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Page updated:- 17 May 2012 at 18.00
Birchley Railway Site update
Please note:-
Birchley Railway’s 1st Open Day this year will be on Saturday 2nd June not as previously stated. Sorry for the change but we will be very pleased to welcome you to our opening event.
Free parking as usual.
http://www.birchleyrailway.com/events.html
Drummond.
South Downs Light Railway
Here’s a note of our upcoming events:-
17 th June
Fathers Day Free draw for 2 footplate experiences
21.22 & 23 July
Teddy Bears Olympics
Children bring a Teddy and get a free ride.
Various Teddy tableaux with Olympic theme
22 & 23 September
Steam Gala
For more information go to our website http://www.sdlrs.com/
Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
Events Calendar 2012
Easter egg hunt 8th April
Day Out With ThomasTM 26th-27th May
Summer Loco Gala 24th June
Day Out With ThomasTM 7th-8th July
Visiting Loco’s Weekend 21st-22nd July
Day Out With ThomasTM 15th-16th September
Super Power Weekend 29th-30th September
Big 4 Weekend 13-14th October
Small engines Mini Gala 28th October
Halloween 31st October
Santa Specials 15th-16th December
Santa Specials 22nd-23rd December
For more details go to their website http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
Other Days for your Calendar
Not 10.1/4″ but still a good days out
Follow the link Here for more details
A Day Out at Fairbourne
This event is now over, did anybody go? was it a good day? How about writing a few words for others to read?
On Sunday 25th March 2012 the Branch Line Society is arranging comprehensive visits of “all available tracks” at the 12 1/4” Fairbourne Railway and the historic 2’3″ gauge Corris Railway.
For the Fairbourne Railway www.fairbournerailway.com the track plan is shown on page 20B of Quail 4. It is intended that the currently disused return ‘balloon loop’ will be specially dug out (being full of sand) for the tour and arrangements made to traverse the line beyond Fairbourne terminus, round the right angled bend along side the Cambrian Coast line, to the depot and workshop. Anticipated cost £20 per head. Traction will be BOTH diesels HE9354 and the 1961 built Guest, currently being extensively refurbished – this will be the first run of the “Guest” in many years.
At the historic Corris Railway http://www.corris.co.uk/index.php which now has considerably more trackwork than shown in Quail 4 p50, recent BLS tours of this very friendly railway have been extremely comprehensive. At Maespoeth Junction there is the start of the former upper Corris Tramway Incline up to the A487, the original Corris engine shed, southern line extremity, carriage and other sidings etc. Anticipated cost £10 per head, again with diesel traction.
Stock lists and track maps will be provided, and shed visits included at both locations – there is also an interesting museum at Corris.
Placed are limited to only 30 people so PROMPT BOOKING is strongly recommended – these events are not likely to be repeated in the short term.
Everyone is welcome to participate including non members.
To express an interest in these events, please contact BLS member Kevin Adlam
via email Kev.adlam@pleg.org.uk
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
List of events for 2012
Rudyard Lake Steam gala’s
Spring Gala. Ballach & Loch Lomond Gala. April 28-29
Annual Steam Gala. September 22-23
See wesite for more details
www.rlsr.org