No problem with traffic as a visitor this year although I agree the queue for the tickets was awful even around midday.
This was the first time for a few years I went as a paying member of the public and to be honest for £12 (with a whopping £1 off if you happen to qualify for 'concessions') I wasn't that impressed. Yes the number of engines was good and I always find the working field interesting, but a lack of a proper 'play pen' like last year meant that unless you like watching engines do not much in particular it was a bit dull.
I never used to understand it when the guy I crew for used to say Onslow was boring but now I can see why he didn't bother taking either engine this year.
I also can't understand why they park the engines so far away from the working field. If they used the bit that is used for camping and the trade stands then it would make much more sense and flow a lot better.
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