many of the Dublo aluminium buildings and the wider ranges of accessories that was available in the early post-war years, including the Dublo Dinky toys.
The rival French Meccano Acho, which many regard as superior to the contemporary British Dublo range, was the subject of Jim Clark’s layout. Jim also had a static display of LGB and Bachmann garden railway items.
Event organiser Dale Smith, ably assisted by David Woods from Dunblane, showed a pre-1923, pre-grouping layout in O-gauge which spanned a full century of coarse scale production.
The railway companies represented were the Metropolitan, LNWR and the Caley or Caledonian Railway. Manufacturers included the Hornby Series, Bassett-Lowke, Bing, Carrette, Highfield, LMC, ACE Trains and Barritt.
Other buildings shown were from the quaint Triang Cotswold ranges, which were made from rubber. The bright and colourful layout probably sported the most extensive array of construction materials.
As well as the tinplate, diecast, brass and steel, there were wagons made from bakelite by the Leeds Model Company.