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Looks back at a pivotal event in model engineering history - 100 years ago. Ayesha at Rugby MES for her 100th birthday rally 11 September 2022, John Baguley steams Ayesha at her centenary rally staged by the National 2 1/2 Inch Gauge Association 11 September 2022, the restored Challenger currently on show at Ravenglass Railway Museum (Photo: Will Sands Ravenglass Railway Museum collection), Challenger under construction, 2 1/2inch gauge GWR Star class Princess Mary, C.M.Keiller's first coal-fired 4-4-0 No 1 built in 1919, Magnus Opus driven by Arthur Kirk, Ayesha on 6 July 1922 plus a rare sighting of her elusive builder, '184' William Briggs builder of the spirit-fired atlantic Charles Rous-Martin now owned by The Steam Workshop, Greenley's 476-wagon PR stunt, Challenger with three passengers, Greenly, W.J.Bassett-Lowke, C.M.Keiller, a gathering of Ayeshas, 2 1/2 inch gauge 4F Harriet owned by Bryan Luxford driven by Jack Shaw (Photo: Owen Chapman) |