I went to the annual Steam Gala of the Wakefield Society Of Model And Experimental Engineers in Thornes Park, Wakefield on the 3rd August 2019. This superb "live" model of a Gresley V2 immediately caught my eye and at one point the owner very kindly stopped and posed it for me. It carries the identity of 60809 "The Snapper - The East Yorkshire Regiment, The Kings Own", which was scrapped sometime between 1963 and 1966.

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60809 "The Snapper" stands in the preparation area of Thornes Park Model Engineers on the 3rd August 2019. Note the open cock under the firebox, which was emptying the boiler after the loco had finished running for the day.

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Another view of 60809 "The Snapper" at Thornes Park Model Engineers Steam Gala on the 3rd August 2019. I can't emphasise enough how superb this loco was.

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A shot of 60809 "The Snapper" out on the circuit at Thornes Park on the 3rd August 2019. This was one of the circuits it did, mercifully without any passengers.

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Another superb loco was this immaculate 7.25 inch gauge Thompson B1, 61283. Sadly, I didn't manage to obtain any photos without passengers behind it.

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