And so you should be - it's almost ridiculous that such a good model of such an obscure prototype should be made available to us - and we've been privy to every stage of the development. Marvellous stuff.
It's all falling apart over here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26120583 - the South-West is disconnected and the ground-level electrification in the South East hasn't helped, either....
I have the first three -
Irish Railways Miscellany Irish Railways vol 1
The Swansong of Steam in Ulster vol 2
The Irish Narrow Gauge 1939-59 vol 3
- interesting stuff.
I think there's nine available altogether.
Often offered on eBay.
They have difficulty there on a regular basis - perhaps if they glued it with a big dropper....?
It does exist in the real world, e.g. Paddington Station.
The line to Holyhead along the North Wales coast was washed away for weeks back in the '70s. Similar trouble is still on-going today - http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2013/12/06-north-wales-storm-repairs-will.html ...
At the rate of advance that the RTR market has had in the last few decades, it night not be too long before some Chinese factory makes a limited run of RTR 00 live steam turf burners.
The buildings at Stafford are mostly used for cattle and dog shows - there is an inbuilt air of 'life' that is only slightly masked by the fumes leaking from the heating system.
Rucksacks seem much less in evidence in recent years.
I'm not even sure if such things were even available.
This is the car-park today, after the water's drained down by about three/four inches since yesterday..
..there some big holes around, where people have really got bogged in..
The parking was truly bizarre - some comments on my other Forum - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/sat-1-feb-2014-model-railway-exhibition.13116/#post-214453 - it might be on top of a hill, but the whole place was a primordial swamp.
The sausage rolls are lovely - I have one every year.
Further info here - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/77856-stafford-railway-circle-exhibition/page-6#entry1328665 - via a friend who was on Black Country Blues.