We Visit The North West Rail & Transport Collectors Fair 2024

In this video we visit The North West Rail & Transport Collectors Fair held at Crewe Alexander Football Club. The event is organised by Transport Past Times a new and growing website. Now in its third year and having just passed the 10,000th item scanned and listed. With a growing customer base, they are now supplying collectors all over Europe and the Globe. For further information please visit www.transportpasttimes.co.uk. #modelrailways #transport #collecting

[@garyp8471]

That was grand, nice to see something a tad different, really enjoyed that again, well done you both Thank you.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks Gary 😀

[@steadycamman1]

Hi Rick & Pauline, thank you for the video, loved it, lots of wonderful things you pointed out like the old guard van lanterns, I love the very casual way you get information from different traders, who knew Rick was such a natural at interviewing people like the 507 preservation society, cheers, Pete.👍

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks Pete, we were tempted by the brake van lights! I tend to leave people to say what they say and to not but in. They know more about what they are doing so best let them speak. All the best Rick

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

cool vid of a collectors fair lots of cool things to buy keep up the good vid you do and share ing you vid on you channel thanks lee

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks very much Lee👍

[@ModelRailwayShed]

Wow some incredible Railway memorabilia 😊

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Cheers Deano.

[@glennwoods2462]

Lots of interesting items there... I liked the LMS silver teapot.... great video, cheers 👏

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Yes quite the selection, the teapot would be a great addition to a railway clubs kitchen!

[@carlgauntletttrains3026]

Hi Guys, another great video. What a collectors fair, there was something for everyone there. Hope you got some nice stuff & you make a videonof them. Again a big, big huge thankyou for giving me a mention, i,m still replying to comments. Thankyou so much guys. All the best Carl.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Carl, thanks very much. I bought the GWR Dapol 0.6.0 tender loco. Have you bought a Pug yet? All the best Rick

[@carlgauntletttrains3026]

@@wellchuffedrailways Hi Rick, that one is still on the list with a few others. The Dublo co,bo is on top. Silly money tho.

[@clivengauge]

Great video lots to see at that fair thank you for sharing 👍

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Cheers Clive

[@AlanReynoldsBucklandJunction]

Hi Well Chuffed. Good to meet you both at Crewe ! Best Regards Alan :o)

[@wellchuffedrailways]

And you Alan. All the best Rick

[@Madonsteamrailways]

I’m absolutely amazed that your wife is interested in the big car with two decks of seats!!

[@wellchuffedrailways]

So am I. 😀

[@Madonsteamrailways]

It’s great to see that your wife has good taste in silver and investment pieces. I would have gone for exactly the same things as she does!!

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Pauline was a magpie in a past life.

[@hermitageroad4713]

very interesting with all the railwayana

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@hotdogpilot6319]

Smashing event very well covered, thank you both.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks Andy¹

[@stuartbroome1258]

It was an excellent fair, nice to see you both, and thank you for the offer to carry a big lump of brass home for me . 🎉

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Nice to see you too Stuart.

[@nickboden5866]

Another excellent Video, interesting array of items.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks Nick

[@TimberSurf]

You should have come to Model Rail Crewe the following day, great show with loads of KZbinrs at the meet and greet, there may be a combined ticket for both shows next year.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Tim, we went to Bolton Toy Fair to pick up a loco that one of the traders had put away for us last year. I couldn't wait as it's a LTD edition Wrenn. We did bump into Jason at the fair and popped into the exhibition being set up afterwards. Glad it went well. Cheers Rick

[@edgein7892]

Great event with lots of goodies, I'd have gone mad with these books I think 🤣

[@marksinthehouse1968]

Hi all You mentioned black and white photos I agree ,it’s hard to believe now we watched TV in black and white we got colour in 1970 British relay remember them 😊 All the best great posting as always Mark 😊😊

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Mark, colour hasn't made it up here yet! 😂😂

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

Something else railway related, it's mad to see how much that has been published over the years. Not much model trains though, but some very interesting railway memorabilia, really like the lamps, and fully complete with the Color disks, would be a nice gadget in the train room… Anyway, don't know the exact date but Happy Birthday Rick🥳 Cheers, Danny

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Danny, it was nice to see so much railway memorabilia and the lamps were very nice! The amount of books published is amazing and surely there must be one on private owner wagons for you? All the best and thanks for the birthday wishes. Rick

[@Madonsteamrailways]

You should see the railway signs and station signage at the headquarters of the Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club!! We have wagon plates, station signs, locomotive nameplates and all that!!

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Sounds good!

[@Madonsteamrailways]

The train lamps were used in different ways on different railways. The Southern Railway had two sets of portable lamps, one for the back of the train and one for signalling in bad weather conditions when it might be difficult for a train driver to see the main signals.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks for the info.

