Retired Chris shows why his trams are the best!

are quite big, which is where Leedsbased Yorkshire Laser Fabrication came in. Over the last three years, the firm has made the steel frames for the chassis for the trams and laser-cut frames for the locomotives.

“These are quite hefty frames for me to cut myself out of considerably thick steel and to mill to size,” added Chris.

“With Yorkshire Laser Fabrication I email them an autocad drawing and the thickness of the steel required. They feed it through their machines and cut the frames from that far quicker and easier than I would ever be able to do myself.

“I receive an excellent service from them. They turn my work around quickly and the rates they charge are reasonable and worth every penny.”

Chris is a member of Barnsley Model Engineering Society which runs a small multi-gauge track in the grounds of Kirklees Light Railway. At weekends, Chris can be found driving his trams around the track, often with passengers on board.

Matthew Orford, managing director of Yorkshire Laser Fabrication, said: “We have a diverse customer base both in terms of the sizes of the businesses and organisations we work with and their requirements and are pleased to turn our hand – and our equipment – to everything.

“Chris’ models – especially the Bradford tram – are exceptionally well-made and we are pleased to have been able to play a part in making them.”