AALS Convention
- CMR has hosted the Easter 2009 AALS convention form April 9
- 12.
What a weekend!
All the years of planning and hard work culminated over
Easter at Castledare Miniature Railway (CMR) in Perth, WA.
CMR members were joined by members of other miniature railway
clubs from WA, the Eastern States, New Zealand and South Africa in
enjoying ourselves playing trains on our 5km of 7-1/4” gauge track.
On Easter Saturday the grand
parade was led by our President, Roger Matthews, driving one of the
club’s earliest locos, “Dennis P Moore”, followed by “Elizabeth” driven by Jamie Thompson,
supervised by his father Steve, with his grandfather, Geoff, in the
first carriage. The
procession of trains that followed was impressive, consisting of a
variety of steam, diesel and electric locomotives of all shapes and
sizes.
The weather was warm and dry
until Monday, when much needed rain fell as the convention wound up,
with visiting locos and traction engines being loaded onto trailers
bound for home, or to continue their tour of other WA clubs.
A great time was had by all,
and we hope that our many visitors will return to the West to join
us again.