[@harrygleed423]

Pauline, I think Rick was being a very naughty boy, Gnomes for heaven sake, train spotting! I would leave that to Seagulls😂😂😂😂. By the way, you could have brought a loco named after me, Harry! Could I ask when you see some European locos, just check to see if they have a large slider on the middle of the bottom between the wheels, only finding three rail ho locos in the uk is very difficult. Have a great week Harry

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Ha ha! I have a couple of gnomes in the garden much to Pauline's horror, they just appear from nowhere, or should be the Gnomewhere. We see quite a lot of continental locos with the slider underneath. Cheers Rick

[@Madonsteamrailways]

When it comes to buses, my favourites are red, classic and have either the AEC Regent 3 or Regent 6/Matador truck engine and are known as RT and Routemaster.

[@stephenparrott3377]

Nice to see Jim of Locoshed Prestwich was up first😃

[@Madonsteamrailways]

As far as buses are concerned, mine are all Southdown Buses that are of the late 30s design because my layout is the heritage version of a “Dad’s Army’ layout.

[@tonyrobinson362]

Ive still got my blue combined edition spotters book with thousands of numbers underlined good days, The days when you could wander round depots with no problems, From Scotland to Cornwall, Take care guys And dolls! Ps take the gaffer for aday out on Crewe stn she would love it?

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Tony, I put your proposition to Pauline and she said I could sleep in the shed! 😂😂

[@Madonsteamrailways]

But still, my first love at places like this have to be the train items. I have mostly Southern Railway steam locomotives, some green BR Mk1 carriages and a selection of freight wagons.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

By the way, Hoddesdon Model and Railway Club are having an Open Day on the last Sunday in August. We’re due to have trade visits from Kent Garden Railways.

[@plunkervillerr1529]

Wall to wall Hornbee? Though at 19:19 I`d like one of them there $5.00 Buses. I bought eight potatoes for that price this week.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

No shortage of buses here!

[@davew9360]

I have the Mainline GWR loco you looked at and it came with a gear missing ? maybe they were supplied like that from new ? someone will know ! Runs well .

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Hi Dave, well if it runs it runs! Thanks for watching Rick

[@josefbuckland]

Some top quality tat in that lot sorry to say we don’t have anything NEARLY as impressive as that even the model railway shows the stockists just don’t want to do the logistics and or getting stock. Do you realise we have not. Had a container from woodland scenics or Hornby arrive on our shores. True story so we just buy from the UK and the US with some astonishing freight upto and including 6 OO scale figures what about 15grams taking up the space of mailing what 6 pen lids. $600 AUD or $300+ POUNDS now come On that just should not be. Anyway always looking sharp see you in the next one.

[@wellchuffedrailways]

Thanks Josef, we do seem a bit spoiled for events here and we only cover ones nearer home in the North of the country. Do you have any homegrown manufacturers? I'm sure having things in short supply makes for some highly skilled solutions. Thanks for watching Rick

[@josefbuckland]

@@wellchuffedrailways sure do Auscision make the best in Australian locos and rolling stock not to mention look at the googs review a solid 5 not many places can hold that kind of torch. and we have a very vibrant community in Australia if you KZbin search Will James railway Australia he’s a chap that goes to all the shows here and gives you the updates. My home state of South Australia just had their annual railway show. I was not in attendance, but my brother and father were there representing my hometown with the Maree layout. ( I currently live in QUEENSLAND that’s another state ) You may not see much footage of it but if you actually google it, it’s pretty spectacular but n gauge OO HO Z large scale they’re all there so that’s a good little thing so active community but we’re a huge country with not much in between and it’s a logistical challenge getting anywhere. We certainly don’t have a rail network like you have where we can just jump on trains and travel everywhere, I mean, let us be fair for me to drive down and say my family it is a 2983 km Drive OR 3 hours on the plane but I still need a factor another 10 hours of driving in between from airport to get there anyway, all good great content keep it up you guys

[@wellchuffedrailways]

@@josefbuckland thanks your reply, it will be nice to check out some Australian layouts. Its hard to comprehend the sheer scale of Australia in relation to doing basic travel requirements!

[@josefbuckland]

@@wellchuffedrailways LOL don’t worry about that we have a train for that. LOL actually we have a few and for many years different states used different gauges but the most iconic of all train journeys in Australia is the Indian pacific East to West Sydney to Perth And the Ghan Adelaide to Darwin or South to North. They are EPIC journeys must do but for some fun the valley rattler in Queensland is one close to me that is a hoot to go on a chuff on but in South Australia. Where I grew up a special heritage line is the Pichi Richi railway and if you can score it take a ride on the Coffepot one of the greatest trains in the world. A quick googs or YT will deliver the results. But yes it’s all good the Indian pacific actually passes a stretch on the Nullarbor where it is the single straightest peice of train line in the world at 478 Kilometers or 297Miles so that really gives a you a sense of the scale. 5 hours and you have not even gone around a bend remeber that’s the entire width of the UK and that’s only one small section the total trip is 4352kilometers. Stay safe and see you in next weeks cracking video.

[@edgein7892]

Great event with lots of goodies, I'd have gone mad with these books I think 🤣