Monorail - Making of a model

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Monorail - Making of a model

Colin Letchford volunteered to create a model for the archive of one of Hester’s monorail vehicles. Armed with a horse and two photos no measurements or plans Colin is creating a masterpiece. We cannot wait to see the finished model which will be placed in pride of place at our new situation at the Transport Museum. The first Essex monorail as it finally appeared for a brief season during the summer of 1902. It was a rather dismal contraption c…