Easter wash out!

Well it may have been sunny yesterday but today was one of the rainiest Easter Mondays I can recall. Not sure how the Rocks By Rail Museum got on today but I guess there were not as many visitors as yesterday. There was a break in the rain for an hour or so  and Mrs. Woody and myself took advantage to get a couple of things shopping wise but we did end up having to park during a heavy thunderstorm.

Back in the relative dryness of WMD HQ I took the chance of not being able to do anything outside (even Mrs. W agreed it was too wet to be out) with unpacking the rest of my Hornby DRS coaches to run with my two DRS Class 47 diesel locomotives. Because many rural terminal stations were simplified track wise to be only able to deal with Diesel Multiple Units which had cabs at each end, when the likes of DRS stepped in for whatever reason to run a service they had to in effect top and tail the coaches with a locomotive at each end to allow the train to be driven back to where ever it had come from. This I replicated with my two diesels and five coaches. It looked an impressive train-  to me anyway! 

DRS coaches arrive at last!

During the pandemic I was fortunate enough to get hold of two Bachmann Class 47s in DRS livery with DCC Sound at a very good price. It was around the time that Hornby released their DRS livery coaches. Unfortunately by the time I got round to seeking some out they were sold out or on eBay at ridiculous prices of around £70. I was not paying that amount and put the idea to the back of my mind. Then for their 2022 range Hornby announced some more DRS coaches and getting my act together I pre-ordered some. Wind forward about 18 months and they arrived! I had almost forgotten about them until I got an email saying they were on the way. I was expecting a single box with the five coaches in it. Instead fives boxes arrived! 

I think Mrs. Woody thought I had ordered a shop worth of things. It did make me wonder why Hornby could not have just put them in one box instead of five boxes which each had room for at least three coaches. Anyway I am sure there is a logical reason for Hornby doing it this way. It was fascinating for Monty the cat who thought it all very interesting with five empty boxes to play with!

Having had a busy day and with friends visiting I have not had time to get them all out on the layout but I could not resist at least seeing one on the track with one of the Class 47s.

They do look good together. I am looking forward to getting the rest out but that will have to wait a day or so as I am working at the Rocks By Rail Museum tomorrow on the first day of the 2023 season. Apparently there is a 20 strong tractor convoy coming to visit! That should be a sight!