| Year | 1989 |
| Date | 15-Dec |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue | 3,863 |
| Page | 784 |
| Category | Track |
| Part | |
| Title | Birmingham's National Rally |
| Author | Laurie |
| Notes | Reports the re-institution of a bygone function. Tony Newberry's 7 1/4"g. class 28xx, Vic Sampson's loco, 5"g. Swindon by Martin Parham, Le Crampton by Peter Ley, LSWR 0-4-4 Godshill by Dick Black, John Brotherton's Sweet Pea, 5"g. 0-4-0 Alva by F.Collin, revolutionary 0-4-0T by Pete Smith, Rowley James' 5"g electric loco, Clarkson design 5"g. LNER L1 by Peter Taylor |